Carbon Fibre Repairs

[Nic19]

bonnet flew open today. worst luck lately with my car. and the corners are damaged and the bracing underneath is damaged. is this fixable and where would i get it done in Vic??

bonnet only a week old :'(

[Mikyel]

bad luck.. i dont think you can fix it..

alternative can fix with fibreglass than paint the whole thing..

[wonkynutz]

You can repair carbon (they do it on boats) but the repair will be visible unless you paint it.

[cheez]

i work with carbon and you can repair it. its a prick of a job if u want the carbon to still be clear. if you just need a fix and not a clear finish fix, prob cost like 200 plus paint, clear finish like 600 plus paint. a clear finish needs extra time take to align the weave of the carbon, extra time ti not distort the carbon, time to re clear the entire bonnet so the corners dont look out of place with nice new clear resin and most expensive of all, tryin to find some 1 who will take the time to do it, so thats y ull pay through the nose if u want a clear finish.

IMO, get it repaired, and instead of spraying, there is new contact type carbon stuff you can get, ive seen many items wrapped in it, no distortion or defects visible, then ppl apply like 3 coats of 2 pac clear and it gives the piece a deep clear coat and awesom carbon finish.

speak to abcent on the forum and get him to show you his drift wing. when he got it, it looks like carbon and will fool almost every1 out there, other than ppl like myself that work with the shit and know the diff.

hope this helps ya out

[Nic19]

cheers mate. lots of help to me. being in melb yourself where do you reckon i could get this done?

[cheez]

um not 100% sure of places that would be reliable enough to do a clear carbon repair, they are very much butchers most places. i work in the aircraft industry so we have to be more precise.

if u plan to spray, any panel beater can do it.

but otherwise um.... try looking in teh yellow pages. really dont know man.

[Noy]

maybe try topstage.. and as cheez said its repairable but is it worth the dollars up to you...

[RustyR32Gtst]

i work with carbon and you can repair it. its a prick of a job if u want the carbon to still be clear. if you just need a fix and not a clear finish fix, prob cost like 200 plus paint, clear finish like 600 plus paint. a clear finish needs extra time take to align the weave of the carbon, extra time ti not distort the carbon, time to re clear the entire bonnet so the corners dont look out of place with nice new clear resin and most expensive of all, tryin to find some 1 who will take the time to do it, so thats y ull pay through the nose if u want a clear finish.

IMO, get it repaired, and instead of spraying, there is new contact type carbon stuff you can get, ive seen many items wrapped in it, no distortion or defects visible, then ppl apply like 3 coats of 2 pac clear and it gives the piece a deep clear coat and awesom carbon finish.

speak to abcent on the forum and get him to show you his drift wing. when he got it, it looks like carbon and will fool almost every1 out there, other than ppl like myself that work with the shit and know the diff.

hope this helps ya out

Hey Cheez, what sort of resin do they use with the carbon, i have a small chip in the edge of my bonnet i'd like to fix.

[PLYNX]

Usually any good quality laminating resin or even clear casting resin will do the job.

[cheez]

from a personal note, i work in the aircraft industry so i got access to some of the best resins and repair materials that are out there. but like plynx said any good resin will do the job, see the guys at FGI and get them to mail you out a small container and catalyst. like $30 for a small job like your talking.

[PLYNX]

Good call cheez with the guys from FGI as my company owns them. Just tell them what you are doing and they will supply what you need and see if they can send you some literature on how to do the job if your gonna tackle it yourself.

[topstage]

we do repairs on cf aero parts from $220 it will come out 80-99%

[51jay]

we do repairs on cf aero parts from $220 it will come out 80-99%

After you have repaired it, if it's the cheaper type bonnet (layer of carbon on top and the rest f/glass) you need bonnet pins. The only legal ones I know of are the Ford GT type that countersink into the bonnet, or similar

I got defected for my bonnet pins sticking up......never said a word about the c/f bonnet