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SammyZ 02-08-2009 05:07 PM

Carbon Fibre Chassis Buffing
 
Hello,
im curious as if there is a possiblity to polish away scratches from an assphalt abused carbon chassis plate? The scratches ar hideous and no I cannot live with them.

Will a 1200-2000 grit sandpaper and rubbing compound bring back the original shine and luster of the carbon weave?

or8ital 02-08-2009 05:12 PM

depending on how bad it is you can rub blue loctite on the scratches and they will be a lot less visible.

UltegraSTI 02-08-2009 05:15 PM

only makin it thinner which doesnt help the performance or strength of chassis (in extreme cases). there was somethin that u could lay out over the chassis and then wipe it in and it'd fill in some stuff without buffing (like that color matching dent paint). cant remember now

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snoopyrc 02-08-2009 06:00 PM

If its killing you that bad then fill in the scratches with some fiberglass resin and then sand it back down to the original dimensions with some fine grain sand paper. Then you can polish it with a compound.

SammyZ 02-08-2009 06:01 PM

sorry i shoudlve said its more like scuffs and not scratches, i dont think any can catch my nail.

rccar306109 02-08-2009 06:05 PM

i dont know but im gonna throw it out there,

Carben fiber sticker sheet? lol
just the first thing that came to mind.

JoelV 02-08-2009 06:14 PM

Sammy, you are gay.

or8ital 02-08-2009 06:22 PM


Originally Posted by B18C Turbo (Post 5405145)
sorry i shoudlve said its more like scuffs and not scratches, i dont think any can catch my nail.

if its just something on the chassis you can try removing with goo-gone xtreme. If you have fine scratches blue loctite will darken them nicely and you wont see them. works well.


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