painting carbon fiber, any thoughts on painting carbon fiber? Options

[garin]

i bought the VIS carbon fiber hood from toyocelgt95. i talked to a lot of people. some said that it can't be done. while most people said that it could be. any suggestions. i wanna paint it red to match my car. it is in good structural shape. it has one minor chip and a lot of scratches, some smaller some deeper.

This post has been edited by garin: Aug 25, 2008 - 12:41 PM

[playr158]

painting carbon fiber is the EXACT same as painting anything else. yes it is possible and yes it does happen

[D-Man]

Carbon fiber is just fiberglass using a carbon fiber cloth and clear-gel resin. That's it. It can be painted just as anything else. Remember to use a good prime and it'll stick for as long as the rest of the paint does.

[garin]

yeah i though it was possible, my one friend told me i couldn't do it though. thanks

[SoundSlut_dotcom]

i would do a clear color (like a stage2 of a candy process)on top of it so u can still see the texture .. if thats how its done????????????? idea

[95celgt]

yea, u can even sand the crap out of it and re spray it to look brand new if u wanted to keep it CF