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    hey guys what is the best way to clean a carbon fiber hood with wax or is there another product to clean it? I have a job in a couple of days and my customer has this on the hood of their car.



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    VM is safe to use as far as im aware.

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    I believe most cf hoods are clearcoated, so you could **probably** polish and wax just like normal paint.
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    The CF roof on my M3 CSL was clearcoated so I just treated it like paint. Bare CF is an entirely different matter as it takes on the characteristics of a textured plastic so most "normal" products will stain it.



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    ^^ yeah. washing is usually the most i can do to dress "real" or uncoated CF.

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    thanks guys i was guessing that but i thought there may be some kind of protectant or something to put on it to keep it looking good.

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    many carbon fiber parts are made with an epoxy resin. It may or may not be clear coated. I`d be careful - I`m not sure how much epoxy will marr or cloud up.

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    could you not use VM as you can use it on trim?? epoxy will scratch easily but you could maybe even try a polymer preserver?

 

 

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