what to use on dry carbon?

[presidente]

I am wondering this because I`ve owned several CF parts on my car and over time i noticed the panels started to haze ontop of the clear coat.



Now, i have a client who has asked me to detail his car and it has both clear coat over the carbon fiber and no clear coat over "dry" carbon fiber *on other panels* .. knowing now that carbon fiber is pretty delicate if not taken proper care over time it will haze up I am scared to touch the car so now I`m just curious what products anyone would recommend on another car that has no clear coat over the carbon fiber. I dont want to be responsible for the carbon fiber hazing up like the parts i`ve owned had in the past.



my approach would be to just shampoo the car and avoid putting on any wax/polish on the carbon fiber

thanks for any advice.

[Setec Astronomy]

It seems like your saying two different things, that on your cars the clearcoated CF began to haze, but on your client`s car your worried about the NON-clearcoated CF being hazed...which is it? Raw carbon fiber is going to be plenty rough and I would imagine would be stained by wax/polish in the same way some rubber/plastic trim is. If the "clearcoated" CF actually has paint on it, then that may be hazing/oxidation, but I imagine that many of the CF parts are laid up and therefore would be more of a "gelcoat" than a clearcoat as in traditional BC/CC paint.

[presidente]

the raw carbon fiber is what i`m worried about currently and not sure what products to use on it if any to keep the material in good condition. these parts are not interior parts, they are complete door panels,trunk,hood etc.

[flynfrog]

DONT leave raw carbon a car, the resin matrix was never intended to see UV light or go unpainted your only hope would be to have it sprayed with automotive clear coat or possibly a surfboard resin with uv inhibitor

[the other pc]

^^ What flynfrog said.



Also, there are different resins used for CF composites. A process that works perfectly for one piece from one manufacturer may not work at all for another.



Personally, on a customer’s car I wouldn’t take the chance of messing with it.



If the car was mine I’d contact the manufacturer to see what they suggest before playing with it. Then I’d want to prep it for painting and have it clearcoated.





PC.

[mikelea4ever]

i wouldn`t touch it if you have any doubt.

[Old Pirate]

I wouldn`t touch it if its raw CF, i would get it to a specialist who knows how to put a clear coat or repair it if possible. I have some CF in my interior and its has a clear coat and i just use a MF with a little wood polish or oil to keep it from any UV sun damaged.