So I have laminated small car interior trims with carbon fiber in the past, however now I'm embarking on a much more ambitious challenge..

I want to wrap the middle of my car bonnet in the V style carbon fabric. I bought a spare second hand bonnet which is made from aluminium and is sort of flexible.

My plan is to palm sand the paint off, prep the middle area, spread on some base coat, hand lay the fabric, vacuum bag it for a perfect flat result before then painstakingly applying the resin coats.

Is there anything I should be reconsidering or not doing here with this plan? I have always used the XCR epoxies but I'm worried about the heat resistance.. it doesn't get super hot but the car runs a pretty warm inline 6. Will the XCR resin stand up to this or do I really need to go with the high temp epoxies which have that unfortunate yellow look to them?

Here's a mockup I made in photoshop.. ideally I'll overlap the middle, then when its complete my bodyshop who's going to paint it will presumably use filler to blend between the epoxy and aluminium to create a seamless transition before painting the main and power dome section.

 

Many thanks - I really appreciate any advice that can be provided. In my mind this is just one huge panel that I need to hand lay, but I will only have around 2-3 weeks to complete this in due to garage space so I want to try and prepare for everything.