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TheMidnightNarwhal	T TheMidnightNarwhal posted 5 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
T Group: Forum Members Posts: 10, Visits: 51	I sanded my carbon fiber lip down with some a 80 grit and I'm on my second coat of epoxy after applying it a to a previous tacky coat and I still see the scratches and the road "rash" mini chips. Is it going to turn invisible and sit into it properly once it cures fully or did I F something up in the prep phase or it's just the carbon weave that is scratched? I'm about to do a third tacky coat now and let it cure and level it with some 180 grit then probably do 2 other coats. https://i.imgur.com/hJSo0OT.jpg Edited 5 Years Ago by TheMidnightNarwhal
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Warren (Staff)	Warren (Staff) posted 5 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Administrators Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 8.5K	You would need to sand through the chips. The cracks you need to be careful not to sand through the carbon pattern - if you remove the pattern, the area will look black under the resin rather than show the weave. Warren Penalver Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant
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TheMidnightNarwhal	T TheMidnightNarwhal posted 5 Years Ago HOT Post Details
T Group: Forum Members Posts: 10, Visits: 51	+x Warren (Staff) - 5/15/2020 1:31:41 PM You would need to sand through the chips. The cracks you need to be careful not to sand through the carbon pattern - if you remove the pattern, the area will look black under the resin rather than show the weave. Would rather it be black than white honestly but at this point I'm just going to go on and live with it. My main reason to do all this was to restore the structural integrity and I can say the lip is now much stronger and the cracks at the front at the bottom are all ''sealed'' up. The rest of the lip will look good to anyways.
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TheMidnightNarwhal	T TheMidnightNarwhal posted 5 Years Ago HOT Post Details
T Group: Forum Members Posts: 10, Visits: 51	+x Warren (Staff) - 5/15/2020 1:31:41 PM You would need to sand through the chips. The cracks you need to be careful not to sand through the carbon pattern - if you remove the pattern, the area will look black under the resin rather than show the weave. Hey I'm in a learning phase so I figured why not. I went over an area that had a white blemish like that and I think I sanded through the carbon? It is white and light shines through it but still feels like the epoxy around. Could you confirm what happened here? I'm in a learning phase so I don't mind and it's a good way for me to learn. Based from what I know now, I think that is just a layer of fiberglass that is sitting under the carbon? So with that in mind, all the other white knicks we see is most likely impacts that tore off the carbon? Edited 5 Years Ago by TheMidnightNarwhal
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