I got my "damaged" 50 dollar cf hood today, it has chip out of the gel coat on one side (red circle) . an easy fix. I'm kind of in a bind because I was hoping it was messed up bad so I wouldn't feel wrong stripping the gel coat and doing green cf over it. Hrmmmmmm any opinions

You bought it for a reason regardless of condtion. Green it.

Originally posted by Uberingram
You bought it for a reason regardless of condtion. Green it.

Exactly

but not the green you used last time, no offense, it wasn't working with your scheme.

Originally posted by scirio
but not the green you used last time, no offense, it wasn't working with your scheme.

no, lol I agree. This green is true in color/depth, with no tint added for that fake color'd look. It will be the actual green cf showing.

And thanks for the replies.......I know I'm going to strip it and green it, just made me question myself a bit is all, for that one small defect. I'll post a sample later of the true way its going to look from a scrap piece I did last week. Looks 100x better than the gb, which is also being redone with a xxxx xxx xxxx xxxxxx. X= a secret till a certain member posts pics of his finished madhatter product next week.

Sell it and buy a Kia

Originally posted by a_miller_76
Sell it and buy a Kia

LMFAO!!!! Sorry Mad, but thats fucking funny.
I agree, you bought it for a reason. Gitter dun

so you got a carbon fiber hood for $50 just because it has that chip in it =? that seems like a good damn deal to me. i need one too

For real man, the idea here wasn't just to get a cf hood. It was to get one and make it different than anyone elses. Keep up with your custom work.

sell it and buy my cf hood for 200, if that'll make you feel better

I say green it!

carbonfiberrst's hood is sold to me thanks man

Originally posted by Sitinlo
carbonfiberrst's hood is sold to me thanks man

No Problem.

I'd keep it black.

It just better match your car's color, or I may puke.

Originally posted by 420a-Tnthewerks
It just better match your car's color, or I may puke.

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Originally posted by CarbonFiberRST

Originally posted by 420a-Tnthewerks It just better match your car's color, or I may puke.

Don't look down . . . . . . . . . . .

it matches parts of your car :shrug

Originally posted by blcktalipse

Originally posted by CarbonFiberRST

Originally posted by 420a-Tnthewerks It just better match your car's color, or I may puke.

Don't look down . . . . . . . . . . .

it matches parts of your car :shrug

LOL, I meant different shades of the same color.

Originally posted by 420a-Tnthewerks

Originally posted by blcktalipse

Originally posted by CarbonFiberRST

Originally posted by 420a-Tnthewerks It just better match your car's color, or I may puke.

Don't look down . . . . . . . . . . .

it matches parts of your car :shrug

LOL, I meant different shades of the same color.

Um yea....... I'm unaware they started making cf in factory matched colors but I'm sure you'll let me know how it turns out :puke regardless of the outcome .......but anyways ....its going to look sweet as hell, I did a few test pieces and its what I wanted it to be all along. A deep emerald green with no fade on the color so no tint additive is needed. My fellow cf'r dj420a and miller 2 fingers resin sniffer gave me some tips on turning a sweet ass finish without compromising the original green cf leaving it intact and showing through the resin the way it was meant to.

If it's going to be a different shade of green than your car, I wouldn't do it. You can't actually tell it's carbon fiber unless you're like 5 feet away, so everybody that see's it, is just going to think you have an off color hood.