Hi guys,
can anyone tell me if its possible to remove a dent from a carbon bonnet? or if it is possible to be repaired in any way.
any help appreciated.
thanks,
Tharek
the costs would be way too prohibitive and the finish would be very dubious
ive hear the same paul. hopefully going to find out about spraying carbon which i guess would be easier.
done a search and found that it is basically pointless but wondering if you can heat carbon and bend in any way.
once carbon is formed it is basically as is
to spray they just need to flat and use same pimers and additives as for f/glass to stop cracking
it sometimes in certain light can still show a carbon weave very slightly from some angles
benefit is that the carbon bonnets are even lighter than f/glass and normally have very good fit
i personally prefer a painted bonet over carbon so a good compromise is a painted carbon bonnet
if painting you can repair carbon bonnet with normal materials as it wont show once painted
semi paint the bonnet....leaving a bit of the carbon weave showing thru. if you know a good bodyshop they can apply a really thin layer of paint a-la ferrari f40 so you can see the weave thru the paint
or.. buy a bonnet that isnt dmged :p
If you want this fixed send it to me....and I will get it sorted for you.
My mate is a dent sepcialist ... text sent and await reply!
Cheryl ;)
Chris has never removed a carbon fibre dent but has done fab work on a few big dents in my cars (one being where some thug left a boot print in the passenger side door) ... He would attempt it, thinks it would be similar to plastic dent removal. Let me know if you want his number or send me a pic of the damage so I can show him. He really is very good. Removed an elephant sized dent in Marks bonnet before now.
Cheryl
thank you sweetheart.
mark has loads of pics. we\'ll discuss tomorrow night during olympics :D
I know a carbon specialist, would cost a bit but what he would do is sand down the bonnet, repair the dent then re cover the whole bonnet in carbon fibre layer then laquer! So you basically end up with a bonnet that looks brand new! I got pics of he process if you want!
definately but before do you have a price region as if its out of my range i wont waste your time :)
thanks for your reply.
I can either pass on his phone number to you and then you can deal with him directly, or if you email me some pics of the bonnet and damage i can get him to give me a quote? Either way its up 2 u!
Quote from: T78-RexI can either pass on his phone number to you and then you can deal with him directly, or if you email me some pics of the bonnet and damage i can get him to give me a quote? Either way its up 2 u!
Spot on fella :)
my email is m4dsup@hotmail.co.uk
got some pics at work but ill sort something out on monday or tues fella.
can he provide a quote with detailed pics
:wave
Quote from: AtomicRexIf you want this fixed send it to me....and I will get it sorted for you.
I didnt even see this, was planning to ask sam to ask you what you thought.
i can email you some pics but please dont feel obliged to go out of your way.
cheers,
tharek
Thats fine.....drop me an email with the pictures....we can have a look at getting this sorted for you :)
Yh if i send him pictures he will give a quote detailing exactly what needs to be done and pics! My email is harpreetsbahra@hotmail.co.uk if you want just send me the pictures and i will get him to look at them and quote it up! O and dude where u also after the 99 spec lights without orange inside????
Quote from: m4drxSpot on fella :)
my email is m4dsup@hotmail.co.uk
got some pics at work but ill sort something out on monday or tues fella.
can he provide a quote with detailed pics
:wave
You cannot pop a dent out of a GRP or Carbon component. The damaged section would have to be cut out and a patch layed in. In which case it would look horrid. Your better off starting a fresh with a new bonnet or going back to a mazda one. After all your not going to notice the weight difference on a road car.