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Guys
have two questions for you:
1- how do you take care of carbon fiber ? I have lots in my CS and have never treated it really. What products do you use ? Do you use microfiber cloth ?
2- sorry for the very stupid question.. can you use microfiber with chemical products (example the glass cleaning solution) and how do you then clean it ? Or should it be used only with water ?
Thanks for your replies and enjoy your cars!
have two questions for you:
1- how do you take care of carbon fiber ? I have lots in my CS and have never treated it really. What products do you use ? Do you use microfiber cloth ?
2- sorry for the very stupid question.. can you use microfiber with chemical products (example the glass cleaning solution) and how do you then clean it ? Or should it be used only with water ?
Thanks for your replies and enjoy your cars!
Thanks for your reply.
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Sure, you can find a few pics here. It is indeed a fantastic color, I love it.
http://challenge-stradale.com/133829.html#
Microfibre makes a good cloth for buffing, its designed to pull any particles of dust/dirt away from the surface and hold it within the fibres, hence less marring/swirls. Microfibre cloths can be used for anything and with any cleaning products, they can also be washed and reused easily.
Polish should ideally be applied by an applicator sponge or pad. Don't use glass cleaner, that's the wrong product for carbon fiber.
Remember you're not actually polishing the carbon fibre, it's the laquer ontop of the fibre resin, so it's not much different to polishing laquer on a car's bodywork, although I wouldn't be as aggressive. To get a glass like finish you want to polish out the 'scratches' in the clearcoat by cutting it back to as close to a flat finish as possible, then apply a good protective coat of wax/sealant to protect the finish and deepen the shine. This can be done by hand or using a rotary or orbital polishing machine.
Polish should ideally be applied by an applicator sponge or pad. Don't use glass cleaner, that's the wrong product for carbon fiber.
Remember you're not actually polishing the carbon fibre, it's the laquer ontop of the fibre resin, so it's not much different to polishing laquer on a car's bodywork, although I wouldn't be as aggressive. To get a glass like finish you want to polish out the 'scratches' in the clearcoat by cutting it back to as close to a flat finish as possible, then apply a good protective coat of wax/sealant to protect the finish and deepen the shine. This can be done by hand or using a rotary or orbital polishing machine.
Edited by Craigwww on Thursday 30th July 04:49
Craigwww said:
Microfibre makes a good cloth for buffing, its designed to pull any particles of dust/dirt away from the surface and hold it within the fibres, hence less marring/swirls. Microfibre cloths can be used for anything and with any cleaning products, they can also be washed and reused easily.
Polish should ideally be applied by an applicator sponge or pad. Don't use glass cleaner, that's the wrong product for carbon fiber.
Remember you're not actually polishing the carbon fibre, it's the laquer ontop of the fibre resin, so it's not much different to polishing laquer on a car's bodywork, although I wouldn't be as aggressive. To get a glass like finish you want to polish out the 'scratches' in the clearcoat by cutting it back to as close to a flat finish as possible, then apply a good protective coat of wax/sealant to protect the finish and deepen the shine. This can be done by hand or using a rotary or orbital polishing machine.
Good advice. Polish should ideally be applied by an applicator sponge or pad. Don't use glass cleaner, that's the wrong product for carbon fiber.
Remember you're not actually polishing the carbon fibre, it's the laquer ontop of the fibre resin, so it's not much different to polishing laquer on a car's bodywork, although I wouldn't be as aggressive. To get a glass like finish you want to polish out the 'scratches' in the clearcoat by cutting it back to as close to a flat finish as possible, then apply a good protective coat of wax/sealant to protect the finish and deepen the shine. This can be done by hand or using a rotary or orbital polishing machine.
Edited by Craigwww on Thursday 30th July 04:49
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