Relacquering the carbon fibre bits

[Scrooloose]

I've got a bit of lacquer flakeage on the carbon fibre bits by the windscreen and boot. What's the best method of renewing them? Is there any particular lacquer that would be best?

[SL500]

Tried re-lacquering. Lasted about 5 mins.

[Scrooloose]

Ah. Did you find a solution in the end, or isn't there one?

[grahamn]

I did mine about 3 years ago, still looks fine. You have to take all the old lacquer off first, sand it down and then reapply the new lacquer. Leave it to harden for a couple of weeks and then rub down with T-Cut or other compound, to get it all nice and shiney.

[touching cloth]

Rear screen one started flaking a while ago, I got as far as stripping all the lacquer back and sanding it to a matt finish and realised I quite liked it like that so left it unfinished. Front window ones are fine so haven't done them although I would like them to match the rear ideally so will one day, sadly can't quite bring myself to attack them when they are still pretty much perfect.

[greenm]

What sort of lacquer do you use? I am in the boat business and to clear coat carbon so it looks cool we use a two pot epoxy sprayed or handpainted on you can then sand and polish so that it looks like glasse plus gives even more strenght to the part?

[grahamn]

I just used ordinary spray on stuff.

[BYRON]

hi 2 pack lacquer is fine just make sure the parts have not retained any moisture from when your are rubbing them down here is a link to a mini i relacquered for a customer the carbon had gone white and had started to flake, you just have to build the coats back up slowly
http://www.harboursidebodyshop.co.uk/Gallery.html

[Erich Stahler]

I want to know where you can get the carbon fibre bits!