Goteegoat
03-06-2010, 10:45 AM
Hello,
I wanted to show an example of the kind of work we do. If anyone has any specific questions just let me know and thanks for looking.
So the answer to the question is yes you can polish gloss carbon fiber if you have the right products and procedures. The level we wanted to obtain with this procedure was about 90% defect free. All said it’s at about 98% defect free at this point. There was no sealant or wax applied in the after photos.
The following products/procedures were used-
PC
3.5 flat orange pad- Menzerna SIP
3.5 black ccs pad- Menzerna 85RD
Filtered pure water-used on both passes
80% rubbing alcohol- used between each pass
Poorboys Spray and Wipe- used between each pass
Klasse AIO- used after final alcohol and sw wipe after 85rd
Couple notes about the pics, it’s really difficult to get swirls to show up in digital pics off the carbon fiber. As such I had to get direct sun reflection shots to show that kind of swirling. The pics may be stepped down a stop or two to help show that but have not been altered in any other way.
Before pic- Doesn’t look bad. Moderate depth and really cant see swirls at this angle. This is the typical "my paint looks perfect" comment. It's really not.
http://p1vaig.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pxQXMPxOJvKPqpZYw4ldRHwq1Zsl2FStg6dwVh688zThFmeC 9h25Y0aDeqFDg6Y84AqDPhK9jO4G_vLdtbC452bqzMlG3VkL7/wingbefore2.jpg
Before pics-Now you can see those swirls around the shots of the sun reflection. They are more significant to the eye then the pics show.
http://p1vaig.bay.livefilestore.com/y1po6p_0NnPLn3KLT3UkuKNHpyT0vLgOuop4Se2NdYYo3N7yw5 WWFndBAMDE0-dHtXyUqD_BO5PFyF6rRRdfRrRmU32KDxVT4aw/wingbefore3.jpg
http://p1vaig.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p1yu6IUem4hzYAHNWZsryAX1w83vLW4vCF8EWn6WTY8sz5j8 xszqvZcWJVkRE_Lfw59SEh3j_5Hv-TKzryBl6h8RLR0fKjTZV/wingbefore1.jpg
http://p1vaig.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pQtpLlHf4I4upUsOTuLLKiy58xF_3d3qGxaRkZHIRTFdAAbr jGZHgRdSAA2wQmqmfs-wz0wnSHrF8n93MATbTyMxaIt_9JQjQ/wingbefore4.jpg
After pics- This is after the SIP. The cf is at about 90% defect free here. Still some slight swirls/marks around the sun reflection area. I could have stopped, but I wanted some more depth out of it.
http://p1vaig.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pHO-FaIJdoBIkQqiIY57re8ZN5r_BhN8rXDZu-_QlCkimg1M1WZI8RTOGIdb-P3bcheqn2JUxHS-xqYpw2PeXxZJd3xu4S8r6/wingafter1sta.jpg
http://p1vaig.bay.livefilestore.com/y1plmQVsU-3aoJeY9klAoHAA39eCHfj1JLtuQpK3eYjh3zgqw0Do_4adg41t BKA7BxmgH_0Eqrs0sYyFhyjIfq_KLiIlCWhASPi/wingafter1stb.jpg
After pics-These are the after the 85rd. The CF is at about 98% defect free here. You can see significant depth and reflection has been gained to my eyes.
http://p1vaig.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pPnuQCLKM1h5JxGwCA8Enps4fyfoyBnYJFBD7HP3xTlV4Qh5 WLOlVnBfGo_bkd1v70TFDjqb0wqCNJFBqO6HPevmQOTve3Mcq/wingafter2sta.jpg
http://p1vaig.bay.livefilestore.com/y1por4c_Rnsnuo_MctRYUVh2IBVhTHmpKvIHlSM4ja1sOE_h7b B5Gv-hSfsqoCJh-gg-aSYxUCDwhEFlR4J8j0HcaQNbeZHqEE3/wingafter2stb.jpg
http://p1vaig.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pO32vh0G1CmCSlMvTc1wAZfHQZDGcNolIXt8nuicT_aKpTGN wUDDJ0bpbTGCVavBqHaWdRErhTxC3VMl0Ib1Njfwx3eyyk581/wingafter2stc.jpg
I wanted to show an example of the kind of work we do. If anyone has any specific questions just let me know and thanks for looking.
So the answer to the question is yes you can polish gloss carbon fiber if you have the right products and procedures. The level we wanted to obtain with this procedure was about 90% defect free. All said it’s at about 98% defect free at this point. There was no sealant or wax applied in the after photos.
The following products/procedures were used-
PC
3.5 flat orange pad- Menzerna SIP
3.5 black ccs pad- Menzerna 85RD
Filtered pure water-used on both passes
80% rubbing alcohol- used between each pass
Poorboys Spray and Wipe- used between each pass
Klasse AIO- used after final alcohol and sw wipe after 85rd
Couple notes about the pics, it’s really difficult to get swirls to show up in digital pics off the carbon fiber. As such I had to get direct sun reflection shots to show that kind of swirling. The pics may be stepped down a stop or two to help show that but have not been altered in any other way.
Before pic- Doesn’t look bad. Moderate depth and really cant see swirls at this angle. This is the typical "my paint looks perfect" comment. It's really not.
http://p1vaig.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pxQXMPxOJvKPqpZYw4ldRHwq1Zsl2FStg6dwVh688zThFmeC 9h25Y0aDeqFDg6Y84AqDPhK9jO4G_vLdtbC452bqzMlG3VkL7/wingbefore2.jpg
Before pics-Now you can see those swirls around the shots of the sun reflection. They are more significant to the eye then the pics show.
http://p1vaig.bay.livefilestore.com/y1po6p_0NnPLn3KLT3UkuKNHpyT0vLgOuop4Se2NdYYo3N7yw5 WWFndBAMDE0-dHtXyUqD_BO5PFyF6rRRdfRrRmU32KDxVT4aw/wingbefore3.jpg
http://p1vaig.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p1yu6IUem4hzYAHNWZsryAX1w83vLW4vCF8EWn6WTY8sz5j8 xszqvZcWJVkRE_Lfw59SEh3j_5Hv-TKzryBl6h8RLR0fKjTZV/wingbefore1.jpg
http://p1vaig.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pQtpLlHf4I4upUsOTuLLKiy58xF_3d3qGxaRkZHIRTFdAAbr jGZHgRdSAA2wQmqmfs-wz0wnSHrF8n93MATbTyMxaIt_9JQjQ/wingbefore4.jpg
After pics- This is after the SIP. The cf is at about 90% defect free here. Still some slight swirls/marks around the sun reflection area. I could have stopped, but I wanted some more depth out of it.
http://p1vaig.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pHO-FaIJdoBIkQqiIY57re8ZN5r_BhN8rXDZu-_QlCkimg1M1WZI8RTOGIdb-P3bcheqn2JUxHS-xqYpw2PeXxZJd3xu4S8r6/wingafter1sta.jpg
http://p1vaig.bay.livefilestore.com/y1plmQVsU-3aoJeY9klAoHAA39eCHfj1JLtuQpK3eYjh3zgqw0Do_4adg41t BKA7BxmgH_0Eqrs0sYyFhyjIfq_KLiIlCWhASPi/wingafter1stb.jpg
After pics-These are the after the 85rd. The CF is at about 98% defect free here. You can see significant depth and reflection has been gained to my eyes.
http://p1vaig.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pPnuQCLKM1h5JxGwCA8Enps4fyfoyBnYJFBD7HP3xTlV4Qh5 WLOlVnBfGo_bkd1v70TFDjqb0wqCNJFBqO6HPevmQOTve3Mcq/wingafter2sta.jpg
http://p1vaig.bay.livefilestore.com/y1por4c_Rnsnuo_MctRYUVh2IBVhTHmpKvIHlSM4ja1sOE_h7b B5Gv-hSfsqoCJh-gg-aSYxUCDwhEFlR4J8j0HcaQNbeZHqEE3/wingafter2stb.jpg
http://p1vaig.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pO32vh0G1CmCSlMvTc1wAZfHQZDGcNolIXt8nuicT_aKpTGN wUDDJ0bpbTGCVavBqHaWdRErhTxC3VMl0Ib1Njfwx3eyyk581/wingafter2stc.jpg