add heywood Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 (edited) Well this sucks... Thought I would get the car out and give it a bit of a clean since we finally had an hour of sun, hadnt been washed since I got it back. There had been a small sticker on the bonnet that i tried to peel off but found it was lifting the paint off. So thought I would leave it till I could find something to cover it with. Got the jetwash out and started to rinse the car off, next thing I know there are big chunks of paint flying everywhere. now my jetwash is only a cheap jobby, not like an army water cannon or anything. Must have took a chunk around 12 x 8 inches clean off the carbon... So I thought I best get this flakey paint off and will now have to get the bonnet resprayed :-( This is what it ended up like, just with the jetwash... Another job to add to the list :thumbsdown: Edited April 12, 2013 by add heywood (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashbuster Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 whats the carbon like underneath mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
add heywood Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 Looked absolutely perfect when it was wet but started to go very cloudy as it dried... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbon_Bullet Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Bad times :/ Keep it carbon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Think you can polish that cloudyness out of it with a machine polish. I'd leave it carbon dude, would look lovely!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashbuster Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 ahh it has been scotched then, cant believe its done that atleast if you polished it up it would look perfect for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Ah man that sucks. If it will polish up though do it White and carbon looks awesome IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulley Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Like Abz says, machine polish it back and leave it carbon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 No primer used by the look of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Who painted it in the first place!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
listy Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 No primer used by the look of it? This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safcdixon Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Doesn't look like its be keyed in either so it has something to stick too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Not been keyed up and no primer by the look, not good that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 No primer used by the look of it? Who painted it in the first place!? This is the million dollar question. That looks a different bonnet from DB last year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
add heywood Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 No primer used by the look of it? Nope, no primer at all. The flakes of paint were pretty much identical either side... Who painted it in the first place!? I bought it already painted, as it was already 040... This is the million dollar question. That looks a different bonnet from DB last year? Yeah mate went with a Ridox carbon bonnet off Pudsey... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
add heywood Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 If you zoom into the last picture you can start to make out the dry patches just under where the vent is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 If you zoom into the last picture you can start to make out the dry patches just under where the vent is... Adds, who will you go to now. I use a couple of people, my mate Mark is really good for small stuff but I doubt he would fancy the whole bonnet without removing it entirely. There is also a place called Perfect Finish in Farnworth and I have found their work amazing. Did my Audi a couple of years ago and they were great. H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
add heywood Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 Adds, who will you go to now. I use a couple of people, my mate Mark is really good for small stuff but I doubt he would fancy the whole bonnet without removing it entirely. There is also a place called Perfect Finish in Farnworth and I have found their work amazing. Did my Audi a couple of years ago and they were great. H. I used to use a guy in standish but last time he wasn't fantastic... May get in touch with the guys you mentioned see what thy say... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicholas Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Terrible paint job, sorry to read this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra joe Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I used to use a guy in standish but last time he wasn't fantastic... May get in touch with the guys you mentioned see what thy say... Why don't you get it dropped off to the bodyshop fella, I'm sure Paul will fit it in for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I used to use a guy in standish but last time he wasn't fantastic... May get in touch with the guys you mentioned see what thy say... Where they off Preston Rd in Standish? Near Autoweld MOT garage? Pollitts I think they are called. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
add heywood Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 It was on an industrial estate across from a scrap yard... C H Bodyworks it was called... - - - Updated - - - Why don't you get it dropped off to the bodyshop fella, I'm sure Paul will fit it in for you. Yeah, problem is I live in Manchester.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashbuster Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 if its cloudy its been keyed carbon fibre goes cloudy when flatted and looks good when wet maybe its just been quickly scotched Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 It goes cloudy when theres no uv protection in the lacquer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 It was on an industrial estate across from a scrap yard... C H Bodyworks it was called.. Ah, they are on Bradley Hall Trading Estate then. Finding a decent body shop is never easy Add. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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