Carbon fibre finishing

[Steve M]

Hi guys

I've had a carbon fibre roof made up for my car, although the guy who made it had a few issues getting the finish perfected. He'd made a couple of panels but kept encountering problems, so we had to call it quits as the amount of time and materials used were mounting up.

I picked up the panels today and I've noticed that one is spot on except the finish on the very edges of the panel have cracked, shown in the pics.

What I'm wondering is... Is that just the laquer that's cracked? Or does the panel have a final coat of resin over it which is what has cracked. I know nothing about the process so have no idea what it is, if it's resin, could I just strip it back and add another coat of resin?

Cheers!

 

[that_civic]

Not 100% sure but from watching carbon panel videos, it is the resin on top so don't see why adding more or starting over wouldn't solve this but don't go off my word as I'm just going off what I've watched lol.

 

[Steve M]

That's the conclusion I'm coming to aswell. I'd expect I could remove the resin that's not adhered properly, then use a repair kit to finish those areas, then sand it all flat and laquer it again. Just want to confirm that before I start messing about with it!

 

[JDMDingo]

other problem is all the air tripped under the resin. it should have been vacuum sealed. Not sure if it will ever look perfect.