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Old 08-15-2018, 11:13 AM
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Carbon Fiber care

Anyone have advise on how to care for carbon fiber parts and what to do if one gets a little bit of a haze to it? Just picked up a new 2018 Carbon edition and noticed that the hood scoop carbon part has a bit of haze to it where maybe water sat? Can you use regular wax on the CF parts or do you have to use a wax meant for marine gel maybe?
 
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Old 08-15-2018, 11:34 AM
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UV degrades the clear coat on carbon pieces quickly. Usually a light polish will take the haze off but then you need to seal it with a good quality wax with a UV inhibitor to keep it looking fresh.
 
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So second question then leads to what's a good UV inhibitive wax to use?
 
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I have used the chemical guys spray wax on my carbon fiber stuff, also good for hood stripes. good UV protectant

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...-wipe-wax.html

 
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