holcanis Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Hey guys and gals! Hoping somebody can help me out here, with the new carbon fibre bonnet do i need to be wary of anything when it comes to cleaning it? and special products for cleaning and caring for CF? or can i treat it the same as the rest of the car when it comes to cleaning it? Thanks in advance for any help! Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowchinaman Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 treat it with only car wash products and don't polish it. Normal thinly diluted soapy water works fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 i normally just wash it then use quick detailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumblebee Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 I dont know whats happened to mine but it looks awful , all hazy with what looks like water marks , cant get it to clean up , any ideas ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splinter Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Oooops, i just washed my car, then polished and waxed it! so my little stripes of CF just got polished. but this was their first clean with products, other than an occasional wash with soapy water since i got it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antmax7 Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 surely the CF bonnets have a decent coating of lacquer for UV protection? if so you should be able to treat it the same as your paintwork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumblebee Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 looks like my laquer has turned milky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowchinaman Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 looks like my laquer has turned milky Sounds to me like your top layer or laquer is wearing thin. DO you have any pictures of it? Teh reason why you shoulnt polish it is because it removes thin layers of the protective laquer. Of course treat it like paint work but too much washing and polishing, eventually you'll wear it away and re-laquering a carbon bonnet isn't easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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