Help on Botched Carbon Fiber Lip Repair - Warning Horrendous!!

[dparm]

Are you doing this in a climate controlled area like your house or a garage with a space heater? I see that you're in NY and I assume that even if it's a warm winter day, it's probably in the 40s. Stuff isn't going to adhere properly, cure, etc. if it's cold.

[NoHedge]

Originally Posted by InnerBlueSkies

looks great

Originally Posted by SFCM3

starting with 1000 on a surface that uneven will take forever. MAYBE if using a DA you mite be able to get away with 1000, but still, i dont think so.

Originally Posted by SAMM3Y

I'd sand it ALL the way down to the bare fiber then have it sprayed clear.. was it an expensive lip? The other option would sand it/bondo it/ building primer/ color match it to car. Or...

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Originally Posted by GORDON.M3

wet sanding at 400 to remove the globbiness will be too much.
Do 1000, 1500, 2500.

Originally Posted by dparm

Are you doing this in a climate controlled area like your house or a garage with a space heater? I see that you're in NY and I assume that even if it's a warm winter day, it's probably in the 40s. Stuff isn't going to adhere properly, cure, etc. if it's cold.

Wanted to share an update with the gang -

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This is still a work in progress. I need to machine compound/polish with proper pads which should restore the shine (only compounded by hand using a mf towel). Overall, not bad considering I had zero idea what I was doing. There's a low spot on the right that I plan on filling in once this snow storm passes.

dparm During the layering process I had a space heater in the garage hitting it for roughly 1-1.5 hours between 3 layers.

For reference to anyone googling this - after applying the resin, I sanded with 320, 400, 1000, and 2000.

[GORDON.M3]

Looks good, looks way better than before.