Yellowing carbon fiber roof repair

[Battle]

Here is the roof after the resin was peeled off and clear coated. Body shop said the used 3 coats. Will go back for another 2 or 3 after a couple of months.

[Battle]

Originally Posted by Battle

Here is the roof after the resin was peeled off and clear coated. Body shop said the used 3 coats. Will go back for another 2 or 3 after a couple of months.

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[LakeSurfer]

Originally Posted by Battle

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Looks like it turned out pretty well. Did they advise on coming back after the full cure or did you request?

[Battle]

Originally Posted by LakeSurfer

Looks like it turned out pretty well. Did they advise on coming back after the full cure or did you request?

I requested.

[JoeNYC]

Looks good, did they take the roof off or leave it on?

[Battle]

Originally Posted by JoeNYC

Looks good, did they take the roof off or leave it on?

They did not. All they did was take the original clear coat off and peel the yellowed resin. After that they sprayed it with 3 coats of clear coat. I will go back in November to get it finished with sanding and polishing with more clear coat

[S55_M3]

When the roof failed on my e92, I had the shop remove the resin. I asked that they tint the clear to make it a little darker and it came out perfect. This was a few years ago so I don't have any photos to share.

[Battle]

Originally Posted by S55_M3

When the roof failed on my e92, I had the shop remove the resin. I asked that they tint the clear to make it a little darker and it came out perfect. This was a few years ago so I don't have any photos to share.

Never knew that you can tint the clear. I'm guessing it's too late now to ask for that. They have already sprayed 3 coats of clear

[tbuck]

Originally Posted by JoeNYC

Looks good, did they take the roof off or leave it on?

Wait.... Wut???

[S55_M3]

Originally Posted by Battle

Never knew that you can tint the clear. I'm guessing it's too late now to ask for that. They have already sprayed 3 coats of clear

Not really they can sand the clear down and put another couple of coats

[JoeNYC]

Originally Posted by tbuck

Wait.... Wut???

Some of the fixes for this issue involve taking off front and rear glass and removing the entire roof from the car.

Obviously this is a giant pain in the ass so if they did a good job like this without removing it, that makes things easier/cheaper.

[tbuck]

Originally Posted by JoeNYC

Some of the fixes for this issue involve taking off front and rear glass and removing the entire roof from the car.

Obviously this is a giant pain in the ass so if they did a good job like this without removing it, that makes things easier/cheaper.

Unless it was cracked or otherwise damaged there would be no need to remove the top to simply refinish it. The odds of damaging the roof to remove it would far out weigh any benefit realized to the refinishing process. That would be crazy.

[OldenburgerM3]

For what its worth, I just had my roof refurbed and it turned out great. Alamo Collision in Alvin TX for those of us in Houston. I've got a thread on my adventure: https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1969801

[Vuu]

Originally Posted by Battle

Never knew that you can tint the clear. I'm guessing it's too late now to ask for that. They have already sprayed 3 coats of clear

I too got tinted clear when I got my roof re-done last year.

Years of aging in the TX/CA sun and it looks like it came out from the factory.