Quick99

Dear Members,

Someone has Keyed the rear deck on my C7 and the scratches are deep and well into and below the paint. I suspect repair will require sanding.

Now My concern, as you all know the rear deck is made of woven carbon fiber and I wonder if this material can be sanded and painted in the same manner as the door panels, fenders which are not woven carbon fiber.

I have stopped at a well respected body shop and they refused to take on the job saying that repair to WCF required skills that they did not have.

Has anyone on the Forum had to repair / repaint your hood or rear deck and if so did you have difficulty finding a shop capable of doing a good job?

Thanks >> Quick 99

chefcg1

I’m actually doing a hood repair on my bmw 335I carbon fiber hood right now. It’s basically the same as repairing fiber glass. In your case it’s painted so it’s a lot easier. All they need to do is sand the area fill with resin and paint. In my case mine is exposed unpainted carbon fiber and is a little harder to do since I want to leave the weave exposed. In my case you need to buy uv rated carbon fiber resin. It’s not hard at all. I took my hood to well over 20 shops and nobody would touch it & that’s when I decided to do it myself and it will perfect when I’m done next week with it.

Rooster OG

^^ Yeah, since you’re painting it a scratch fill won’t ever be visible if they do a good job.

Clspht

I'm sure you'll find the rear deck is NOT carbon fiber but is the same SMC material as the fenders/doors... Hood and roof are carbon fiber.