[Ducati] Carbon Fiber detailing question, please.

[the Kid]

DR, you definitely have a problem there. Ducati performance is all about 
putting as little resin into their carbon as possible, creating hundreds of 
pinholes. Your dilemma might be solved with soaking the piece in hot soapy 
water (use a sponge) to "loosen" the compound/ polish, and then hitting it 
with a power washer. other then that I would use some wax and grease remover 
and a tooth brush. you'll end up stripping off all of your polish, but it 
wont look like it has a skin disease. The only way to make the piece look 
nice is to recoat it, as far as weight, unless you are Loris or Capirossi, 
it isn't going to affect the performance of the machine. I doubt very much 
that those small pieces re-cleared are going to increase but a few ounces at 
most. You will fill them faster and easier by sanding the entire piece, 
mixing up some clear coat, dabbing in the clear over the pinhole with a 
small brush, let dry, re-sand, repeat the steps until holes are filled, and 
then spraying the part with a nice coat of clear. not a huge deal, just time 
consuming. BTW, my candied over "bling" parts are Ducati performance. I did 
the exact thing I just described to you and I dont notice one bit of 
difference in the weight. they just look a lot better, lol.
 Charles
http://www.autoartstudio.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Ross" <moaug at msn.com>
To: "Net List" <ducati at ducati.net>
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 10:37 AM
Subject: [Ducati] Carbon Fiber detailing question, please.



Listers & painting/detailing gurus...

Ducati Performance CF front fender was built for lightness and not foo-foo 
bling...
unlike some other CF parts with a thick/smooth clear coat.
Therefore, lots of teeny-tiny micro holes in the top clear coat of the DP 
CF.
I did a buff job on her recently w/Mequiar's cleaner-polish and the 
teeny-tiny holes are
now filled w/the white residue.  She looks like she has a pox.
How do I remove her white pox?
I tried hot water w/hand soap, alcohol, naptha...nothing works.
Is there some magic ingredient/solution that will work?

Thanks.

DR.

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