[Ducati] Refinishing carbon fiber

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To get rid of the tiny surface scratches I'd wet sand it with 400 grit, 
600 grit or dry scuff it with a 3m scratch pad, maroon color, and spray 
at least two wet coats of high solids clear, other clears could take 3 
coats as a minimum. That should take care of the tiny scratches as the 
clear coat would cover them pretty well. You're half way there.
I don't think the problem was  your sanding since all the problem you 
got were tiny scratches, but more so the not laying enough clear coat on 
the part.
fv
'04 999

John Sheerin wrote:
> Hi guys,
> I've got a Ducati Performance carbon fiber air intake runner that I've been
> working on refinishing.  It was cracked in a few spots, so I patched the
> inside with some fiberglass, kevlar and epoxy.  Then I ground out the resin
> on the outside where it had seperated from the carbon and refilled those
> spots with epoxy.  Then I sanded, a lot.  I tried reclearing it once already
> after sanding up to 400 grit, but all that did was show up all the tiny
> little scratches that were still on the part.  So I resanded and now I'm
> working on 600 grit (wet sanding).  However, I can still see tiny scratches
> if I take the part out in the sun to look at it.  I've read here if you go
> past 600, you can have trouble with the clear coat sticking to the part.  So
> before I reclear, what I'm wondering is if I haven't sanded adequately if
> I'm still seeing these scratches, or if the smaller scratches from 600 grit
> will not be visible after clearing over them.  The part is actually starting
> to get a small amount of gloss just from the sanding...
>
> Any advice appreciated,
>
> John