Rob Turbo 3 Posted August 29, 2010 I have a kawasaki zx9r with a carbon fibre hugger, but someone's painted it, not very well either! The finish isn't too bad but they painted straight over stickers and it makes it look cheap! I'd rather you could still see the carbon fibre, but how should I go about it? Rub it down or use a paint stripper? I obviously don't want to damage it! On the other hand, I don't know if it was painted to hide damage, if I do find it's damaged, at least I can remove the stickers and re paint it properly! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hcmini1989 16 Posted August 29, 2010 I have a kawasaki zx9r with a carbon fibre hugger, but someone's painted it, not very well either! The finish isn't too bad but they painted straight over stickers and it makes it look cheap! I'd rather you could still see the carbon fibre, but how should I go about it? Rub it down or use a paint stripper? I obviously don't want to damage it! On the other hand, I don't know if it was painted to hide damage, if I do find it's damaged, at least I can remove the stickers and re paint it properly! Paint thinners and rag mate and rub it .Im not sure how it will react with the carbon though could make it fall to bits so just do a tester on a corner or something Failing that rubbing compound and a rag and start rubbing or use a buffer it`ll take the paint off gently but takes a while Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rippthrough 98 Posted September 6, 2010 Thinners should do it so long as you don't use one containing acetone, which'll soften/damage the epoxy in the carbon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
