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I finally got my bonnet from J-Town and in shipping it had the epoxy protective coat chipped in two areas.

Rather than wait another 6-9 months I am going to try and get a damages claim sorted with the courier as I am f**king over this thing. I would rather my money back or compensation to fix it + damages for the f**k around). I'm not fussed if I see imperfections I just want the thing protected.

No structual damages have been done to the CF, just the clear/resin has chipped as you can see in the below.

Will be speaking to my panel beaters this week but thought there might be some panel beaters here with some experience / knowledge

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The bottom pic has some of the chips sitting on top of the bonnet (in case you are wondering)

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I've done a bitta fibreglassing, and starting to learn abit bout carbon. Don't know if I'll bother with it but from what I know, correct me if I'm wrong anyone, but if you clean up the chip, break any flakey bits etc, you can just fill with resin again. Aslong as the mattings not damaged, it should come up as new again. You'll need to buff/polish off once dried to flatten the area out again, but shouldn't be a major. Just make sure you get the right resin. Some are intended for glass, and when used with carbon will fade and discolour.

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I've done a bitta fibreglassing, and starting to learn abit bout carbon. Don't know if I'll bother with it but from what I know, correct me if I'm wrong anyone, but if you clean up the chip, break any flakey bits etc, you can just fill with resin again. Aslong as the mattings not damaged, it should come up as new again. You'll need to buff/polish off once dried to flatten the area out again, but shouldn't be a major. Just make sure you get the right resin. Some are intended for glass, and when used with carbon will fade and discolour.

That is pretty much what I have read on some american Honda forums. I will be giving it to a professional; I just did not want to bother loading it up and taking it there if it were not worth my trouble. I read something along the lines that there are different resins. Others have told me that it 'should' just be fibreglass 2 pt expoy.

Any way that I can tell without getting the chemistry set out? :)

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I don't know all the in's and outs of the resins and chemicals etc. The guy I get my supplies from keeps it nice n simple for me, and we were just talking bout CF and diffrent applications etc, and he sed the resin i'd been using would work, but exposed to long periods of sun, as in car parts would start to go brown. The other resin was only 10 buks dearer, but that was in 20l lots. Would hazard most any local panel beater would be able to sort ya out. Hopefully doesn't rip ya too much. Depending on your own experience and practicallity, give it a go. It's not the hardest job, n would save ya some bucks. Jump on youtube and hunt round. good luck bud

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Have not heard back from the place in Tullamarine, but my old man found two places in Dandenong that make carbon and kevlar for race cars and bike exhausts.

He is taking it to them for a quote and I have started a claim with TNT. They can pay for their f**k up :)

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Got onto a third guy who makes carbon bike mufflers even closer to me. Hopefully taking it there tomorrow.

Sounds like 3 places so far.

Still have not heard back from tullamarine.

And I still don't havetje place in dandys number.

Should be enough places to sort it all out. :)

TNT still haven't contacted the supplier who has the account that sent the package.

Time to give them another call tomorrow.

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