Initial pics of Status Elite Carbon Fiber
03-06-2009, 07:26 PM
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"clear coat yellows and delaminates over time"
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03-06-2009, 10:00 PM
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Ok, I've heard that before. Why? What makes this application of the clear coat different? Does the resin make it yellow? The clear coat on the car doesn't yellow or delaminate. I've had all kinds of parts clear coated and they don't have this issue. I want to know why this happens. I'm not trying to be difficult, I just want to know the answers. I've heard of this same problem happening with clear coats on wheels. Never understood why.
03-07-2009, 03:33 AM
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I'd like to know too.
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03-11-2009, 05:08 AM
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Ok, I've heard that before. Why? What makes this application of the clear coat different? Does the resin make it yellow? The clear coat on the car doesn't yellow or delaminate. I've had all kinds of parts clear coated and they don't have this issue. I want to know why this happens. I'm not trying to be difficult, I just want to know the answers. I've heard of this same problem happening with clear coats on wheels. Never understood why.
03-11-2009, 09:32 AM
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I installed them all last night and the radiator cover is money. Looks great, fit perfect, no issues what so ever.
Now the battery/brake fluid covers is another story. I could not get them to sit totally flush. The first one I did not line up the front edge pefectly with the cover so it hung over a couple mm and would not lie in there so I had to take the blow dryer to it to remove it and redo that one, I thought that would take care of it but it did not. Then I did the second one and was very careful to line it up right and still wont sit flush when I snap the covers down.
I am considering taking my Dremmel to it to shave the edges down thinking that may help but I dont know if that will mess them up.
Now the battery/brake fluid covers is another story. I could not get them to sit totally flush. The first one I did not line up the front edge pefectly with the cover so it hung over a couple mm and would not lie in there so I had to take the blow dryer to it to remove it and redo that one, I thought that would take care of it but it did not. Then I did the second one and was very careful to line it up right and still wont sit flush when I snap the covers down.
I am considering taking my Dremmel to it to shave the edges down thinking that may help but I dont know if that will mess them up.
03-11-2009, 11:04 AM
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I installed them all last night and the radiator cover is money. Looks great, fit perfect, no issues what so ever.
Now the battery/brake fluid covers is another story. I could not get them to sit totally flush. The first one I did not line up the front edge pefectly with the cover so it hung over a couple mm and would not lie in there so I had to take the blow dryer to it to remove it and redo that one, I thought that would take care of it but it did not. Then I did the second one and was very careful to line it up right and still wont sit flush when I snap the covers down.
I am considering taking my Dremmel to it to shave the edges down thinking that may help but I dont know if that will mess them up.
Now the battery/brake fluid covers is another story. I could not get them to sit totally flush. The first one I did not line up the front edge pefectly with the cover so it hung over a couple mm and would not lie in there so I had to take the blow dryer to it to remove it and redo that one, I thought that would take care of it but it did not. Then I did the second one and was very careful to line it up right and still wont sit flush when I snap the covers down.
I am considering taking my Dremmel to it to shave the edges down thinking that may help but I dont know if that will mess them up.
Thanks for the feedback,
Kevin
03-11-2009, 05:42 PM
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Radiator cover fit great. The fit on the battery cover was good but the master cylinder side is a little off. I may have to trim the front rolled edge to get it to fit nice.
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03-28-2009, 03:53 AM
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Awesome stuff guys. You don't use clear coat because it defeats the purpose of dry carbon. Dry Carbon is about weight, and excessive resin and clear coat makes for additional weight. Plus if you check out real gangster parts like Mugen Dry Carbon Hoods or ASM for S2000 it has absolutely no shimmer, its dull. For example
It gives a quality that only dry carbon can, although i have personally seen Status Elites carbon and its damn glossy for dry carbon with a super clean weave. Your not gonna get that from cheap china stuff.....
It gives a quality that only dry carbon can, although i have personally seen Status Elites carbon and its damn glossy for dry carbon with a super clean weave. Your not gonna get that from cheap china stuff.....