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[93kat750]

my buddy bought a cf hugger with stupid looking paint on it. Is it possible to take that paint off w/o messing up the carbon fiber?

[KansasKat]

Wet/Dry sandpaper should do the trick.

Are you planning to repaint or just clearcoat it?

[93kat750]

just clearcoat

[KansasKat]

Just get the finest grit wet/dry you can and just take enough to get the old paint off. You should be fine.

[DooD]

Yeah, just use a fine grit sandpaper, and take the paint off. Carbon fiber is covered in a thick resin, so once you get the paint out of the way, it should be simple enought to make everything glossy and shiny once again....

[BraadaJim]

Good old fashioned sand paper does the trick...like mentioned above.

One thing I will say is wear a mask and do it somewhere outside or away from electronics. I've only worked with carbon a few times on race cars but from my experience carbon dust is a killer. Not only is it dirty but it's carbon which means that the particles will attract themselves to electrical output and motors and can really screw them.