I bought a set of carbon fiber hoods in a group buy here a few years back. They did not have any clear coat on them. I installed the front hood a few years ago and have kept the car outside under a cover. The front hood now has a couple of cloudy patches, which assume to be UV affecting the clear epoxy.

I'm still a ways off from painting the car, but I would like to get some UV protection on the front to keep it from getting worse and on the back lid before I install if to protect it from the start. I don't want to do anything that will cause a problem when I paint the whole car later.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Eric

It's just the clear gel coat dulling, you can buff it out.

Take them to a paint shop and have them clear coated.

Cloudy patches? This is unconscionable abuse. This cannot be tolerated. I will be by to pick them up. Please have them unbolted and ready...

Of course I was looking for answers that would be more effort and have worse results...

Thanks for being the quick voice of reason. Sometimes I'm just too wrapped up to see the easy answers.

they have to be UV protected , so yes bodyshop clear coat. I had mine done when I first got and they are smooth and shiny.

Wash them, buff them to get the gloss back, then scuff them with a grey scotch brite pad and clear coat them. If you don't buff first, you will still have the cloudy spots in the glass resin