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[Chrisblack10r]

Hi all,

just wondering if there was anything i could use to clean up the carbon on my new arkra carbon can?

has faded in the light it looks like, so was thinking about a rubbing compound or something

any ideas

chris

[Andy J]

keep it shaded in my garage 

nah sorry Chris don't know 

[KEIRON10R]

keep it shaded in my garage 

nah sorry Chris don't know 

you got too much time on ya hands 

[Andy J]

 

[Kwakaholic]

Being Farbon Kyber Expert for a job, ( honestly ! ) we tart up our demo samples wi black shoe polish    Most cosmetic stuff like Cans and Fairing n bits o shit you bikey types buy usually have a UV inhibitor in the resin system, but it dun't help for long.  Best thing to do is Paint it wi Black Enamel 

[slapknacker]

try some of that armourall stuff you get from halfords.

[simple]

I don't reckon anything you can do Chris , my carbon Akras ( yes , I've got 2  ) are not THAT dark in the sunlight and I reckon if you start fucking about with it you will lose the carbon effect 

[Chrisblack10r]

yeah might just fook it up even more, might use it for this summer and then re-sleave it in the winter

[Kwakaholic]

The carbon effect eld chum isn't an   "effect"   its a structural material ! You won't rub it off   ..... a typical 2-2 twill 6k woven fabric at 38% v'f  and with Tg of

around 90 deg's C will be about 0.25mm per ply.  What you will do is remove the surface resin ( the glossy bit ) which will leave it Matt.  Hence the shoe polish, if

you have removed the surface couple o thou,  shoe polish should still work .   Unless of course you're under 45 in which case you have probably never heard of

shoe polish ..... 

NB this does of course pre-suppose your Cans arn't cover in carbon "effect"  fablon !!!! 

[Chrisblack10r]

nah deffernantly carbon fibre, i didnt know they where so lite in weight tho

might try a bit of kiwi black on the back where it cant be seen to see if it helps out any

[simple]

The carbon effect eld chum isn't an   "effect"   its a structural material ! You won't rub it off   ..... a typical 2-2 twill 6k woven fabric at 38% v'f  and with Tg of

around 90 deg's C will be about 0.25mm per ply.  What you will do is remove the surface resin ( the glossy bit ) which will leave it Matt.  Hence the shoe polish, if

you have removed the surface couple o thou,  shoe polish should still work .   Unless of course you're under 45 in which case you have probably never heard of

shoe polish ..... 

NB this does of course pre-suppose your Cans arn't cover in carbon "effect"  fablon !!!! 

Didn't realise you could " flat " off the surface resin and stand ANY chance of it looking any good afterwards 

Being a complete DIY " nobber " I think I would leave it well alone ( or buy a different one  )

[Kwakaholic]

Fuk me would I lie to a fellow kawak man ..... might try a bit of kiwi black on the back where it cant be seen to see if it helps out any

PS : CFC ( Carbon Fibre Composite ) @ 60 % v'f  is around  1.9grms /cm .... I think titanium's about 9 in'it    . . .. 

[Chrisblack10r]

Fuk me would I lie to a fellow kawak man ..... might try a bit of kiwi black on the back where it cant be seen to see if it helps out any

PS : CFC ( Carbon Fibre Composite ) @ 60 % v'f  is around  1.9grms /cm .... I think titanium's about 9 in'it    . . .. 

no mate, i dont think you would lie to me, nut like anything you need to make sure it looks ok for me before i go boot polishing it