Cgt Issue... Might Be Major
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06-02-2007, 03:21 AM
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Cgt Issue... Might Be Major
so i heard that there are a few CGT owners having a costly massive issue. For some reason some of the CGT's are turing an orangish yellow color... Anyone experience this?
#3
06-02-2007, 04:49 AM
This is because of the 3M thing (don't know the name in english..) over the paint, that is against the stonechips! So if you have your cgt parked right in the sun for a longer time, the 3M thing might turn into those colors..
#5
06-02-2007, 07:13 AM
if its the interior, its the carbon fiber..
if its exterior it could also be the carbon fiber OR the 3M
if its exterior it could also be the carbon fiber OR the 3M
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06-02-2007, 07:28 AM
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#10
06-02-2007, 08:04 AM
Originally Posted by NoRoom4Error
My CGT somehow morphed into this POS prius... sigh..
You know, I give you **** about that thing Shawn and your views on gas prices, but that was pretty damn funny. Kings to you!
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06-02-2007, 09:52 AM
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i know it happened personally to a friends car interior and exterior. and heard it from a few other people.. The cost to repair his car is like 160k or something..
I am asking this question cause if it happens to the carbon in the interior tub section thats the entire car...if i am not wrong?
I am asking this question cause if it happens to the carbon in the interior tub section thats the entire car...if i am not wrong?
#12
06-02-2007, 12:26 PM
It is the vinylester resin used to make the carbon parts. I spoke to the manufacturer who makes all the cf parts for the CGT at SEMA last year and Vinylester resin does not resist UV rays as well as epoxy or polyester based resin systems. It will either start turning orange or greenish in color over time.
The only suggestion i can make is that you should try and apply lots of wax on these surfaces and keep the car out of direct sunlight as much as you can.
The only suggestion i can make is that you should try and apply lots of wax on these surfaces and keep the car out of direct sunlight as much as you can.
#13
06-02-2007, 01:09 PM
I am assuming that the Enzo will suffer from this also in the near future. What is the usuable life of an all carbon fiber car like these, don't the fibers get brittle with age?
