Superglue on Carbon fibre chassis

[walden]

Hi All

I recently bought a second hand touring car and found the carbon fibre chassis has got some dried in superglue patches - whats the best way to remove it? - will superglue remover work? also i have a few scuff marks on the chassis if i use wet and dry to remove these the surface will lose its shine, can i recoat the chassis using a varnish or laquer? if so whats the best stuff to use to get that high shine again?

Thanks for all your help

[Jamie B4]

Superglue probably been put on it to seal the carbon fibre but if you want it off then acetone would work

[walden]

Cheers Jamie, the supeglue patches are on the main faces of the chassis, the edges are unsealed at the moment

[mark christopher]

Acetone may also damage the chassis. If u want it like new buy a new one

[qatmix]

Acetone could make dull patches on the carbon..

I have never seen anyone sand down a carbon chassis and get it shiny again, I doubt it would be easy.

Is it an old car?

[Dazzler]

I'd use a Stanley knife blade to gradually shave it off, keep a very low rake angle on the blade to ensure you don't dig in to the chassis, and don't rush. Make sure the blade is new. Go very steady and eventually you will know when to stop. A bit like the scrapers you use for removing paint from glass..

[U1timate PigDog]

First of all I would NOT go sanding down any large peices of carbon fibre, 1st because the dust particles created is really bad for your lungs and secondly it will go dull and you'll never get it back to looking like new.

As suggested if you want like new it would be best to buy new, if you relly want the chassis to really good then your best buying a new one. There are a couple of sites that offer new chassis for various cars I would try exotek.

I would definately glue the edges, not sure what glue is doing on the main part of the chassis if they haven't glued the edges

Maybe he glued his tires whilst on the the car?