Trying to figure out where to place the foam seam #ihatesanding #cronosnewdawn #cosplayerunderstand

Close up of a piece of carbon fiber interior trim showing what 18 years of direct Florida sunshine does to wet layup epoxy. The surface is covered in deep cracks, what isn't cracked is various shades of opaque yellow and brown and delaminated to an extent that the carbon weave cannot be seen

The center dash console of a C6 Corvette shows a high gloss clear finish over 2x2 weave carbon fiber after having been subjected to a lengthy manual refinishing process.

Close up shot of a section of carbon fiber during the refinishing process. Visible is a bit of blue painters' tape protecting an edge from over spray.

Many hours of wet sanding, gluing, clamping, sanding, spraying, sanding, spraying, gluing, sanding, spraying, sanding, polishing, buffing and gluing later..... My car has a center console again and it no longer looks like trash.

I didn't take a before shot, but […]

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