yellowing carbonfiber Intake

[Threehundredc]

i have a carbonfiber cold air intake on my 300C when it first was made and i got it it was a deep glossy black now its kida just grey n yellowish faded looking i guess its the same process as a hood how its made
this isnt mine but same thing
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/monty1269/LMI%20Intake/SDC10776.jpg (http://media.photobucket.com/user/monty1269/media/LMI%20Intake/SDC10776.jpg.html)

[02xtreme07SS]

Cheap resins are notorious for yellowing over time. It's sad because the manufacturers turn out a great looking piece, charge a premium for it, and then cut corners and use cheap resins which eventually yellow and/or fail depending on the application. In your case the heat from the engine compartment most likely accelerated the yellowing of the resin.

[Threehundredc]

Nothing a Portercable can work on?

[Threehundredc]

called the guy who makes these he said dont use any kinda buffer on this carbon fiber gel coat best he could tell me was use a heat gun get the tube nice n WARM and rub Vaseline into scratches and dings to get some shine back then as it gets cool wipe/buff with a clean cloth by hand gave me a little more gloss but not the dark black it once was

[c5errr]

try to buff a small section of that carbon fiber
if it did restore the shine then go ahead and continue to the whole intake and finally get the Permanon Platinum Finish Protection (http://www.autogeek.net/permanon-platinum-coating1.html)

and use it on the intake and make sure u remove all oils from the surface before using permanon so it can bond properly

((Permanon Platinum is resistant to temperatures up to 572 degrees farenheit; a conventional car wax is stable up to 104 degrees farenheit))