# Sanding CF **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [August 2, 2010, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sanding-cf/158645 "2010-08-02T13:32:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sanding-cf/158645/1 "2010-08-02T13:32:36Z")
Can you sand a CF with a glossy finish and then respray it with a matte clear? or can you just add a matte clear over a prepped (for paint) cf to give it a matte finish… this is going to go on my road bike frame that im building… but i figured some of the car guys would know ---
**Author:** ![focusinprogress](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/focusinprogress/32/7227_2.png) [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sanding-cf/158645/2 "2010-08-02T15:00:37Z")
you can lightly scuff the surface of the clear/gelcoat on CF with like 600 grit paper and then spray matte clear on it. AL-Wil (IeatPaint) sells matte clear ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sanding-cf/158645/3 "2010-08-02T16:35:23Z")
Who’s AL-WIL? ---
**Author:** ![Spam16v](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spam16v/32/5287_2.png) [@Spam16v](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spam16v)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sanding-cf/158645/4 "2010-08-02T18:06:46Z")
Zipp wheels? ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sanding-cf/158645/5 "2010-08-02T18:35:16Z")
> [@Spam16v](#): > > Zipp wheels? THinking of HED 3 spokes… but this is going to be on a new TRI Frame i am building for next season ---
**Author:** ![Spam16v](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spam16v/32/5287_2.png) [@Spam16v](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spam16v)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sanding-cf/158645/6 "2010-08-02T19:15:26Z")
just wait till you get a crosswind… i used to ride spinergys, i’ve been blown into traffic and almost killed. ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sanding-cf/158645/7 "2010-08-02T20:25:53Z")
> [@focusinprogress](#): > > you can lightly scuff the surface of the clear/gelcoat on CF with like 600 grit paper and then spray matte clear on it. AL-Wil (IeatPaint) sells matte clear How well does this end up looking? I want a dry cf look ---
**Author:** ![focusinprogress](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/focusinprogress/32/7227_2.png) [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2010, 6:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sanding-cf/158645/8 "2010-08-03T06:58:36Z")
it looks decent… If you can find the thread from carlisle a few years ago with a flat blue STI…that was done with matte clear over the factory world rally blue.