# Hood & Spat delaminating
**URL:** https://community.electricforum.com/t/hood-spat-delaminating/4217
**Category:** GEM Forum
**Created:** [May 2, 2014, 11:52am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/hood-spat-delaminating/4217 "2014-05-02T11:52:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 14
**Page:** 3
### Author:  [@piper247](https://community.electricforum.com/u/piper247)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2014, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/hood-spat-delaminating/4217/41 "2014-10-24T20:35:18Z")
> [@Jolly Rodgers;22548](#):
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> Thanks, but it’s killing me.
Believe me when I say I know what you’re going through! It’s the only reason I broke down and paid someone to do the job. When I was a few years younger, I would have stuck it out and did it myself. This is the part of getting old I could do without! I have the knowledge and the skill but lack the physical ability to do the things I use to take for granite. :rolleyes:
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### Author:  [@Jolly\_Rodgers](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Jolly_Rodgers)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2014, 3:46am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/hood-spat-delaminating/4217/42 "2014-10-25T03:46:11Z")
But being young like I am with kids at home I have no choice but to save when I can and try to keep this money pit somewhere near the budget.
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### Author:  [@grantwest](https://community.electricforum.com/u/grantwest)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2014, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/hood-spat-delaminating/4217/43 "2014-11-11T22:13:56Z")
I feel your pain I had a hood that had the same problem. I found that try to remove as much as you can via scraping it off. The stuff that remains I used a Heat gun on very low temp. If you get it too hot it will reattach and become even harder to remove
So you want to get it warm enough so that it doesn’t flake off but peels. And what remains must be sanded off. I did experiment with a plastic bumper stripper material that you spray on. You let it sit for a bit and try and guesstimate
When it has eaten through the clear and then remove it before it starts eating into the plastic. Unfortunately it leaves the plastic somewhat rough and it needs to be sanded.
Option number two is just forgo the stripper and use sand paper to remove loose clear
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### Author:  [@Jolly\_Rodgers](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Jolly_Rodgers)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2014, 4:03am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/hood-spat-delaminating/4217/44 "2014-11-12T04:03:37Z")
I didn’t even think about the heat gun. Too late now though, finished sanding and shot primer on it yesterday. Hoping for weather and time tomorrow for top coat. I found that the small scoff pad wheels for a Drexel gets into the hard to reach spots pretty good.
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### Author:  [@piper247](https://community.electricforum.com/u/piper247)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2014, 7:43am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/hood-spat-delaminating/4217/45 "2014-11-12T07:43:44Z")
Sounds like you’re coming along nicely, be sure and take photos and let us see how nice it turns out.
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### Author:  [@Jolly\_Rodgers](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Jolly_Rodgers)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2015, 6:37pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/hood-spat-delaminating/4217/46 "2015-01-08T18:37:43Z")
Here it is, finally finished. Rustoleum Key lime green wet sanded 2000 grit then polished to a shine. Custom 6" lift with 2" forward extension. Rebuilt controller and charger, 130ah batteries, fusion stereo, polk speakers, tough coat bed and floor pan, r4f doors, 23×10.5×12 tires, rear bench seat for three passengers, multi function/color underlighting, 2 rod holders in rear of bed for marine gas grill and cutting board, new brake lines, new rear lights, and seat covers.
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### Author:  [@Jolly\_Rodgers](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Jolly_Rodgers)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2015, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/hood-spat-delaminating/4217/47 "2015-01-08T18:39:58Z")
Forgot pic
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### Author:  [@grantwest](https://community.electricforum.com/u/grantwest)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2015, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/hood-spat-delaminating/4217/48 "2015-01-08T20:31:27Z")
That looks awesome great job. What are u going to be using it for?
Looks like some sort of pro mo or company vehical. Very nice
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### Author:  [@Jolly\_Rodgers](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Jolly_Rodgers)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2015, 3:01am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/hood-spat-delaminating/4217/49 "2015-01-09T03:01:20Z")
My wife is commuting to work with it, 2 miles round trip. Thank you for the props.
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### Author:  [@Jbhfinancial](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Jbhfinancial)
#### Post date: [December 5, 2017, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/hood-spat-delaminating/4217/50 "2017-12-05T13:33:21Z")
My hood is doing the same thing anyone have any idea how to get this stuff off?
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### Author:  [@Old\_Houseboater](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Old_Houseboater)
#### Post date: [December 5, 2017, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/hood-spat-delaminating/4217/51 "2017-12-05T19:50:25Z")
Read this thread from the beginning
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### Author:  [@Jbhfinancial](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Jbhfinancial)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2017, 5:50am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/hood-spat-delaminating/4217/52 "2017-12-06T05:50:57Z")
I read it before I asked the question. I do not read anything that delivers results. Have any of you successfully removed this stuff?
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### Author:  [@Laslonimne](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Laslonimne)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2019, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/hood-spat-delaminating/4217/53 "2019-03-27T20:08:51Z")
After only nine years of living in the Oklahoma sun, gel coat delamination just bit me overnight. Fine yesterday, but today I can literally lift the gel coat from the trailing edge of the cowl and the leading edge of the fenders are also bubbling.
I see that new pieces are available for about $900 unpainted but that isn’t my first choice. Any new fixes for this in the last four years?
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### Author:  [@grantwest](https://community.electricforum.com/u/grantwest)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2019, 8:54pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/hood-spat-delaminating/4217/54 "2019-03-27T20:54:13Z")
As much as It may hurt to pay $1000 for a new hood and fenders from NEV accessories , You may be money ahead. Depending on how delaminated The hood is and war if you have any bodywork or cracks you might end up with a better product just buying a new hood.
I am not aware of any new techniques other than sanding the clear coat off with a DA sander and some 80 grit. Man that stuff sucks. ( The factory clearcoat ) thick as hell and A pain in the ass to get off
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