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Originally Posted by John510
What do you mean by "post curing"
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Hanging the hood, so that it is unstressed by any of its weight, and "baking" it at 200 degrees for several hours is supposed to help keep the carbon fiber ripples to a minimum. This is what Tyler told me while he was at Anvil. throwing it out in the sun, and running it on a car before painting seems to help too. BOS has painted at least four Anvil hoods, and the two that suffered the most distortion were mine and james' hood for the OLC, both of which were painted right out of the box, so to speak. Deanna's 2nd gen has held up better (I think) and Jon drove that car with the hood unpainted for a year. Last but not least is the hood on Gregg's car, which Steve ran on Penny for Optima one year. That hood has a little visible CF weave showing but nothing terribly noticeable unless you get up close.
No idea what a turbo motor would do to an Anvil hood. Maybe ask Larry Callahan. I believe he ended up putting heat shield boots on the turbos.