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Painting over UD matte finish

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Ludo:
what kind of carbon weave do you get under the UD if you remove it?

jannmayer:
UD is the carbon weave. If you sand all the matte finish off, the stands will mostly be running in the same direction. I don't think the raw UD carbon looks nearly as good as the 3k weave that was so popular when carbon was new.

svanimpe:
I've taken UD matte framesets into a professional paint shop, and asked about the work required to get it ready-to-paint. They said a light sanding is enough.

TIMDOR576:
Thanks for all the help guys! I decided to go the lazy route instead: lots of frame protectors to add color to the frame, with the matte black background of the original finish.
Good to know for the future that a light sanding will be enough! This definitely isn't the last frame I buy.

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