Carbon fiber fork scratched. Paint over or replace? I'm new to carbon fiber in general. The other day my fork scraped up on some concrete. I'm not too worried if it's a scratch; however, I am worried if it means the fork is a goner. I've posted a picture of the damage. Also to add, the paint is about 2-3mm thick and I couldn't feel too much of a groove within the actual carbon fiber. It was merely a scratch and if I had to assume at the worst then .5mm deep into the carbon fiber portion. Thank you for whoever answers! ![enter image description here](

Personally, I'd put some clear (UV stable) epoxy over it and not worry any more about it.

My MTB has a carbon rear triangle and I had a landing go sideways (literally) when the knobs on the rear tire kicked hard left and started grinding through the clear coat and down through the CF. I stopped the bike as quickly as I could, re-aligned the rear wheel and kept riding. I didn't have time to have it repaired before MTB National Championships last year so I raced it just like that and still finished 9th. I then got some quotes and had it repaired by Calfee earlier this year. It looks and feels even stronger than it did prior to the repair.

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