Originally Posted by FarHorizon
I think the clear coat is also structural, holding the fiber in place, but I may be wrong..
You also open yourself to some risk by painting. If the frame develops cracks, the paint may hide them. When carbon cracks, I understand that it (like aluminum) can then fail quickly ("catastrophically").
You are wrong about the 'structural' aspect. Also,ompanies have been painting CF frames for years, but the catastrophically exploding CF myth will never die.