I have the harwood ramair/cowl hood and was wondering when you go to install it are you suposed to grind down the lip that runs all the way around it?
and will paint stick well to the caulk that they use to seal the edges of the hood?

 

could you post a pic? I'm not sure I follow what you are saying.

 

If you bought a cowl hood from harwood, chances are it should be a direct bolt on, less the sanding - priming - painting. There shouldn't be any "grinding" involved in making the hood fit, unless they made an error in the creation process.

 

I have never seen caulk or seam sealer on a fiberglass hood. It could have mold lines though.

 

i orderd a ram air hood from car hoods .come it comes with a lip around it about an inch down there instructiosn say to cut it off but i need to know w hat tool would be best so i dont mess anything up

 

I gues grind it until it's close the sand it down with 80, 180 the 220 grit paper and prime. Just make sure not to make ripples in the fiberglass by staying in one place for too long. Could somone post a pic of this lip. I have never seen one like that before.