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what paint to use?
G'day All;
While giving a bit of TLC to my bike this arvo I've noticed a fairly large scratch in the paint work, probably from some bugger knocking it around whilst its locked up. I'd like to touch this up to prevent rusting but have no idea what sort of paint is suitable and durable for a cromoly frame. Can anyone shed some light, or even better point me to a good supplier in Melbourne? Cheers Joel |
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"Joel Mayes" wrote in message ... G'day All; While giving a bit of TLC to my bike this arvo I've noticed a fairly large scratch in the paint work, probably from some bugger knocking it around whilst its locked up. I'd like to touch this up to prevent rusting but have no idea what sort of paint is suitable and durable for a cromoly frame. Can anyone shed some light, or even better point me to a good supplier in Melbourne? While I fully sympathise with the horrors of the first scratch to your pride and joy, if it's just rust protection you're after, then cromoly frames are surprisingly resilient. My tourer has scrapes on it that have not been touched up, with bare metal that has been that way for 4-5 years. There is only the lightest surface patina of corrosion, and it has not worsened at all. Cromoly has about 5% chrome in it, stainless steel has about 11%, so this gives cromoly pretty good rust resistance. For more protection you could just use Killrust, or even ascorbic acid to neutralise the rust. Of course for cosmetic reasons you may want to restore the immaculate paint job. Then I'd suggest going back to the LBS that sold the bike to you, or try Cecil Walkers, Peter Moore at Abbotford Cycles or any other shop that builds/repairs frames. Cheers Peter |
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Joel Mayes Wrote: G'day All; While giving a bit of TLC to my bike this arvo I've noticed a fairly large scratch in the paint work, probably from some bugger knocking it around whilst its locked up. I'd like to touch this up to prevent rusting but have no idea what sort of paint is suitable and durabl for a cromoly frame. Can anyone shed some light, or even better point me to a good supplier in Melbourne? Cheers Joel I saw a product advertised the other day for touching up scratches i car paint. It looked like a big thick coloured crayon type thing use to fill in a deep scratch, and then a polishing compound to us afterwards. Try your local autoshop and see if you can match th colour. I've got a few gouges on my old yellow TCR2 that I'm going t try this out on. I've also heard of some people using nail polish jus to touch up the odd scratch. Otherwise it's the same as car paint. Do a google search there's plent of how-tos out there. Basically sand back feathering the edges, clea with presol solvent, etch prime any bare metal, then use primer/filler, sand back, then topcoat. You can use acrylic laquer from a can from your local autoshop and then use cutting compound t get a good finish, but 2-pack shot from a spraygun will give a bette and tougher finish. Ada -- adam85 |
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what paint to use?
On 2005-05-10, adam85 wrote:
snip Thanka adam & Peter, will give those idea a go Cheers Joel |
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