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Possibility to repair a carbon frame?
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the carbon frame of my racing bike was damaged, especially the clear lacquer. Does anybody know if this can be repaired? How? And who could do it? Regards, -Steffen- |
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Steffen Hauser Wrote: the carbon frame of my racing bike was damaged, especially the clear lacquer. Does anybody know if this can be repaired?If it's only cosmetic, sure. If it's cosmetic AND structural, probably. Steffen Hauser Wrote: ? How? If it's only cosmetic it's fairly simple. The afflicted part(or the whole frame) needs to be sanded down lightly, cleaned and then resprayed with a clearcoat. I suggest that you contact the manufacturer to make sure that you're using a clearcoat that's compatible with whatever that's already on the frame. Steffen Hauser Wrote: And who could do it? If it's only cosmetic pretty much anybody. If you're looking for professionals a car painter would be my first suggestion. You can always try asking the LBS if there's someone in the 'hood who does frames. If it's structural it'll be harder to track down professionals, but you might find them through the boating/yachting industry. Can't hurt to ask your LBS about that as well. There are a couple of frame builders that does repairs too, you'll have to ship them the frame, but they'll take it from there. -- dabac |
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Steffen Hauser wrote:
Hi, the carbon frame of my racing bike was damaged, especially the clear lacquer. Does anybody know if this can be repaired? How? And who could do it? Regards, -Steffen- cosmetic is easy. if it's structural, attempted repair is not a good idea as you have no idea about success or integrity until it starts to fail again. test the frame by loading it and seeing if it makes any creaking or cracking noises. if so, buy a new frame - this one will need to be retired as wall art. |
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On Feb 5, 2:16*am, Steffen Hauser
wrote: Hi, the carbon frame of my racing bike was damaged, especially the clear lacquer. Does anybody know if this can be repaired? How? And who could do it? If its just the clearcoat, then try applying clear nail polish. It works well. If the damage is greater, it might be repairable. The only builder who actually does repair on carbon fiber frames is Craig Calfee. Not only can he repair his own frames, he can do others. Here's a list of frames (and apparently carbon wheels!) that he has repaired: Brands of frame (or wheel) we have successfully repaired: Trek, Kestrel, Giant, Colnago, Look, Cervelo, Ridley, Scott, Bianchi, Time, Orbea, Corima, LeMond, Cannondale, Fondriest, Merckx, DeRosa, Quintana Roo, Wilier, Aegis, Specialized, CarBent, Zipp, Softride, Hed, Nimble. http://www.calfeedesign.com/howtosendrepair.htm |
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Steffen Hauser wrote:
the carbon frame of my racing bike was damaged, especially the clear lacquer. Does anybody know if this can be repaired? How? And who could do it? Clear nail polish, $5 at Walgreens -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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"dabac" wrote: If it's only cosmetic it's fairly simple. The afflicted part(or the whole frame) needs to be sanded down lightly, cleaned and then resprayed with a clearcoat. (clip) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Lacquer redissolves in its own solvent, so even sanding is not necessary. I suggest spraying with clear lacquer that has been thinned with about 50% thinner. Lots of light coats. This, of course, is for cosmetic damage only. |
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Steffen Hauser wrote:
the carbon frame of my racing bike was damaged, especially the clear lacquer. Does anybody know if this can be repaired? How? And who could do it? You can do it! https://secure.roycemedical.com/db/roycedb.fm$FIND?GroupID=CASTING_TFI&layout=detail& html=htmlDetail.html or http://tinyurl.com/22c2af People will ask if they can sign your bike. Chalo |
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Leo Lichtman Wrote: Lacquer redissolves in its own solvent, so even sanding is not necessary. ...if it actually is lacquer that's already on there.. Personally I have, as needs would have it, at one time or another, used just about every household (and garage) chemical with any kind of cleaning/ degreasing ability available on a bike and I have yet to come across one capable of reacting with the clear coat/paint job already on the bike. -- dabac |
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dabac wrote:
Leo Lichtman Wrote: Lacquer redissolves in its own solvent, so even sanding is not necessary. ...if it actually is lacquer that's already on there.. Personally I have, as needs would have it, at one time or another, used just about every household (and garage) chemical with any kind of cleaning/ degreasing ability available on a bike and I have yet to come across one capable of reacting with the clear coat/paint job already on the bike. Acetone comes to mind. |
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Peter Cole Wrote: dabac wrote: Leo Lichtman Wrote: Lacquer redissolves in its own solvent, so even sanding is not necessary. ...if it actually is lacquer that's already on there.. Personally I have, as needs would have it, at one time or another, used just about every household (and garage) chemical with any kind of cleaning/ degreasing ability available on a bike and I have yet to come across one capable of reacting with the clear coat/paint job already on the bike. Acetone comes to mind. I have tried acetone on the last residual gunk after stickers removal once. And although not the substance of choice I didn't notice any impact on the paint. No transfer of paint to the rag, no shift in color, no stickiness or dulling of the surface or anything. -- dabac |
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