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shimano crankset refinishing
Hello all Can a crankset be reasonably refinished some how ? Like
anodized or some other type of refinishing ? I have a low mileage dura ace crankset that I allowed to get sweat etched. I can't stand the look of it. I was thinking of replacing the arms. With the cost of new arms, I got a brainstorm that maybe it could be refinished for less money. Thanks for any help. Scott |
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Scotty wrote:
Hello all Can a crankset be reasonably refinished some how ? Like anodized or some other type of refinishing ? I have a low mileage dura ace crankset that I allowed to get sweat etched. I can't stand the look of it. I was thinking of replacing the arms. With the cost of new arms, I got a brainstorm that maybe it could be refinished for less money. Thanks for any help. Scott "sweat etched"? that's unusual. you could polish and clear-coat them, but be very careful not to abrade too much material, particularly in the region of the arm/spider transition. but unless you already have the gear, cost of doing that to a decent standard will probably exceed cost of replacement. |
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hi scott,
You can get them anodized. They pretty much would look like new or better. Check for anodizing service in your area. Every area in the U.S. has this service. I don't know what the cost is you can call or email for a quote. On the interior spline, I believe that you must coat it with something to prevent the anodizing from changing the clearence. The anodizing will make the surface as hard as diamonds. greg "Scotty" wrote in message . .. Hello all Can a crankset be reasonably refinished some how ? Like anodized or some other type of refinishing ? I have a low mileage dura ace crankset that I allowed to get sweat etched. I can't stand the look of it. I was thinking of replacing the arms. With the cost of new arms, I got a brainstorm that maybe it could be refinished for less money. Thanks for any help. Scott |
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Scotty wrote:
Hello all Can a crankset be reasonably refinished some how ? Like anodized or some other type of refinishing ? I have a low mileage dura ace crankset that I allowed to get sweat etched. I can't stand the look of it. I was thinking of replacing the arms. With the cost of new arms, I got a brainstorm that maybe it could be refinished for less money. Thanks for any help. If you have a lot of time before the snow melts where you are, sand off the anodizing with 400 then 600 wet sandpaper, follow with a buffing compound and then a Simichrome polish. You'll end up with a crank that has a TA type finish, albeit heavier. An annual cleanup will keep it bright. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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"Scotty" wrote in message . .. Hello all Can a crankset be reasonably refinished some how ? Like anodized or some other type of refinishing ? I have a low mileage dura ace crankset that I allowed to get sweat etched. I can't stand the look of it. I was thinking of replacing the arms. With the cost of new arms, I got a brainstorm that maybe it could be refinished for less money. Thanks for any help. Scott Rode hard and put away wet? Most Shimano cranks had at least light anodized surface. If so, the old anodizing would need to be stripped off before they could be re-anodized. A competent facility that does anodizing can probably do that but check to see how much material would be etched off before letting someone do the work. If the cranks are badly corroded they would need to be re-polished. Anodized aluminum is composed of aluminum oxide and is rather inert. I've seen so many pro bikes recently with rusted top tubes and other areas under the location of the rider's face and head. What are you people eating or drinking that's making your perspiration so acidic? I sweat more than most people and when I used to have to take a lot of aspirin my perspiration was really corrosive but not like what I've seen lately. Chas. |
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On Mar 4, 12:11 pm, "Scotty" wrote:
Hello all Can a crankset be reasonably refinished some how ? Like anodized or some other type of refinishing ? I have a low mileage dura ace crankset that I allowed to get sweat etched. I can't stand the look of it. I was thinking of replacing the arms. With the cost of new arms, I got a brainstorm that maybe it could be refinished for less money. Thanks for any help. Scott Look closely at my retro-Lightning: http://home.pacifier.com/~jwills/Gal...s/photo_3.html The crankarms are actually old Campy BMX arms that were originally blue anodized, just like this: http://www.kingkog.com/kogshop/images/campychris.jpg I sanded off the anodizing (by hand) with wet 600 grit sandpaper, then smoothed them (by hand) with rubbing compound and them finished them (by hand) with polishing compound. I used No.7 products, which are available just about anywhere, but I understand that Mother's products also have their following. (All that hand work encompassed a couple weeks, part-time, of sitting on the couch and working out the imperfections. If you start now, you may have yours ready for riding season.) Every year or two, I remove the cranks and polish them up. They don't dull all that much, but enough to make the new polish worthwhile. Your environment may be different- I don't know what harsh road chemicals and sweat would do to the unanodized surface. I don't ride that bike as much as it deserves, so YMMV. Jeff |
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Yes the corrosion is my fault. To lazy to rinse it off. Maybe it not the
sweat, could be the apple juice/water thats in my bottles ? "* * Chas" wrote in message . .. "Scotty" wrote in message . .. Hello all Can a crankset be reasonably refinished some how ? Like anodized or some other type of refinishing ? I have a low mileage dura ace crankset that I allowed to get sweat etched. I can't stand the look of it. I was thinking of replacing the arms. With the cost of new arms, I got a brainstorm that maybe it could be refinished for less money. Thanks for any help. Scott Rode hard and put away wet? Most Shimano cranks had at least light anodized surface. If so, the old anodizing would need to be stripped off before they could be re-anodized. A competent facility that does anodizing can probably do that but check to see how much material would be etched off before letting someone do the work. If the cranks are badly corroded they would need to be re-polished. Anodized aluminum is composed of aluminum oxide and is rather inert. I've seen so many pro bikes recently with rusted top tubes and other areas under the location of the rider's face and head. What are you people eating or drinking that's making your perspiration so acidic? I sweat more than most people and when I used to have to take a lot of aspirin my perspiration was really corrosive but not like what I've seen lately. Chas. |
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"JeffWills" wrote in message ups.com... On Mar 4, 12:11 pm, "Scotty" wrote: Hello all Can a crankset be reasonably refinished some how ? Like anodized or some other type of refinishing ? I have a low mileage dura ace crankset that I allowed to get sweat etched. I can't stand the look of it. I was thinking of replacing the arms. With the cost of new arms, I got a brainstorm that maybe it could be refinished for less money. Thanks for any help. Scott Look closely at my retro-Lightning: http://home.pacifier.com/~jwills/Gal...s/photo_3.html The crankarms are actually old Campy BMX arms that were originally blue anodized, just like this: http://www.kingkog.com/kogshop/images/campychris.jpg I sanded off the anodizing (by hand) with wet 600 grit sandpaper, then smoothed them (by hand) with rubbing compound and them finished them (by hand) with polishing compound. I used No.7 products, which are available just about anywhere, but I understand that Mother's products also have their following. (All that hand work encompassed a couple weeks, part-time, of sitting on the couch and working out the imperfections. If you start now, you may have yours ready for riding season.) Every year or two, I remove the cranks and polish them up. They don't dull all that much, but enough to make the new polish worthwhile. Your environment may be different- I don't know what harsh road chemicals and sweat would do to the unanodized surface. I don't ride that bike as much as it deserves, so YMMV. Jeff Bare aluminum instantly corrodes when exposed to the oxygen in the air. It forms a thin layer of aluminum oxide which is exactly what anodizing is except much thicker. The tin layer of "corrosion" is why aluminum is so corrosion resistant. I've seen some light corrosion of aluminum parts if I let sweat dry on sit on them for a long time. Chas. |
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On Mar 4, 1:11 pm, "Scotty" wrote:
I have a low mileage dura ace crankset that I allowed to get sweat etched. If this is a 9spd crank, they are polished and clearcoated, and if you get a scratch through the clearcoat they can corrode badly (in Hawaii, mine sure did). I've seen some that were refinished to a mirror polish and they looked very nice... but I have no idea if that shine would last. I don't know about getting them anodized either... if that would have worked well, I wonder why Shimano didn't do that to begin with. |
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shimano crankset refinishing
The quality of crank refinishing is inversely proportional to the
amount of aluminum that you have to remove to refinish the crankset. Start by using EZ-OFF or pure lye to remove the anodization layer. wear gloves in a well-ventilated area and scrub oven cleaner onto the crank to remove the anodization layer. This is the least-damaging way to remove anodization. Then use 400-600/800-1000-2000 grit sand paper (visit an autoparts store) to finish off the sanding. If you have no wear to speak of you can probably start with 1000-grit paper. At that point, polish with simichrome or nevr dull. You may decide to just leave it as a polished crank - wax it or cover it with boeshield T-9 anti-corrosion compound. Also available from www.vcgraphix.com are heavy-duty stick-on plastic covers for your crank arms so that toe rub will not dig into your crankarm surface. - Don Gillies San Diego, CA |
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