I recently had a carbon frame repaired on the chain stay. For reason best not gone into (too frustrating and time consuming), it was not feathered/sanded down and painted, so it looks pretty rough. I'm trying to find someone in SYdney who might do the sanding/painting.
Does anyone know of anyone?
Thanks
ANyone know where a carbon frame can be painted in SYdney
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Postby AUbicycles » Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:45 am
Hi,
Is the 'problem area' near the drop outs / bottom bracket or in the middle?
usually any decals on a carbon fibre frame are under the surface of the resin and surface coats. A touch up job is in this case a surface treatment however will never completely regain previous glory. You can polish the frame yourself you can use finer and finer sand paper grades and a brush polish (for example on a drill). It is cheap and effective.
Back to the carbon fibre, a typical carbon fibre weave is typically strong in one direction which makes them suseptible to breaking when force is applied from other sides. As opposed to a fibreglass surfboard, a carbon fibre bike frame can't be easily patched up, the actual 'wound', the strength is comprimised. Infact unless the rod / tube is completely replaced it is as weak as or weaker than a fractured / bent aluminium tube.
Back to the cosmetic treatment, have you throught about a sticker, often the sticker that protects the frame against chain rub looks quite good.
Cheers
Christopher
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Is the 'problem area' near the drop outs / bottom bracket or in the middle?
usually any decals on a carbon fibre frame are under the surface of the resin and surface coats. A touch up job is in this case a surface treatment however will never completely regain previous glory. You can polish the frame yourself you can use finer and finer sand paper grades and a brush polish (for example on a drill). It is cheap and effective.
Back to the carbon fibre, a typical carbon fibre weave is typically strong in one direction which makes them suseptible to breaking when force is applied from other sides. As opposed to a fibreglass surfboard, a carbon fibre bike frame can't be easily patched up, the actual 'wound', the strength is comprimised. Infact unless the rod / tube is completely replaced it is as weak as or weaker than a fractured / bent aluminium tube.
Back to the cosmetic treatment, have you throught about a sticker, often the sticker that protects the frame against chain rub looks quite good.
Cheers
Christopher
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