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I'm about to get my frame chemically dipped to remove the rather foul, current, paint job. I've done this before and the results are great.
This time rather than go powdercoat I thought I'd polish the frame instead.
It's my dh bike so I'm not bothered about an amazing finish.
Questions are:
Has anyone done this, if so care to share the results?
Secondly, did you then lacquer the frame as protection or leave it raw?
Cheers
James
The easiest way to do it is to get a good finish with some iron wool, t-cut it, then use a car polish suitable for chrome.
Thats how i did mine, laquer's not worth the effort in my opinion.
google 'Rowan Sorrell" and check out his 224 😉
or travis brown's 69er
Autosol is your friend. Remember that aluminum oxidizes in air so after a while the finish will go dull, then it's just a matter of doing it again. Best to get it lacquered at a paint shop which will cost about the same as a regular spray job (anything between £30-60 IME)
aerospace grade alloy polish seals the tiny pores/imperfections in the aluminium preventing oxidation and polishes up to a mirror shine, needs repeating once every 18 months or so and looks awesome.
Have a look for Rolite polish and sealant
Autosol + good car polish.
Sealing wax better than lacquer. I did and cannondale m2000 back in the day...... In the end went for a brushed satin finish... Thing about polishing is you need to go down through the abrasive grade and on a frame is all the tube joins that are hard to do/get to
Toons on here had his 5 spot done. I know the lad that did it for him but not sure how he did it.
Here it is though.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesfergson/3338404395/sizes/l/in/set-72157614211380821/