[Closed] Show me your raw finish bikes

Is ti classed as raw?

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Raw finishes look brilliant and don't seem to tire easily. If you use clear frame protection you can't see it and that keeps it in even better condition. The only other finish as good is anodised I think.

What have you bought now?

Raw bikes look exactly the same but without paint........I've got two,I imagined what they'd look like without paint & then stripped it all off,Ezee innit.......... 8)

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He's gone through about 100 colours today

this (which I really like) was his best suggestion
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I give up 🙁

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And mine...

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Raw and polished! 😕

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thanks thepodge 🙂

(what was i doing wrong)?

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You need to link to a different version of the photo that's all

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Wow thanks guys. duir, you have to put frame protector on a raw frame?

hora, not mine but it will look like this.

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Ohhh that makes me want to strip my Pitch!

Bregante where did you find that image? Is that a silver finish or owners own I wonder???

its called " ti pab" and was the 08 Enduro Expert colour.

That does look good though I'd still go for paint. Maybe silver paint

Not mine but quite nice - looks like its got a satin/silver finish though?

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More polished than raw.....

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wow that looks chrome- how do you keep it mint, buff areas every so often??

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couple of mine
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Jedi did you do that yourself/polish in anyway or is that finish 'factory'?

its a 2012 transition bottlerocket. raw was an option so i took it 🙂

Hora, I hadn't cleaned the bike for about 8months and it's been ridden nearly every week so had started to look a bit dull. I buffed it up (spent no more than 2 mins) after a muddy ride on Sunday using brasso and it's come up lovely.

Mine.....

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...but it could be yours as I'm putting it up for sale soon

Lovely, however thats gonna be pricey 🙁

Oxnop I'm going to try your approach. If I don't like that look I can always bump it off for a Champagne gold ano finish at a later date 8)

I need to get a better photo as it's prettier in the flesh

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munqe chick's '09 Giant Cypher, factory finish is a mixture of gloss polished and matt textured bare alloy.

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giant's own catalogue shot doesnt do it justice

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Here you go. This was stripped back with nitromores and rubbed down with wire wool. It has a bit of a brushed effect, I have never polished it and it rairly even gets cleaned. I have put some heli tape on parts because I have seen how a cable/hose can rub through frames and forks when left alone.

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Very nice- where did you get the sticker/decal kit? Ebay? I'd probably go for transparent with black outline. or white with black outline.