I only got the frame last night, it’s a cheap frame, the last owner has done a rattle can black paint job straight over the original paint, it’s chipped, scraped and bubbled in a couple of places and needs a new finish of some sort… I could just rub it back a bit, fill the imperfections and do another rattle can job but I don’t really fancy that TBH, it’s never much good and always costs more than it should.
I’m definitely not settled on a polished/brushed frame I just thought it might work out as cheaper/similar cost to getting is blasted and powder coated, obviously just more labour intensive for me and then of course I’d have to maintain it… I was probably going to strip, wire brush and then 400/800 grit rub it down and either leave it as a “Brushed” finish or go the whole hog and out a polishing wheel…
But there’s a couple of places that do powder coating locally, I will probably see how much they want for a nice basic colour like a flat yellow, orange or green. It doesn’t have to be a masterpiece….
Out of interest has anyone used unimet in Reading for a Bike Frame before?