Some paint has flaked away on my winter road bike.
Aware that the road salt will just eat the aluminium come winter.
Any special paint or preparation needed to protect it from the elements?
(Doesn’t need to be pretty, it’s generally ridden to the pub in winter and sits out in the rain)
Painting an Aluminium Frame
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Re: Painting an Aluminium Frame
I have a pot of clear nail varnish for small chips in paintwork .
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Re: Painting an Aluminium Frame
same here or i may try to colour match depending on where it is and how close a match i can get
I have clear black and red in the tool kit!
i just put it on with no preperation
I have clear black and red in the tool kit!
i just put it on with no preperation
Re: Painting an Aluminium Frame
pretty much the same here, although one old kona I had came with a little pot of touch up paint from new...
Now I just raid my wife or daughter's (2 different people - I'm in Sheffield, not Royston Vasey!) nail polish collections for the closest colour and then give it a quick spray of clear laquer over the top once it's dry.
Now I just raid my wife or daughter's (2 different people - I'm in Sheffield, not Royston Vasey!) nail polish collections for the closest colour and then give it a quick spray of clear laquer over the top once it's dry.
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Re: Painting an Aluminium Frame
If you're just touching it up then a little pot of enamel (model stuff) will do the job. Worth applying a few coats though ... let it dry between coats.
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Re: Painting an Aluminium Frame
Cheers
I’ll find some of the suffix stuff
I’ll find some of the suffix stuff