Just the laquer or something more sinister

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pedalmonkey
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by pedalmonkey

Hi

I crashed by last carbon frame big time time last year, so have built up (with the help of insurance) a new bike based on a Giant TCR SL (that's my claim to it being a light bike, it's just over 14lb for the build) , finally got it on the road (done 60 miles in total) , gave it it's first clean at the weekend and found some strange 'marks' a dull patch on the top tube and little lines, and some little lines coming down from the steerer on the other side,

I don't know if I should be nervous, or just get on with it ... think this is going to be my last carbon frame

Any advice appreciated, I know it's hard to tell from pictures, I'm a little disheartened at the moment as but a lot of effort into this build, it appears to be in the laq, lots of experiance with alloy frames, not a lot with carbon ... thoughts ?

Cheers

White mark on top tube and lines over the T
White mark on top tube and lines over the T


Lines coming down from race
Lines coming down from race

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2002maniac
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by 2002maniac

looks like crazing in the laquer. definitely not anything to worry about but still a bummer.

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Permon
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by Permon

pedalmonkey wrote:Hi

I crashed by last carbon frame big time time last year, so have built up (with the help of insurance) a new bike based on a Giant TCR SL (that's my claim to it being a light bike, it's just over 14lb for the build) , finally got it on the road (done 60 miles in total) , gave it it's first clean at the weekend and found some strange 'marks' a dull patch on the top tube and little lines, and some little lines coming down from the steerer on the other side,

I don't know if I should be nervous, or just get on with it ... think this is going to be my last carbon frame

Any advice appreciated, I know it's hard to tell from pictures, I'm a little disheartened at the moment as but a lot of effort into this build, it appears to be in the laq, lots of experiance with alloy frames, not a lot with carbon ... thoughts ?

Cheers



Do not worry. It looks quite OK, nothing structural.

artray
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by artray

You could sand the clear off and apply some new clear . Just use some fine wet & dry.

Irish
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by Irish

An easy fix is to buy some Autosol and polish out the blemishes, its worked a treat on my previous tcr.

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prendrefeu
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by prendrefeu

Nail polish (clear) is Laquer.
Cheap.

1. Apply
2. Buff Smooth
3. ???
4. Profit
Exp001 || Other projects in the works.

shadwell
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by shadwell

paint and clear gets misappklied to alu, steel and Ti too mate...
no need to throw baby out with the bathwater....

just ride... its alll good

pedalmonkey
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by pedalmonkey

Thanks everybody, I'm not going to try and 'patch it up' as i will probably just make it worse. Think I am just worring about carbon to much as there is some my bad press / miss information , found these marks on the steerer and thought 'oh no it's going to fail' just need to get on with it and enjoy the new bike

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Cheers all

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by thisisatest

while the steerer tube looks essentially fine, something is making very shallow scoring marks, probably when removing and reinstalling a stem. if it were mine, i'd look for the culprit and sand/bevel any sharp edges in the stem clamp area. it's simply a good thing to do with clamping surfaces.

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