Raw carbon look on sram force cranks!

[UncleJohn]

Hello guys,
I'm new here, so i will intreduce myself fast! Love road bikes, i ride almost everyday (500k per week) and i'm original from Portugal but living in Paris, France! Ah and i'm 27years old!

So now the big thing, i have a Sram Force crankset and i'm happy with the performance but they look a bit bad near the pedals, so i will get a new frame during next week (focus izalco max) and i dont want to plug a bad looking crankset, so i would like to now if i can sandpapper it till raw carbon and leave it like this or if there is something else i can do!
Thank you all
John

[Frankie - B]

John, it is perfectly fine to do, but you might want to give them a clear coat with laquer.

[UncleJohn]

Thanks for the advice cant wait to start... i think i will do the same to handlebar and bottle cages!

[thprice]

Some links that may help:
http://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=53264
http://ephedyn.blogspot.com.au/2010/04/comprehensive-guide-to-clear-coat.html

[Jmdesignz2]

Be sure to use a breathing mask and gloves. Carbon fiber particles are not good in your body or lungs

[RyanH]

Razor blade method works very well on the cranks. See my Xicon build for pics.

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[UncleJohn]

Thank you guys for the answers, I will take a look, sorry I've been a little bit busy last days
What do you think about this?
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Good weight for saddle seat post combo?

[Jmdesignz2]

depends upon the seatpost diameter and length but you have a light set up for sure

[UncleJohn]

Seatpost is 350x27.2

[Martin.F]

I did exactly what you are thinking of. It was a Quarq/force crankset with Sram logos. I started with 400 grit to get the logos off, then I used some 800 to smoothen things out, and 1200 to finish it off. Then I coated it with some clearcoat.

Pictures in my flickr here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/martinfo/ ... otostream/

[UncleJohn]

Thanks for sharing Martin, really nice work you've done.

[UncleJohn]

Well, just to tell that i've working on my cranks and they are almost finished. Next week i will pick them up with clear coat layer!
Last and only photo for now:



John

[UncleJohn]

Finished, and ready to be mounted. Hope you guys like!

I will be posting better photos tomorrow, from a real camera lol

[MichaelB]

Have just started razor blading the Specialized S-Works cranks for my bike.

Looking fad to the weight saving over the Force22 that is on there now, especially as I'll be using Qman's WW custom alloy spider too. I'm going the flat black option to suit the rest of the bike

[UncleJohn]

I loved to work on these, but it a Force 10s from 2013! Good luck and show me your final result