I was responding to wolfesquire’s post haha. He lives not far from me. I’d love to come check out Singapore though hahacenturionAL wrote: ↑Mon Sep 24, 2018 4:55 pmWow appreciate it... But I'm in SingaporeSpecializedColnago wrote: ↑Mon Sep 24, 2018 3:45 pmLet me know if you need some help on it. I can dig up the buffing kit I used with the various power drill specific buffing wheels and the correct buffing compound for you to borrow.wolfesquire wrote: I think I just found myself a winter project on my CAAD12. Virginia doesn't get horrible winters, but I would rather ride the trainer in front of the TV in the winter than bundle up.
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Where u from? Do let me know if u happened to comeSpecializedColnago wrote: ↑Mon Sep 24, 2018 5:48 pmI was responding to wolfesquire’s post haha. He lives not far from me. I’d love to come check out Singapore though hahacenturionAL wrote: ↑Mon Sep 24, 2018 4:55 pmWow appreciate it... But I'm in SingaporeSpecializedColnago wrote: ↑Mon Sep 24, 2018 3:45 pmLet me know if you need some help on it. I can dig up the buffing kit I used with the various power drill specific buffing wheels and the correct buffing compound for you to borrow.wolfesquire wrote: I think I just found myself a winter project on my CAAD12. Virginia doesn't get horrible winters, but I would rather ride the trainer in front of the TV in the winter than bundle up.
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I’m in the US, specifically Virginia.centurionAL wrote:
Where u from? Do let me know if u happened to come
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Lightly sanded down the fork to remove the clearcoat. Sprayed it gloss black
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The rough strip looks awesome
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Thanks, I have no patience.... Lol
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Done! Gg to put on bartape and bottle cages once I have the time. 6.7kg from my mechanic's scale as what he told me.
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Your levers are too low, ramps should be parallel with the ground at minimum, higher is acceptable too.
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First ride after build. Finished at 6.75kg with pedals.
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Is there a reason why one wouldn’t be able to use a chemical stripper to remove the paint from an aluminum frame? I’ve used chemicals to strip the clearcoat/paint from my alloy (car) wheels and polish them up afterwards. It’s much easier than sanding by hand and then you can use a machine polisher to get the final finish you want (brushed, matte, full polish). Like this https://www.flickr.com/gp/7120760@N05/2927u1
A chemical stripper could get rid of those small black marks on the welds of your head tube.
A chemical stripper could get rid of those small black marks on the welds of your head tube.
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iamraymond wrote: ↑Tue Oct 16, 2018 1:12 pmIs there a reason why one wouldn’t be able to use a chemical stripper to remove the paint from an aluminum frame? I’ve used chemicals to strip the clearcoat/paint from my alloy (car) wheels and polish them up afterwards. It’s much easier than sanding by hand and then you can use a machine polisher to get the final finish you want (brushed, matte, full polish). Like this https://www.flickr.com/gp/7120760@N05/2927u1
A chemical stripper could get rid of those small black marks on the welds of your head tube.
I did use chemical stripper but those black marks are super stubborn
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What type of stripper did you use? I had very good success with Aircraft remover or 3V3. It might take a few concentrated applications to the difficult areas.