Lucendi wrote: ↑Sun Sep 15, 2019 9:12 pmHi,
I've come to a point where any additional weight saving come at a very expensive price. :/ I've taken my 2012 Cervélo R3 Team from 7,15 to 6,60 kgs simply by changing/upgrading to commonly avalible parts.
I was wondering roughly how much weight could be saved by stripping the frame and fork from paint?
Is it safe to ride a nude carbon bike or will UV-rays negatively affect the carbon and epoxy composite?
Paint strip frame to save weight?
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A sick part of me always wanted to strip my bike (always overridden), but how do they hold up long term? Any discoloration? I know some seem to use wax with uv protecton.
You can buy the decals:
https://www.bicyclestickers.co.uk/collections/cervelo
The answer to both questions probably depend on your capabilities. I've sprayed 2 frames, neither particularly well so ended up getting a professional to do it.
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About 10hrs in and 50% done.
18 hrs in and almost finished;
Removing the paintwork resulted in a weight loss of 156 grams!!
It has a funky metallic sheen just like the graphite tip of a pencil.
Can I claim this is a Weight Weenie-bike now?
It has a funky metallic sheen just like the graphite tip of a pencil.
Can I claim this is a Weight Weenie-bike now?
jorisee01 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 16, 2019 9:51 pmMaybe this helps
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink/topic? ... source=app
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Great tip! - I used some 303 and it came out great, giving the entire frame a clean glossy finish!
Nice! I did similar with my Supersix.
I only moved to blades near the end - sanding was very time consuming and messy. When I thought I was done, there were still some patches of black paint (primer?). I did some more fine wet sanding (800-1500) to get rid of those patches and make sure the finish was to my satisfaction.
Just get some nice decals, unless you want to send your bike away for painting.
I only moved to blades near the end - sanding was very time consuming and messy. When I thought I was done, there were still some patches of black paint (primer?). I did some more fine wet sanding (800-1500) to get rid of those patches and make sure the finish was to my satisfaction.
Just get some nice decals, unless you want to send your bike away for painting.
Wow, I'd really love to do this. I've got 10 days coming up when I will be unable to ride my bike so it's a perfect time.
Just worried that I'll totally screw it up. I'm not the handiest of handies.
Just worried that I'll totally screw it up. I'm not the handiest of handies.
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If I could do it using nothing but a folding knife, I think you can too!
The paint is soft and the carbon epoxy composite is hard, so scraping the paint off is surprisingly easy.
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The part that scares me a little is tearing down all the components then reassembling.
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