Paint strip frame to save weight?

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by RocketRacing

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.
Lucendi wrote:
Sun Sep 15, 2019 9:12 pm
Hi,

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?

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Lucendi wrote:
Wed Sep 18, 2019 7:14 pm

What would be the best way to do the decals? A stencil and draw in the letters with a marker or to use vinyl?

What kind of clearcoat would you recommend?
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.
Cervelo R3 - 5.4kg viewtopic.php?f=10&t=142420

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About 10hrs in and 50% done.

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Nice!

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18 hrs in and almost finished;

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Removing the paintwork resulted in a weight loss of 156 grams!!

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It has a funky metallic sheen just like the graphite tip of a pencil.

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Can I claim this is a Weight Weenie-bike now?

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jorisee01 wrote:
Mon Sep 16, 2019 9:51 pm
Maybe this helps

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Great tip! - I used some 303 and it came out great, giving the entire frame a clean glossy finish! :)

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good work!

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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.

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Nice work!

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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. :?

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rlanger wrote:
Thu Oct 03, 2019 10:47 pm
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. :?
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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Lucendi wrote:
Sat Sep 21, 2019 9:22 pm
Can I claim this is a Weight Weenie-bike now?
6.5 kg. 14.3 pounds. Yes. You're illegal according to the UCI.

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RussellS wrote:
Fri Oct 04, 2019 8:16 pm
Lucendi wrote:
Sat Sep 21, 2019 9:22 pm
Can I claim this is a Weight Weenie-bike now?
6.5 kg. 14.3 pounds. Yes. You're illegal according to the UCI.
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Lucendi wrote:
Fri Oct 04, 2019 7:35 pm
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.
The part that scares me a little is tearing down all the components then reassembling. :shock:

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