There was a blog post along similar lines a few months ago where a rider had received a brand new frame that had scratches on the top tube and he wanted to know the best way to remove them. He ultimately took the frame to an auto detailer (a good idea if you have no experience using various rubbing or polishing compounds!) However, one suggestion that was posted was to use Mequiar's Ultimate Compound to rescue the paint. I bought some of this and it's a great suggestion. But if the right chain stay, which seems to be your biggest issue, is too pitted up from chain slap marks, you may have to repaint or at least touch it up. When you've finally decided what you want to do with that, then cover it with "helicopter tape" to protect it from future damage. If you need a piece of that stuff to finish the job, let me know. I have plenty of extra leftover from my application and I'd be glad to send you some of it.
On Sunday, April 19, 2020 at 1:23:30 PM UTC-5, Matthew P wrote: > > While on the topic of paint, what does one do, other than just enjoy it, > when the bike's paint has "plenty of beausage"? > > I'm building an Atlantis whose paint has some wear. The areas where the > chain ate the paint are really the problem, although perhaps my approach > helps protect those places. > > There are spots on this frame where it looks like you can see the > clearcoat separate from the paint underneath. I'd just like for those > parts to blend a little better and give the paint an overall cleaner look, > just "smooth things out" if possible. Not repaint. Not even touch it up > (although I am interested in getting some Atlantis Russian submarine > interior green touch up paint, if the people in the know see this). > > I'm thinking I'll try waxing it, which would at least protect the paint & > metal some, if it doesn't make it look better. > > I assume a rubbing compound would be too much, would strip away too much > clear coat and paint. > > Would a buffing compound be appropriate? > > I have little experience with paint care, clearly. > > Thanks. > -Matthew > San Diego > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/453a00c3-41d7-407b-8ac1-c634ba354865%40googlegroups.com.
