On 2/16/20 7:07 PM, 'Dave Small' via RBW Owners Bunch wrote:
Thanks, George. I'm glad I'm not the only one who learned something
from this.
Dave
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Thanks, George. I'm glad I'm not the only one who learned something from
this.
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I think you did the right thing by taking it to a professional and I'm glad
it turned out well. It was a learning experience for some of us, too.
After reading about it on this thread I went out and bought some Meguir's
Ultimate Compound. Never would have known about it had you not brought up
Hi all,
The story has a happy ending thanks for a local auto detailer. I took it
to him yesterday and said "can you fix this?" He thumbed it and said "I
think so, but my nail is catching one of the scratches so it may not come
out completely." I said that's fine, even if it's just greatly di
I've used the product I recommended above on bicycles with good results.
You could try a bit on the bottom of the bottom bracket or a chainstay.
On Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 10:29:26 PM UTC-5, Dave Small wrote:
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> Thanks much to everyone who's responded. I love this forum, with its
> cumu
Dave - practice on someone else's car :-)
On Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 9:29:26 PM UTC-6, Dave Small wrote:
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> Thanks much to everyone who's responded. I love this forum, with its
> cumulative knowledge and folks who're willing to take the time to help
> others.
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> Laing mentioned Yout
Thanks much to everyone who's responded. I love this forum, with its
cumulative knowledge and folks who're willing to take the time to help
others.
Laing mentioned Youtube, which was a great suggestion that I hadn't
considered. Forty minutes of watching scratch-removal videos convinced me
OK, I was looking at this on my phone last night and on my small screen the
white patch looked like what you were trying to fix; Now I am on my
computer I see that the white mark is just the refection of the light & the
skratches are to the left of that.
Better, I agree it looks as thought the
Lots of good replies, but my opinion based on some similar paint and clear
coat repairs to other Rivendells:
*Before* considering sand paper, *definitely try scratch removal compound.
Specifically, Meguiar's Ultimate Compound. *It's $10 at Walmart, AutoZone,
or O'Reilly's ... or free if you swi
Yah, rubbing compound and a "scratch remover" polish would be a good place
to start. You can always move up to fine sandpaper if that is insufficient.
Steve
On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 4:54 PM George Schick wrote:
> Laing - instead of the W/D sandpaper how about rubbing or, better yet,
> polishing
Scratches can polish out as others have described with less aggressive than
W/D high count fine grit papers. For the possibility that you are seeing
marring of the clear coat over the paint, I'd sure try the least invasive
methods first so you don't go into the clear any more than necessary or t
Go to the local hobby shop get a small bottle of Testors gloss black.
Whilst having a small amount of paint thinner handy; dab paint in the scratch
with a small brush then wipe the area quickly witha soft clean rag. The idea is
to leave paint in the scratch whilst removing it from the surroundin
Seconded. Don’t know what kind of bars/stem you intend on using, but if that’s
the area where the bars would swing around and hit, I’d wrap that area anyway
to prevent a dent.
It almost looks like the area you’d want to protect, but hard to know without
the front end installed.
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This stuff works pretty good.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Meguiars-M10532-Mirror-Glaze-Ultra-cut-Compound-32-Oz/29724007
If you don't like walmart, Harbor Freight sells it for $14 more. So does
Autozone. Walmart is nominally better than Amazon, which I don't use. Got
mine at the local Autozone, b
Joe - or just take it to a bike painter and get their opinion on whether
the scratches can be removed by just being rubbed out (with whatever
technique they'd use). *And* then see if they'd do if if it sounds to
risky for a DIY job. A good painter *should* agree to that and for a
modest price
I think that's the ticket, get that Scratch-Off stuff at an auto parts store
that goes on like wax and wipes off. Or just find a bike painter to do the
toptube, gloss black shouldn't be too hard to match.
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Laing - instead of the W/D sandpaper how about rubbing or, better yet,
polishing compound, applied with a rag and some water? I've rubbed out
scratches on automobiles with that stuff before and it works just fine.
You should be able to get it at an auto part store.
On Wednesday, February 12,
You could also try an auto or motorcycle detailer or a paint-less dent
remover professional if you don't want to do it yourself.
You can always start with 3000 or 5000 grit or the highest grit you can
find to develop some experience and confidence. The higher the grit number,
the less paint it
Thanks, Laing. Sad to say, it's a 58cm.
I thought about polishing but didn't want to make it worse (I've learned
the hard way that I have a tendency to do that sometimes) if I had other
options. I hadn't thought about Youtube, and it's a good idea. I'll look
there.
Dave
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Get some 1000 & 2000 grit wet/dry sand paper and start polishing, 1000 grit
first, then 2000. It will take a while, but the sand paper is so fine that
you won't be able to remove too much paint too fast. I imagine that that
are some YouTube directions on this sort of thing. The scratches don't l
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