How To Paint A Steel Bicycle Frame
But let s discuss carbon fiber aluminum and titanium for a moment.
How to paint a steel bicycle frame. Full color line up available here. We re refinishing a steel frame here. Small chips won t ruin aluminium or steel frames. In albuquerque we don t get alot of moisture.
They re unlikely to compromise. Allow to dry then a tack rag to remove any dust. Powder coating is used on fences car chassis and other large structures. If the frame has a thick or glossy paint on it use a low grit rough sandpaper to remove a lot of the old paint.
We can paint accessorie or components to match as well call or email for a quote. After the frame is positioned wipe down with a reducer wetted lint free cloth. Chemical paint remover and abrasives will do serious damage to a carbon fiber frame and so the best you can so is to leave the original finish in place and roughen it slightly so a new finish will adhere. Refresh your trusty frame with a new paint job.
I did not cleacoat the frame but plan to have in powdercoated with a clear finish. Paint removing chemicals do the job nicely on diy home spray jobs or with a softer material frame but shot sand blasting is the fastest and most thorough method on most steel frames. Each paint batch is mixed by hand and as such frames even from the same year may have slightly different shades. It had a pink over white paint job with decals on the outer most layer of paint.
View the touch up paint range. Raw steel valencia frames waiting to be coated after powder application the frame is baked at nearly 400ยบ f turning the dry pigment into a uniform coating that is beautiful and highly durable. We offer touch up paint for the colours used in the condor and brompton bicycle ranges. Heritage can powder coat your steel or alloy frame and fork breathing new life into an old friend and offering some corrosion protection to boot.
If the frame has a matte paint on it or it s completely bare use a high grit fine sandpaper. I started with a columbus steel cinelli gazzetta track frame. Sand the frame of the bike so the new coat of paint is able to stick. Take the can of primer and shake for 2 3 mins.