Need to paint underside of frame

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dannyfrankszzz <[email hidden]>

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Whilst cycling on a road that was in development, I had to pedal for
several miles with loose stones flicking up on to the underside of my
frame resulting in considerable abrasion to the paintwork, which I
would like to repair.

First thought is a touch up paint for a car. I was just wondering if
anyone had any good tips for this problem.

A front mudguard with a flap? :-)

Rob Morley said the following on 30/08/2006 13:09:

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A front mudguard with a flap? :-)

That was such an obvious suggestion that I declined to make it in case
I'd missed something even more obvious in the post :-)

I also noted who the OP was - starts threads then disappears...

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Paul Boyd
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Perhaps the OP doesn't wish to use mudguards.

Keep posts relevant to the subject.

dannyfrankszzz said the following on 30/08/2006 14:05:

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Perhaps the OP doesn't wish to use mudguards.

Perhaps the OP would like to give a bit more info then. Why wouldn't
the OP wish to use mudguards if the OP is that worried about damaging
paintwork? If the OP is riding through roadworks without mudguards,
then the OP will get paint damage unless the OP slows right down. Or
fits mudguards.

--
Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

Paul Boyd said:

dannyfrankszzz said the following on 30/08/2006 14:05:

Quoted message said:

Perhaps the OP doesn't wish to use mudguards.

Perhaps the OP would like to give a bit more info then. Why wouldn't
the OP wish to use mudguards if the OP is that worried about damaging
paintwork?

Stable door and bolted horses methinks, unless you are planning to use
the flappy bit as a paintbrush.

Step one, turn the bike over.
Step 2. Clean the affected area.
Step 3. use car touch up paint of an appropriate colour.
step 4. prevent further damage.. you could put a couple of layers of
clear vinyl sticky tape on the relevant area as a surface coating -
neat, unobtrusive and effective as well as being cheap if you don't
want to use mudguards.

...d

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Quoted message said:

Whilst cycling on a road that was in development, I had to pedal for
several miles with loose stones flicking up on to the underside of my
frame resulting in considerable abrasion to the paintwork, which I
would like to repair.

First thought is a touch up paint for a car. I was just wondering if
anyone had any good tips for this problem.

Nail varnish.

Ken

David Martin said:

step 4. prevent further damage.. you could put a couple of layers of
clear vinyl sticky tape on the relevant area as a surface coating -
neat, unobtrusive and effective as well as being cheap if you don't
want to use mudguards.

..d

Or while buying the touch up paint, get some clear protective film
intended for chip protection. Probably hard to find at an ordinary car
shop, but a paint factors would stock it.

"dannyfrankszzz" <[email hidden]>
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Quoted message said:

Whilst cycling on a road that was in development, I had to pedal for
several miles with loose stones flicking up on to the underside of my
frame resulting in considerable abrasion to the paintwork, which I
would like to repair.

First thought is a touch up paint for a car. I was just wondering if
anyone had any good tips for this problem.

If it's an alloy bike, I'd leave it. It's difficult to touch stuff up really
well. If you *really* want to do it, go and get someone to mix a little pot
of matching straight colour, base and clear is a ballache. OTOH go round car
shops with your bike and compare to touch up sticks.

dannyfrankszzz said:

Perhaps the OP doesn't wish to use mudguards.

Perhaps the OP will get chipped paint then. If mudguards are too uncool,
try putting something protective on the frame.

Quoted message said:

Keep posts relevant to the subject.

Why?

Talking of which, did anyone go to see stage 2 of the TdB?

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Don Whybrow

Sequi Bonum Non Time

"I fought the Dharma, and the Dharma won." (Allen Ginsberg)

Chris Bartram said:

David Martin said:

step 4. prevent further damage.. you could put a couple of layers of
clear vinyl sticky tape on the relevant area as a surface coating -
neat, unobtrusive and effective as well as being cheap if you don't
want to use mudguards.

..d

Or while buying the touch up paint, get some clear protective film
intended for chip protection. Probably hard to find at an ordinary car
shop, but a paint factors would stock it.

You can get away with using the clear sticky plastic
sheet sold for backing books to keep chips at bay. It seems fairly
weatherproof & a couple of layers will also do the job as not too
obvious chainstay protection. It can be a bit of a pig to remove and
replace when it does finally get scruffy though.
--
Tim.

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Kenneth Clements said:

Nail varnish.

Ken

I have to agree with Ken, nail varnish is excellent. Not only are you
more likely to find a better colour match but nail varnish is paint and
laquer all in one go. The modern stuff is also chip resistant. Build up
thin layers to get the best finish.

Thanks for the tip on the nail varnish. I don't have personal experience of using nail varnish but it certainly sounds like a good idea.

The question is though does it have that industrial stickability quality? I wouldn't have thought so given that it's for putting on humans.