Refinishing a titanium frameset

Habanero said:

Anyone have suggestions on how to refinish an old titanium frameset?
It has plenty of scratches and rub marks etc., that I would like to
remove.

Paint

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Quoted message said:

Anyone have suggestions on how to refinish an old titanium frameset?
It has plenty of scratches and rub marks etc., that I would like to
remove.

Try scotch brite.
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Alex

(Habanero) said:

Anyone have suggestions on how to refinish an old titanium frameset?
It has plenty of scratches and rub marks etc., that I would like to
remove.

3M Scotchbright?

Ron

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Habanero said:

Anyone have suggestions on how to refinish an old titanium frameset?
It has plenty of scratches and rub marks etc., that I would like to
remove.

Depends on finish.

Brushed: Scotchbrite pad

Polished: Scotchbrite pad then polish as with any other metal using
progressively finer rouges.

Bead blasted: Strip the frame, tape the threads, and bead blast it.

Conclusion: bead blasted and polished finishes are silly on titanium bikes
(mine's bead blasted, has areas that have polished from wear, and is going
to stay that way forever because of the effort required to refinish).
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I understand that ScotchBrite does the job. You know that it's available on
shaft mounts that can be used in a drill motor or side grinder.
Jon

[email hidden] (Habanero) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

Anyone have suggestions on how to refinish an old titanium frameset?
It has plenty of scratches and rub marks etc., that I would like to
remove.

Have you tried asking the manufacturer? If that doesn't work or if
the manufacturer is overseas I've had good luck with Ti Cycles doing
aftermarket work on Ti frames. He was recommended to me by Litespeed
for out of warranty work on one of my frames. He does excellent torch
work ( at least as far as I know and it looks great )

Habanero said:

Anyone have suggestions on how to refinish an old titanium frameset?
It has plenty of scratches and rub marks etc., that I would like to
remove.

http://www.google.nl/groups?q=group:rec.bicycles.tech+insubject:Brushed+insubject:TI+insubject:frames&hl=nl&lr=&as_drrb=b&as_mind=18&as_minm=11&as_miny=1998&as_maxd=20&as_maxm=11&as_maxy=1998&selm=731fsm%24jn%241%40ultra.sonic.net&rnum=1

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Drew Eckhardt said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Habanero said:

Anyone have suggestions on how to refinish an old titanium frameset?
It has plenty of scratches and rub marks etc., that I would like to
remove.

Depends on finish.

Brushed: Scotchbrite pad

Polished: Scotchbrite pad then polish as with any other metal using
progressively finer rouges.

Bead blasted: Strip the frame, tape the threads, and bead blast it.

Conclusion: bead blasted and polished finishes are silly on titanium
bikes (mine's bead blasted, has areas that have polished from wear,
and is going to stay that way forever because of the effort required
to refinish).

I agree. The brushed finish is perfect. It looks good, and if you get
scratches you can just rub them out.

I've gotten a good finish on an aluminum frame with #0000 steel wool. I imagine
it would work well on Ti too.

Matt O.

Habanero said:

Anyone have suggestions on how to refinish an old titanium frameset?
It has plenty of scratches and rub marks etc., that I would like to
remove.

Sanding, then polishing, using progressively finer media, as
with any metal finishing.

Use the finest grit that will do the job - hard to suggest
without seeing the damage. 60grit for example makes _huge_
sand scratches but may well be necessary if your scratches
are 0.5mm deep.

Emery in finer grits, then steel wool in finer gauges, then
a metal polish.

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