On Mar 4, 12:11 pm, "Scotty" <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello all Can a crankset be reasonably refinished some how ? Like
> anodized or some other type of refinishing ? I have a low mileage dura ace
> crankset that I allowed to get sweat etched. I can't stand the look of it. I
> was thinking of replacing the arms. With the cost of new arms, I got a
> brainstorm that maybe it could be refinished for less money. Thanks for any
> help. Scott
Look closely at my retro-Lightning:
http://home.pacifier.com/~jwills/Gallery/photos/photo_3.html
The crankarms are actually old Campy BMX arms that were originally
blue anodized, just like this:
http://www.kingkog.com/kogshop/images/campychris.jpg
I sanded off the anodizing (by hand) with wet 600 grit sandpaper, then
smoothed them (by hand) with rubbing compound and them finished them
(by hand) with polishing compound. I used No.7 products, which are
available just about anywhere, but I understand that Mother's products
also have their following.
(All that hand work encompassed a couple weeks, part-time, of sitting
on the couch and working out the imperfections. If you start now, you
may have yours ready for riding season.)
Every year or two, I remove the cranks and polish them up. They don't
dull all that much, but enough to make the new polish worthwhile. Your
environment may be different- I don't know what harsh road chemicals
and sweat would do to the unanodized surface. I don't ride that bike
as much as it deserves, so YMMV.
Jeff