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Post by Radchenister on Jun 18, 2013 21:47:44 GMT
I agree my old DHer is suffering from that and it wasny cheap - probably going to strip it right down and respray in my step dad's spray booth.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2013 11:01:37 GMT
My T5 black picked up a nice paint chip on the drive back from the shop on the day I purchased it...meh. It's part of the bike's life so doesn't bother me too much Spot of clear nail varnish and its fine
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Post by cocopops on Jun 19, 2013 12:10:50 GMT
Time for a trip to Helfords, we all have battle scars.
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Post by psyclepath on Jun 19, 2013 13:51:40 GMT
I prefer to keep the various scratches and chips as battle scars......it's not like the frame is going to rust. Aluminium does oxidise and it can spread under the paint like rust, paint it with something straight away. It will eventually get under the paint anyway in particular by the bottle and rack mount holes if you use it in all weathers. My old hybrid is particularly badly affected in those areas, its 4 years old though. You are fighting a losing battle though unless you only use the bike in fine dry weather! It shouldn't compromise the frame though for years, I think aluminium frames are more likely to fatique before they rust aren't they?
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Post by Radchenister on Jun 19, 2013 14:02:56 GMT
It's not inevitable, well admittedly, kind of, as everything is decaying over time ... but like a work of art, it can be preserved through careful environmental controls; the environment it rests in and the presence of salts and moisture are the main factors. Cleaning well, treating stone chips and scratches etc and storing it in the warm and dry will prolong the life, popping it in the shed with the damp weather blowing through when covered in road gunk and forgetting it exists for a few weeks during the low motivation points in the winter won't help.
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Post by cbrdeano on Jun 20, 2013 8:42:12 GMT
Next time you do some maintenance on the bike - put some ACF50 corrosion block grease on the fasteners.
I use it on most things ( car, motorbike, mountainbike, T3 etc ) - it is navy and army approved so there have been some serious tests done with it.
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Post by Radchenister on Jun 20, 2013 11:21:14 GMT
Good idea - I will nab some off the old man, he has some in his workshop.
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