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Post by jimc on Apr 22, 2015 13:23:15 GMT
If you put in enough elbow grease you can get all the alloy and chrome bits looking lovely. 300/600/1200 wet n dry to get rid of the scratches and then a final polish with Dursol Shine or AutoSol. You can get surface rust off chrome with water and tin foil - wet the foil and gently polish over the rust spots. www.robertscycle.com/chrome-clean.htmlMy quill stem went from this To this BTW That's a new headset!
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Post by marcwlms on Apr 22, 2015 18:02:27 GMT
Thanks Jim. Any recommendations for getting the paint off?
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Post by jimc on Apr 23, 2015 10:48:51 GMT
If you're going to do it yourself chemical stripping is the only way to go. Paint the frame with stripper, chuck it in a bin bag and leave it for a while! Then wash it off and sand down or wire brush the bits that didn't fall off or repeat the chemical stripping process.
However, apart from being an unpleasant and dangerous thing to have to do, adding up cost of stripper and a load of cans of primer and then paint, you may be better off getting it blasted and powder coated - you can get this done for as little as Β£50 if you're not that fussy about the right shade of the colour you want and if it's a flat rather than metallic finish. The Raleigh frame was Β£80 to blast, primer, paint and clearcoat because I wanted it matched to the original and that was metallic.
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Post by marcwlms on Apr 24, 2015 14:45:30 GMT
Where did you g t it done out of interest? Could look into it next time I'm down on the island.
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Post by jimc on Apr 24, 2015 17:20:23 GMT
I got it done at a place in Bowcombe between Carisbrooke and Shorwell. www.solentblasters.com/His work is excellent, but he doesn't do powder coating. The guy who runs the bike shop in Sandown said there's a place there called Island Electroplating Ltd who he uses, they don't have a website, but may well be cheaper. A guy at work uses a really cheap place in Pompey - I'll get the details of that too an report back. If the frame is a thin tube like 531 or exotic Columbus you may need to consider bead blasting to stop the frame from being damaged by shot or sand.
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Post by marcwlms on Apr 27, 2015 19:37:01 GMT
Thanks Jim I will give them a ring to ask about prices.
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Post by joby on Jun 12, 2015 12:50:27 GMT
How's the single-speed project going marcwlms? General question to those who have done similar...how do you tackle chain tension when converting an old racer with vertical dropouts?
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Post by chas on Jun 12, 2015 13:17:38 GMT
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Post by joby on Jun 12, 2015 13:25:09 GMT
Thanks. Interesting that the tensioner is only good for single-speed, not fixed gear. I guess horizontal dropouts are a must for fixed gear, then.
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Post by chas on Jun 12, 2015 14:50:03 GMT
Thanks. Interesting that the tensioner is only good for single-speed, notΒ fixed gear. I guess horizontal dropouts are a must for fixed gear, then.
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Post by chas on Jun 12, 2015 14:54:44 GMT
Yes, the tensioner can take the slack out of loose chain but isn't strong enough to take the braking loads of a fixie.
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Post by robertsims on Jun 12, 2015 15:40:28 GMT
Yes, tensioner will be required and is fine for SS, but if want fixed then need horizontal drop outs
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Post by marcwlms on Sept 2, 2015 7:37:02 GMT
How's the single-speed project going marcwlms? General question to those who have done similar...how do you tackle chain tension when converting an old racer with vertical dropouts? Still have a few more bits to get. New brake cables and a new chain and then I just need to find some time to actually do it. This summer has been so busy with new job and things happening at weekend I've barely had time to do anything.
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