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Finishing bare metal
calmac:
I rawed my sons Proper Proclaimer a few months back & heard all the hoorors of lacquer & chips in it & rust getting under it so i thought sod that,don't want all that hassle.
Being a bit of a petrol head i always use top quality cleaning ,waxing products on my car & after rawing the frame i simply used a top quality Meguairs Carnuba wax sealant on the rawed frame & so far so good. All you need do is about once a month top up the wax.
Maintainance & good house keeping IE wipe of any water etc. when you get back from riding, it's the same with chrome rims,if you don't treat them well they're done in no time.
I have also rawed bars,crank arms,seatposts using the same methods.
Calum
ED209:
Cheers Calum
I built the bike up raw so the idea of a wax to finish it off sounds well good!
Is this the one...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Meguiars-Maguires-Car-Deep-Crystal-Step-3-Carnuba-Wax_W0QQitemZ370355782251QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item563aecc26b
--- Quote from: calmac on April 13, 2010, 07:55 PM ---I rawed my sons Proper Proclaimer a few months back & heard all the hoorors of lacquer & chips in it & rust getting under it so i thought sod that,don't want all that hassle.
Being a bit of a petrol head i always use top quality cleaning ,waxing products on my car & after rawing the frame i simply used a top quality Meguairs Carnuba wax sealant on the rawed frame & so far so good. All you need do is about once a month top up the wax.
Maintainance & good house keeping IE wipe of any water etc. when you get back from riding, it's the same with chrome rims,if you don't treat them well they're done in no time.
I have also rawed bars,crank arms,seatposts using the same methods.
Calum
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calmac:
--- Quote from: ED209 on April 13, 2010, 09:29 PM ---Cheers Calum
I built the bike up raw so the idea of a wax to finish it off sounds well good!
Is this the one...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Meguiars-Maguires-Car-Deep-Crystal-Step-3-Carnuba-Wax_W0QQitemZ370355782251QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item563aecc26b
--- Quote from: calmac on April 13, 2010, 07:55 PM ---I rawed my sons Proper Proclaimer a few months back & heard all the hoorors of lacquer & chips in it & rust getting under it so i thought sod that,don't want all that hassle.
Being a bit of a petrol head i always use top quality cleaning ,waxing products on my car & after rawing the frame i simply used a top quality Meguairs Carnuba wax sealant on the rawed frame & so far so good. All you need do is about once a month top up the wax.
Maintainance & good house keeping IE wipe of any water etc. when you get back from riding, it's the same with chrome rims,if you don't treat them well they're done in no time.
I have also rawed bars,crank arms,seatposts using the same methods.
Calum
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yeah thats the stuff
calum
ED209:
I'm a go buy me some 8)
Then its Wax on Wax on like the Karate Kid :angel:
wirewheel:
before you laquer it give it a wipe over with strippers or solvent to get rid of any residue your hands will have left on the metal this is the worst thing for frames thats right SWEAT! when you get down to spraying make sure every in ch touched by human hands has been cleaned with solvent white spirit or summat thinners anything just stop touching the frame with hands then laquer it and laquer it and laquer it as many coats as possible for the best finish. its a hell of a lot less likely to flake or rust if the surface is clean before laquering, i have three frames to prove your mate the car sprayer he's wrong. it dont flake off.
remember with any spray job PREPARATION is way more important than anything
best of luck al.
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