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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: Los1969 on June 25, 2014, 10:21 PM

Title: any tips on lowing my seat post both post and frame been powercoated its tight
Post by: Los1969 on June 25, 2014, 10:21 PM

still needs to go down about 2 inches have sprayed it and hit with a hammer lol or do I need to turn it with seat on? cheers los

Title: Re: any tips on lowing my seat post both post and frame been powercoated its tight
Post by: pickle on June 25, 2014, 10:57 PM

Can you get it back out now you've hit it down?

Title: Re: any tips on lowing my seat post both post and frame been powercoated its tight
Post by: dancetothedrummersbeat on June 26, 2014, 10:34 AM

I've found out that a build up of rust is quite a common problem. I usually tape a piece of sandpaper around a cylindrical piece of dowling wood, and lightly sand the inner part of the seat tube. I then give it a clean with some wd40 on a rag wrapped around the piece of wood again

Title: Re: any tips on lowing my seat post both post and frame been powercoated its tight
Post by: Los1969 on June 27, 2014, 12:12 AM

Cheers don't know yet  will give it a try, thanks also dttdb