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02GF74

posted on 4/12/16 at 12:32 PM Reply With Quote
carbon fibre matt finish

I have carbon fibre mountain bike frame that had a couple of scrapes. I used fine wet n dry followed by polishing compound to remove them.

Unfortunately the rest of the frame is a matt finish so the part I polished (top tube) does not match, hence the question of how to I make the surface matt?

Two options that spring to mind; one option is to use a matt clear lacquer and second is to blast it with very fine media such a bicarbonate of solder. The blasting appeals more as it obviously is quicker and means there will be no overspray but the frame has thin walls so I do not want to risk damaging it by the blasting. Also don't want the surface to end up porous so that it holds in dirt.

As usual, all ideas welcome.






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loggyboy

posted on 4/12/16 at 12:45 PM Reply With Quote
Stop at the 1200 wet n dry? Don't do the polishing.

[Edited on 4-12-16 by loggyboy]





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