How to protect rear drop outs - Help needed please

Hi all, newish to the forum, so Hi again.
Just wondering if anyone knew of anything or had any ideas on not recking the rear dropouts.
Im having a fixed frame re-sprayed at my LBS, but once its sprayed Id like it not to get scratched everytime I take out/put back and re-tighten the rear wheel.
Could anyone let me know of any little protector contraptions please?
Thanks all.
Jamie

Get them chromed otherwise live with it - any scratches are not really going to be that visible anyway. Bikes should look like they've been ridden IMO.

Yeah, by all means get some chainstay protection, but generally track ends work better when the paint has chipped away a bit.

No one will think you've let the side down if there's bare metal visible at the rear.

hi jamie, i am with platini, wouldn't worry about a few scratches in the dropouts. was just wondering what LBS does resprays? where are you based dude?

don't put anything on, especially plastic, your axle will be slipping all over the place, best to do as all above have said, leave as they are.

What about those shiny bits some ends have on - not all chrome ends - can they be retro fitted? It might help me as I have an alignment issue on a frame someone sold me - ahem - thought it might work as I could raise or lower one a mm or two to fix it.

Put your wheels on the bike, then respray...

get shiny stainless steel drop-out inserted.

Thanks fellas, Ill live with it as you say, worth an ask though. Im based in Woolwich, by LBS is HARRY PERRY CYCLES. I take my frame in, a couple of days later its all different. He obviously takes it to his sprayer, but great service. Others sprays on my road frames have always been handsome. - Probably on a different thread but many from Woolwich on here? Would like to join in one of your night rides, looks tops.

you could get thin stainless steel sections brazed over the track end, in a similar shape to the raised section of that track end above, then file the paint off the raised section leaving shiney metal that will not rust.

like this:

http://www.littlefishbicycles.com/frame/forkends.html

its all about those carbon frames that have replaceable drops, if you don't have one, i wont talk to you (a good thing most likely).

welcome to the forum.