Saved from the grave? - Scapin EOS Pro Team (Weld up jobby)

Haha thanks! Yeah so started off originally with the paint stripper. Moved onto sanding off the last bits of primer, and then picking out the hard to reach bits from the carbon weave. Then started polishing up the fork crown from 800 grit to 3000 🤯 and after that hit it with the metal polish. A couple hours work on the crown in total.

Carbon was cleaned up properly from dust etc and given a go with 3 coats of lacquer, polishing back each time. Still have to do the final polish but I’m happy with where it’s at! I’d say it’s nearing 7 hours of work (excluding drying and stripper time) and about £25 spent on materials

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Good work, I'd have given up after 20 minutes.

I know it has taken a while and I’ve hardly even touched the frame yet! I just had to make sure I did it properly after removing @Carabo ‘s paint splatter finish ;)

You last long

wow... nice work! I may have missed up thread but what do you plan to do regarding paint of the frame?

Top work on the fork!

Stunningly good work on the forks, and I also appreciate your very tidy workspace.

I’m really in two minds!! Keep rustic and worn as it is and throw it together with bits I’ve got lying around to use it as a winter smasher for the inevitable future / OR a commuter (yelp) - or try to laboriously remove the old lacquer only (unsure how to do just that on its own) and give a fresh polish and fresh coat of lacquer so it looks a bit more respectible. A respray / full restoration is off the cards though. I just haven’t got the money or time for it and I don’t want to end up with something I’ll be scared of leaning against anything. I’ve already got a bike for that haha.

To be honest I’m open to suggestions on what to do with the paint. (Although I’m not keen on doing a home spray job with rattle cans - don’t think I’ve ever seen a home spray job actually look good) but I could be convinced otherwise

if you want to touch it up cheaply on the welded part then take the frame into B&Q and they can scan the yellow. Buy a tester pot of mixed paint for about a 5er and then just lacquer the repair with something like a brushed on modelling laquer - the valspar paint or whatever they call it isnt resistant or hard like an enamel etc so it needs a protective coat but it would hide the repair from afar. Im not sure who else do a cheap colour matching service. Otherwise it could be buying a few pots of humbrol and mixing it by eye? Id leave the rest of the frame as it.

Fair fucks!

Thanks for sharing. Technique noted for carbon refreshes going forward.

@getoutofbed any progress on the frame? The forks have me salivating.

That fork looks mint. I was planning to do that on the TCR fork for my GT Edge and you've just confirmed that I should!