Hi, Some of the idea's mentioned might be overthinking the situation. I have quite a few assorted, relatively new Shimano parts on assorted bikes. Lately, Shimano seems to be putting their name on every single part. Overkill to say the least. I did some reading on the issue of logo removal, and it all seemed so involved. After taking a very close look at the parts under very good light, it appeared to me that the logo's had been silk screened on as the last part of the process. In fact, the silk screening appeared to be done over the clear coat on the actual metal. So, I made a pedal my first test case, and simply took a utility/razor knife and scraped it sideways across the logo. VERY gently. Don't panic ! The idea here is to just barely scrape off the logo without going through the clear coat which is underneath it. You do not have to scrape off every micron of logo paint because the next step is equally gentle use of four o fine steel wool. Once you get the feel for it, you'll be amazed at how easy it is to do. And how much prettier the parts are without the silly logo's everywhere. If the logo screening on your Shimano parts is anything like mine have been, you'll have no trouble. I have now removed over a dozen Shimano logo's in just minutes without any troubles. Give it a try. Jon Cameron.
On Dec 13, 9:19 am, Wally <wwer...@redarrowgroup.com> wrote: > I've got a new wild hair - I've been thinking of polishing off the > logos on my derailleur and brake levers. They say "Shimano 105" or > just "Shimano", and I was thinking that a plain silver look would > compliment my Rambouillet a bit better. > > I know, you can't see the logos from more than a few feet away, but > winter is here, and why not? > > Does anyone have any experience in doing this? Does it work? What > polishing compound and/or tools did you successfully use? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
