Tim is right on........just some paste wax for cars (Johnson) or (Turtle wax) or you could use the liquid stuff, "Dupont rain dance" brand comes to mind.. It keeps your bike looking spiffy and applying it is a good time to inspect for cracks or other potential damage to the frame or parts. I've found that using fenders year round keeps the water and gunk out of the frame tubes and keeps the bike parts cleaner generally too. You can use nail polish remover with a cotton cue tip. Not sure if it affects enamel paint but don't be too sloppy. Re-touch up with enamel model paint and apply wax over it and you should be fine for the riding season. You may want to re-apply the wax two or three more times if you ride all year. Salted winter roads might require more vigilance but we don't salt in my area soooo........there you have it.
On Aug 29, 5:56 am, Steve Wimberg <st...@stevewimberg.com> wrote: > Thanks to those that replied. > > Charlie, what type of wax are you talking about? I must plead > ignorance! Is applying it simply a matter of melting and brushing it > over the nicks? > > Also, do you (or anyone else) think that removing existing nail polish > with nail polish remover will harm the original paint? > > Thanks, > Steve > > On Aug 29, 2009, at 4:26 AM, charlie wrote: > > > > > I'd just use model paint. You can mix the little paint jars and get a > > custom color that matches. If you are not confident to do that, get an > > art student/person/friend to help. Model paint usually keeps fairly > > well. I just ride the beans out of my bikes and put some past wax on > > but I have to be totally honest I haven't done much to my various > > bikes except spray one inside with T-9. Mostly I just ride the beans > > out of them. I have bikes from the 80's with original paint one of > > which I rode for two winters with nothing but wax over the paint dings > > and viola no rust. Imagine that, all that fuss and no problemo! I had > > one frame powdercoated and after 28 years of original paint and > > neglect I could have just left it alone and rode it for 28 more and > > still the frame would be rideable. If its just looks then touch it up > > and have it re-painted every 10 years but rust really isn't an issue > > if you store your bike inside and ride with fenders. I'd just plug the > > common pathways to getting water in the bottom bracket, use fenders, > > T-9 inside and wax out side coupled with touch up once in a while and > > "forget about it", capish! > > > On Aug 28, 7:37 am, stevew <st...@stevewimberg.com> wrote: > >> Hi all, > > >> I have an orange Rambouillet with a few nicks and scrapes. Some have > >> been touched up with nail polish by the previous owner, and some are > >> newer, showing the bare steel. I would like to redo the existing > >> touch up spots, and touch up the new nicks. > > >> My concern is not so much aesthetic, but rust prevention. > > >> I found a good step by step on how to touch up bicycle paint on the > >> Waterford site:http://waterfordbikes.com/now/home.php?newstype=touchuppaint > > >> And, some orange bike touch paint at Ben's > >> Cycles:http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=612_6 > >> ... > > >> Here are my questions: > > >> 1. What do people normally use to touch up paint? I have seen many > >> different examples online, but am curious what this group thinks. > > >> 2. If I use nail polish remover to remove the existing nail polish > >> on > >> my bike, do I need to worry about the nail polish remover coming into > >> contact with the original finish? > > >> 3. A small bottle of Testors paint seems like a decent way to go, > >> although color match may be a problem. If I use Testor's, I want > >> enamel paint, right? I would rather not get into spraying, which > >> eliminates the Competition Orange, I think. > > >> Any other wisdom is certainly welcome. > > >> Thanks, > >> Steve --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
