Mike, Couldn't you use clear nail polish for touch up, as Thomas suggested?
David G Madison WI On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 3:23 PM, Mike S <mikeshalj...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a 2.5 year old Quickbeam that's accumulating some pretty good > beausage, which I'm currently fine with. However, if I were to re- > finish, I think the clear powder-coating would be my 1st choice. The > only concern I have is what you do when a clear powder-coat gets > dinged, meaning what would one use for touch up work? I tend to be > hard on stuff, and I know any finish would soon require touch up. > > For those with the CPC, what have you used for this purpose? Also, > where would one have to send a bike to get this done, I assume there's > a contractor Rivendell knows? Any idea what the cost is? > > Thanks! > > On Dec 8, 9:21 am, "Allingham II, Thomas J" > <thomas.alling...@skadden.com> wrote: > > There have been a few posts on this in the past. I have a Bomba that > was originally clear powder coated. The bike lived for its first summer at > my house at the Jersey shore, literally 20 yards from the saltwater > Intracoastal Waterway, and after that summer I noticed that it was > developing some small rust spots. It was my first Rivendell, and my first > "nice" bike, and I had what I now think of as a bit of an obsessive fear > that something was going "wrong" with it. So I had it repainted (which, > BTW, Riv volunteered to contribute to the cost of, entirely without > complaint; with the benefit of hindsight, I don't think they needed to do > that, and I probably shouldn't have accepted). There are, I believe, lots > of clear powdercoated Rivs out there with no problems at all, and the > notion that a few rust spots is really a "problem" could certainly be > debated. (I think a few of those bikes are identified in a string on the > Bombadil group on Flickr, and I think Esteban on this list had a Protovelo > that experienced no issues.) > > > > I'm on the Mystery Bike list, and I don't plan to use that bike at the > Shore; since it will be living inland in Delaware, if GP and the crew will > allow it in light of my history on the Bomba, I might very well choose to > have this bike clear powdercoated. My Bomba in its original finish was the > prettiest bike I've ever seen (subjective judgment, of course), and if it > develops a little rust over time, well, that's what steel does, and that's > why clear nail polish was invented, I guess. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto: > rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Sprunger > > Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 9:03 AM > > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > Subject: [RBW] What happened to clear powder coating > > > > In reading Grant's latest post about the new mystery bike, I noted his > comments on potential clear powder coating of the frame. That remark made > me wonder what happened to clear powder coat option that was promoted > heavily 3-4 years ago. My original series Bombadil was clear coated, and > the finish is still solid. Grant's comments imply some sort of salt issues > related perhaps to sea air. Of course, North Dakota is about as inland as > it gets. Should someone with a clear coat finish anticipate a paint job to > preserve the frame? > > Thanks, > > David Sprunger > > Fargo, ND > -- 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.
