Re: [RBW] Rust, Repaint options and Realignment Questions.

Yeah, after reading these threads I was going to recommend what Jay says. Strip it as best as you can and if you don't want to just clear coat over the striped frame, primer it with an "etch

Re: [RBW] Rust, Repaint options and Realignment Questions.

I'm going to recommend taking it in the opposite direction. Skip the blasting and powder coat. Tackle the rust and just hit the bare spots with a clear coat of rattle can, or wax. It will be way less attractive to thieves and function just as well. Jay Hartman On Sunday, September 6, 2015, drew

Re: [RBW] Rust, Repaint options and Realignment Questions.

Valid point, for sure. Not worrying damaging about an expensive bike is something I should get over. Working on it, and I imagine it will get easier as the hunq takes on more beausage. Here in Los Angeles, theft is a very real issue. I've had 2 bikes stolen, both locked in and with the best lo

Re: [RBW] Rust, Repaint options and Realignment Questions.

Just a modest proposal: throw caution to the wind and with blithe abandon resign your Hunq to the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune (hmmm ... slipping into blank verse). Seriously. In '06 I began to reproach myself that my '03 custom was hanging on the wall gathering dust while I rode beater

[RBW] Rust, Repaint options and Realignment Questions.

So i stumbled on a 1985 trek 870 frame and fork today and came home with it for 30$. lugged, 48cm chainstays, tange prestige mtb tubing, my size. i was and am pretty excited. part of the reason it was 30$ is because it is pretty rough aesthetically. no dents (maybe slightly from a kickstand)