Paint touch up

There are a couple of scratches on a white Colnago Aluminium frame
that I want to touch up. In a couple of cases the paint has been worn
off (caused by cable abrasion) exposing the bare metal. I was think of
using some white automobile touch up paint. Any advise?

On Dec 1, 12:03*pm, "Rik O'Shea" wrote:
There are a couple of scratches on a white Colnago Aluminium frame
that I want to touch up. In a couple of cases the paint has been worn
off (caused by cable abrasion) exposing the bare metal. I was think of
using some white automobile touch up paint. Any advise?

That will work fine. Make sure to prep the surface with emery paper or
a suitable equivalent first. Check and see if routing your cables
differently or making the housing arcs a bit longer will prevent the
rubbing in the future

"Rik O'Shea" wrote: (clip) Any advise?
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First, I hope you are aware that there are many different shades of "white."
Getting one that is really close may take a little searching. Applying
touch-up with a brush is hard to do seamlessly. If you can find something
in a spray can you can blend it more easily. This has two advantages: 1.)
the edges of the fix will not show as a ridge. 2.) If the color is slightly
off, you can feather it so it is not easily noticed.

If you are mostly concerned with halting the spread of rust - and appearance
is not that important to you - you can get away with white nail polish for
at least one season. I've been using it on my mountain bike for twelve
years and, although it kind of looks like hell, the nail polish really does
stop rust in its tracks. Be sure to check it once a year and re-apply, if
necessary.

"Papa Tom" wrote in message
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If you are mostly concerned with halting the spread of rust

How much rust do you suppose he'll have on an aluminum frame?

How much rust do you suppose he'll have on an aluminum frame?

Oops. Not as much as I seem to have on my brain.

"Papa Tom" wrote in message
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How much rust do you suppose he'll have on an aluminum frame?

Oops. Not as much as I seem to have on my brain.

Gotcha. Touching up paint on an aluminum frame rarely works well.

On Dec 1, 6:03*pm, "Rik O'Shea" wrote:
There are a couple of scratches on a white Colnago Aluminium frame
that I want to touch up. In a couple of cases the paint has been worn
off (caused by cable abrasion) exposing the bare metal. I was think of
using some white automobile touch up paint. Any advise?

On ali, don't bother. You'll have trouble with paint adhering. If you
paint, there will be ridges and the difficulties of colour matchng ,
even in white, will be highligted. If you spray you can, if the paint
adheres, flat the junction a bit to make the new paint blend better.

But I think a sporting bike should have a few honorable scars,
otherwise it makes its rider look like a cafe racer.

Since you aren't a cafe racer...

Andre Jute
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