Underachiever Posted January 24, 2020 Posted January 24, 2020 I think the Hubbers following this thread will be able to help... I have a beautiful Lynskey Ridgeline Ti frame - got if from a dear friend Obviously the typical brushed Ti look. The frame carries a large and deepish scratch on the headtube and a few minor blemishes to the finish on the rest. I'm not sure how to restore this. Not wanting to make things worse, I don't want to attempt "brush" the blemishes out. Using the wrong grit will ruin the frame. So I thought to change the look altogether. Is it possible to buff the entire frame to a more polished look? Looking fwd to a few suggestions. THANKS
BuffsVintageBikes Posted January 27, 2020 Author Posted January 27, 2020 Any metal can be polished for sure but I personally think titanium looks better in a burnished type finish.My suggestion would be to sand the scratches out as best as possible using different grades of wet paper and then have the frame vapour blasted or bead blasted to get that industrial look back. It's a fairly inexpensive process and if vapor blasting, you can choose how polished you want the look to be i.e. different blast media gives different results. DJR and Underachiever 2
Underachiever Posted January 27, 2020 Posted January 27, 2020 Any metal can be polished for sure but I personally think titanium looks better in a burnished type finish.My suggestion would be to sand the scratches out as best as possible using different grades of wet paper and then have the frame vapour blasted or bead blasted to get that industrial look back. It's a fairly inexpensive process and if vapor blasting, you can choose how polished you want the look to be i.e. different blast media gives different results.Great :-) I'm up in JHB, do you have any contacts here?
BuffsVintageBikes Posted January 27, 2020 Author Posted January 27, 2020 Great :-) I'm up in JHB, do you have any contacts here? No sorry, no contacts up there but any car or motorcycle restoration forums/groups will be able to refer you, they often use vapour blasting solutions as it's not nearly as infasive as sand blasting. Just make sure you make your needs made clear, I've only used it on steel and aluminium with good results but titanium is a lot harder. Underachiever 1
BuffsVintageBikes Posted February 12, 2020 Author Posted February 12, 2020 Thanks Hairy, much appreciated, you’re on the ball hahaha Hairy 1
BuffsVintageBikes Posted March 31, 2020 Author Posted March 31, 2020 (edited) Morning all, if you're looking to kill 10mins, my latest resto vid on the Cosmos build has dropped on youtube Take care and punish those IDT's https://youtu.be/ubk1ctsxhw8 Edited March 31, 2020 by BuffsVintageBikes Jakkals., Rowl, shaper and 3 others 6
Rowl Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 Morning all, if you're looking to kill 10mins, my latest resto vid on the Cosmos build has dropped on youtube Take care and punish those IDT's https://youtu.be/ubk1ctsxhw8Love it! BuffsVintageBikes 1
Jakkals. Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 The Cosmos looks brilliant. Well done Brett. you are inspiring guys that are scared to tackle these DIY jobs. BuffsVintageBikes 1
leon_pro Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 The Cosmos looks brilliant. Well done Brett. you are inspiring guys that are scared to tackle these DIY jobs. he wants them to contact him for some RESTO jobs, he does not have enough work to do Jakkals. 1
BuffsVintageBikes Posted April 1, 2020 Author Posted April 1, 2020 he wants them to contact him for some RESTO jobs, he does not have enough work to do LOL... ja sure
BuffsVintageBikes Posted April 14, 2020 Author Posted April 14, 2020 (edited) Final part of the Cosmos 525 build for those who want to blow 10mins of their life in lockdown https://youtu.be/o1PeWqsQdz0 Edited April 14, 2020 by BuffsVintageBikes Jakkals., Hairy, leon_pro and 3 others 6
Hairy Posted April 15, 2020 Posted April 15, 2020 Final part of the Cosmos 525 build for those who want to blow 10mins of their life in lockdown https://youtu.be/o1PeWqsQdz0And the chicken came around looking for trouble again!
BuffsVintageBikes Posted April 15, 2020 Author Posted April 15, 2020 And the chicken came around looking for trouble again! It's just a matter of time before it becomes Sunday roast... hahaha Hairy and DJR 2
BuffsVintageBikes Posted April 16, 2020 Author Posted April 16, 2020 (edited) Desperate times call for desperate measures... especialy if you missed out on buying yourself and IDT before lockdown.So I went ahead and built myself one using some scrap wood, two old hubs and a repurposed Holdfast clamp.It's a total biaatch to pedal with my full weight on the hubs but it works and I guess that's all that counts for now. Edited April 16, 2020 by BuffsVintageBikes leon_pro, Hairy, shaper and 4 others 7
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