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Cannondale CAAD9 Re-paint


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Looks awesome ... any chance of spraying the stem to match the top tube?

Thanks!

It was actually just a stand in stem for the moment, i have a Farr Aero stem on there now which is nice and clean...now that you mention it though, perhaps i should give stem painting a go, i will test it out on an old stem and see how it goes first!

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Move over Bogus.........here comes Christian.S

 

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Haha :thumbup: ...i dont think my skills compare to his quite yet though...specially given my lack of equipment and expertise...but thanks! :clap:

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Haha :thumbup: ...i dont think my skills compare to his quite yet though...specially given my lack of equipment and expertise...but thanks! :clap:

 

you are FAST building a solid CV !!  :thumbup:

 

 

 

"painting" is one thing.

 

 

 

your knack for taking it to an artistic level just brilliant  :clap:

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what kind of paint stripper are you using? and have you thought of rather taking the frame to get Hydro blasted instead?

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what kind of paint stripper are you using? and have you thought of rather taking the frame to get Hydro blasted instead?

I just used a standard paint stripper, from Luxor Paints in this case.

 

If i do this again any time, i might consider some sort of blasting - media, or hydro etc. Not sure which would be best for Alu frames.

It would have so be soft enough not to damage the aluminium in any way.

 

But in terms of Do it your-selfing at home, paint stripper is probably the most accessible method.

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This is the best product to use. Plascon RemovAll, environmentally friendly.

 

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This will be my next go to! :thumbup: 

Have you tried it with bicycle paints?

 

Not that im planning any more re-paints for the foreseeable future...but you never know! ^_^

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This will be my next go to! :thumbup:

Have you tried it with bicycle paints?

 

Not that im planning any more re-paints for the foreseeable future...but you never know! ^_^

I have used this to strip the paint off a Spank Bar, and it worked well

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This will be my next go to! :thumbup:

Have you tried it with bicycle paints?

 

Not that im planning any more re-paints for the foreseeable future...but you never know! ^_^

 

 

I have, and it works a treat, especially the difficult parts where the tubes comes together and around the welds. I only had to wipe the paint residue off, no sanding or scraping required. 

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I got to go out for a Maiden Voyage ride this morning.

Really liking the Oval Chainring, seems to do well for my power stroke and fatigue rate.

 

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Hope to do a nicer photoshoot some time this weekend.

Cheers.

 

So good!! Well done!!

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