Horsey031 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Hi everyone, I bought a used Giant TCR0 and there are scratch marks on the carbon seatpost. It looks like it could have been caused from the seatpost slipping down. I know this can be quite common but i wanted to find out if there is any way to fix these scratches? I have tried rubbing with toothpaste but that hardly made a difference. Edited June 26, 2020 by Horsey031 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Block Posted June 27, 2020 Share The only way is to lightly sand it and the respray with clearcoat Edited June 27, 2020 by Block Prince Albert Cycles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me rida my bicycle Posted June 27, 2020 Share Fine wet sanding paper to get rid of the scratches (600 grid) smooth with 1000 grid and polish with normal car polish. There's no clearcoat on this bar, carbon polishes very easily. Edited June 27, 2020 by Me rida my bicycle DJR, Mongoose! and Mopkop 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsey031 Posted June 28, 2020 Share Thanks for the feedback. What would I use as a clearcoat? Is clear spraypaint okay? Would I need to sand a clearcoat just the affected section or the entire part? The only way is to lightly sand it and the respray with clearcoat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsey031 Posted June 28, 2020 Share Thanks, so do you just sand until smooth and then use car polish to shine? Wouldnt the car polish eventually fade away? Fine wet sanding paper to get rid of the scratches (600 grid) smooth with 1000 grid and polish with normal car polish.There's no clearcoat on this bar, carbon polishes very easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me rida my bicycle Posted June 28, 2020 Share Thanks, so do you just sand until smooth and then use car polish to shine? Wouldnt the car polish eventually fade away? no it doesn't fade the polish is just the final touch, after the 1000 grid it is nearly finished the polish just gives it a nice gloss finish. Underachiever and DJR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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