Trek Roscoe - Raw and Polish

[Fleming]

So shiny! Very nice [emoji106]

 

Where did you get the Autosol? I've seen it mentioned on forums, but I don't think I've seen it locally.

 

I have some Miroxol that I assume is similar - got it from an antique shop.

Got it at my local Midas.

[WaynejG]

Bike looks fantastic. Might bump into you on the local PE trails.

[hansolo]

Really nice look and some inspiration. I might need to do the same, the replacement frame I received has really crap paint that will need to be removed.

Edited January 15, 2021 by hansolo

[Mojoman]

So shiny! Very nice 

 

Where did you get the Autosol? I've seen it mentioned on forums, but I don't think I've seen it locally.

 

I have some Miroxol that I assume is similar - got it from an antique shop.

Motorbike shops may also sell it....

[MrJacques]

Motorbike shops may also sell it....

 

I might have been thinking of Flitz polish.

[Muttley]

This looks awesome!

[Fleming]

First ride on the trail. Looks so good with a bit of sunlight on it.

[MrJacques]

First ride on the trail. Looks so good with a bit of sunlight on it.

 

Well done for braving today's wind!

[Christofison]

I've had my Trek for a little over 3 years now and the paint has stated to look very grubby. Lots of scrapes through to the metal and in general it was just looking very tired. I have always loved polished aluminium bikes and thought now was the time to give my Roscoe this treatment.

 

Below is a overview of the process from start to finish.

 

Obligatory before picture:

 

Because I wanted to polish the frame I didnt want to sand the paint off or have it sand blasted. Instead I opted to use a chemical paint stripper with brass pot scourer and brush to remove the paint. I did a small test on the bottom of the BB to check that the stripper would do its job.

 

Next I had to disassemble the bike and start stripping the paint.

 

After a few hours I was left with this:

 

Unfortunately I didnt get any pics of the next few steps. After removing the paint I started wet sanding with 800 grit sand paper and finished off with 1200 grit. Then came polishing with a product called Autosol and finally I applied some fresh decals.

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So sick man, well done 

[CAAD4]

Plascon Removall works well and is a lot less toxic and rinses off with water.

[MrJacques]

Any issues with glare from the top tube? I've had issues with a bar mounted GPS reflecting into my eyes.

[TheoG]

First ride on the trail. Looks so good with a bit of sunlight on it.

 

"Very very nice Peter ! "  

 

Look awesome, whish I could do that to my carbon frame.

[MrJacques]

"Very very nice Peter ! "  

 

Look awesome, whish I could do that to my carbon frame.

 

https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/product-news/the-entrepreneurs-creating-chromed-carbon-bicycle-frames-in-a-farm-shack-487193

 

You could probably spay it, or vinyl wrap it.

Edited January 16, 2021 by MrJacques

[WaynejG]

First ride on the trail. Looks so good with a bit of sunlight on it.

Baakens?

[Fleming]

Any issues with glare from the top tube? I've had issues with a bar mounted GPS reflecting into my eyes.

Haha to be honest there was. I have done this to 2 bikes in the past and it wasn't a problem but they had round tubes. The Roscoe is very flat on the top tube and was a bit of a issue. Edited January 17, 2021 by Fleming

[Fleming]

Baakens?

Yup, ride there most weekends.