Stained Matt bike

[PJ007]

Hi all

I have a 2015 sworks - matt finish. I just went for a ride (first ride in fact) - came back and rinsed it down with just water

I now notice small white dots and for the life of me I could not work it out

Then I remembered my drink I rode with (32GI) spilt on it

I have tried the WD40 route and no luck

Any advice please?

[dasilvarsa]

If It's a new bike Go to the Shop.

[PJ007]

6 minutes ago, dasilvarsa said:

If It's a new bike Go to the Shop.

Its a second hand bike I bought (2015) and just went for my first ride on it

 

[Ozzie NL]

WD40 is a lubricant I think, try some sort of degreaser which does not affect paint job like Ecologic

Used it for years on my matt black frame without any issues

[The Ouzo]

36 minutes ago, PJ007 said:

Hi all

I have a 2015 sworks - matt finish. I just went for a ride (first ride in fact) - came back and rinsed it down with just water

I now notice small white dots and for the life of me I could not work it out

Then I remembered my drink I rode with (32GI) spilt on it

I have tried the WD40 route and no luck

Any advice please?

pics ?

I've been using 32gi for years, been riding a matt bike for a couple of years now. Never had an issue

[PJ007]

20 minutes ago, The Ouzo said:

pics ?

I've been using 32gi for years, been riding a matt bike for a couple of years now. Never had an issue

Yeah - its the most bizarre thing. Have you ever spilt it on your bike though?

Attached pics

[DJR]

Some would say that you should be more worried about the pink spots than the white spots! 😜

[PJ007]

1 minute ago, DJR said:

Some would say that you should be more worried about the pink spots than the white spots! 😜

😂 its really red though - pics look pink

[The Ouzo]

1 minute ago, PJ007 said:

😂 its really red though - pics look pink

samsung phone ?

[The Ouzo]

12 minutes ago, PJ007 said:

Yeah - its the most bizarre thing. Have you ever spilt it on your bike though?

Attached pics

have messed it plenty of times (cheap bottles leaking) , never seen anything like that from it before.

which 32gi drink were you using?

[BaGearA]

Is it possible you rode through a water stream where some paint was being washed away ?

[The Ouzo]

is this really @Matts bike ?   

[Dusty]

8 minutes ago, BaGearA said:

Is it possible you rode through a water stream where some paint was being washed away ?

Or rode through a puddle that contained some sort of chemical substance???

[DJR]

I would guess that some of the minerals in the drink (it has both sugar and salt in it) got on the frame and then dried out and formed crystals in the rough surface of the matt. That is what shows up as white. I would wet it thouroughly with clean water, perhaps even keep it wet for a hour or so with a wet rag or cotton, then brush gently with a toothbrush and blow on it with compressed air and rinse at the same time. The idea is to dissolve the crystals and then rinse it away and dry. If dry and the spots remain, then I would guess that it might have had some kind of chemical interaction with the paint?

[bikebloke]

id be more worried that you are swallowing something that can damage carbon fiber and paint ...🤮

#drinkwater

[117]

Put some brasso onto a cloth and gently rub them out - wax on, wax off style