By erikrhendrickson - 10/11/2013 3:08:08 AM
Hey Everyone,
Thanks in advance for your time. Been restoring a 1987 Trek 2500 with full Dura-Ace for my brother's birthday.
The carbon tubes has some bubbling near the lugs just under the clear coat.
I have the clear sanded off now down to the fibers...was careful not to bite into them.
Do you think this is repairable? What kind of clear coat should i use...lacquer or enamel? Any specific recommendations? |
By Dravis - 11/7/2013 6:26:40 PM
Just saw this thread, while scouting through old ones ... Yeahh Im Bored ....
The "damage you are seeing in the Carbon ends of the tubes looks VERY much like the resin has been damaged by too much UV light..
It would make sense, since the Aluminium has probably been polished many times, and the ends of the tubes have had a part of the protective clear coat worn away.
This is a death sentence for the CF tubes I'm afraid ... they will loose a significant part of their strength.
But ... all is not lost, just make new tubes for the nice joints ... should not be too hard a job, if they are round tubes, you can just buy them and reinforce them as needed..
... Good Luck....
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