I am wondering what is the best way to repair the chip.
Touch up paint carbon fiber bike frame.
Another possible risk is throwing the chain during shifting either onto the bottom bracket or off the large chainring.
If repainting the whole frame prepare by light sanding only never abrasive blast or use paint striper on carbon.
Bring the frame to a store s cosmetics section and find the two colors closest to the colors you want to fix.
In this post we going to briefly discuss three ways to touch up the paint on your bicycle frame.
If you touch it up you seal the chip and help your paint finish stay attached.
Spray the paint on in long even strokes.
Here carbon has an advantage over steel bikes because it won t rust.
I was cycling last week and unfortunately my chain and rear mech broke off and smacked into my carbon frame chipped away a small portion of the paint.
Any advice will be much appreciated.
Get a small paint brush and paint a thin layer on to the chip.
Or 2 matte black nail polish.
When things get really bad then we can step in.
Touching up carbon chips can be as simple as dabbing on some clear nail polish.
There you have your fiber carbon surface.
Hold the can of epoxy paint approximately 6 to 10 inches from your bike s frame.
Wait a short while for the paint to dry.
Appliance or automotive spray epoxy should work fine on a carbon bike.
Since it s a matte finish you have two easy options.
However i m worry that any of these materials may corrode the carbon fibre.
Look over the frame and components checking for areas that cabling are rubbing especially around the head tube.
Build up the paint layers gradually.
Don t use any epoxy paint that requires heat to seal it unless you are an expert at heat sealing paint.
But it s still best to touch up the chip or ding because chipped paint can worsen.
I ve looked into car paint pens from halfords model paints for abs plastic and resin for glass fibre.
Now the black carbon is exposed to the outside.
Condor touch up paints are supplied with an integrated brush.
Note it can be tricky if the paint has a pearl or metallic finish.
If you are repairing a carbon frame you must use isopropyl alcohol available from maplin this alcohol won t degrade plastics like carbon.
Use some plastic scuff tape to protect these areas.
This is the classic route.
You ll want the matte black paint pen.
Gently remove the shelf liner from the surface.
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Most carbon bicycles feature clear coat finishes which are easy to touch up.
