Vintage-Trek | Bicycle Refurbishing and Upgrading Tips
Steel tube specifications.
Converting cranksets, wheels.
Steel tube specifications.
Converting cranksets, wheels.
Demo of touching up scratches on a red Ferrari.
Video about repairing bike frame clear coat scratches.
Light scratches in clear coat can be polished out with 2000 grit sandpaper.
Heavier scratches through the clear coat to the paint need to be smoothed out, re-painted, and re-coated.
Cracked paint needs to be sanded down and re-painted, re-coated.
Give your bike a clean and inspect the frame for any scratches or damage.
Minor clear coat scratches can be buffed out.
Small paint scratches can be sanded down, filled in, and fresh clear coat applied.
Remove rust and re-paint to protect from further damage.
Flaking paint around edges, braze-ons, and dropouts can be sanded and re-painted.
Dents can be remove from a steel frame. However, the process usually will damage the paint.