Ultegra Lever Repair vs. Replace
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Ultegra Lever Repair vs. Replace
Okay, I'm one of those guys who details my bike like others detail their cars...I've got a gouge on my left Ultegra shift lever where the finish has been scraped off. Is there a way to simulate that "chrome" looking finish OR can one order a new lever from Shimano (BTW, '05 10 Speed)?
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Originally Posted by Plainsman
Okay, I'm one of those guys who details my bike like others detail their cars...I've got a gouge on my left Ultegra shift lever where the finish has been scraped off. Is there a way to simulate that "chrome" looking finish OR can one order a new lever from Shimano (BTW, '05 10 Speed)?
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there will not be a touch up paint that can match the finish and the coverage. To avoid buying new shifter/levers, take off the rubber, mask off everything tightly, sand BOTH levers to the same finish and consistency and have them both airbrushed with the same primer/paint. Anything else will show that scratch.
If you do it right, you can do it cheaply.
that said...damn dude. It's only ultegra.
You should see my shifters. They look like they've been through a war, but they still shift and brake. You just can't have nice parts in NYC.
If you do it right, you can do it cheaply.
that said...damn dude. It's only ultegra.
You should see my shifters. They look like they've been through a war, but they still shift and brake. You just can't have nice parts in NYC.
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Originally Posted by AfterThisNap
You should see my shifters. They look like they've been through a war, but they still shift and brake. You just can't have nice parts in NYC.
I figure they wear their scars as a mark of having been well-travelled.
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that ain't bad! those things still look mint!
My shifters look like a prop off of a Terminator movie.The plastic lenses are shattered into a dozen pieces and I have roadrash on the hoods that's bout to poke through. I don't have a camera here, but I might be able to find something.
My shifters look like a prop off of a Terminator movie.The plastic lenses are shattered into a dozen pieces and I have roadrash on the hoods that's bout to poke through. I don't have a camera here, but I might be able to find something.
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Given the options, sounds like I'll just wait until I collect a little more "damage," and then maybe the total sand and repaint would be the way to go. Maybe by that time I can afford DA and I won't care