Re Spraying Carbon fibre
03-01-09, 06:57 PM
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Re Spraying Carbon fibre
Hi
looking for advice on whats the best way to prepare and spray a carbon fibre mtb
what kind of paint needed, how much paint , what kind of primer do i need to use , how many coats of primer, paint and clearcoat etc
everything basically , cant seem to find a thread or any links
thanks
looking for advice on whats the best way to prepare and spray a carbon fibre mtb
what kind of paint needed, how much paint , what kind of primer do i need to use , how many coats of primer, paint and clearcoat etc
everything basically , cant seem to find a thread or any links
thanks
03-01-09, 07:55 PM
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is this a frame that has already been clear coated?
03-02-09, 08:19 PM
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yea its a giant mcm carbon frame, the paint on the chain and seat stays is fairly badly rubbed off an chipped so i was thinking of sanding the whole lot down,
its the normal paint job no clear coat over the bogstandard paint job
its the normal paint job no clear coat over the bogstandard paint job
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03-02-09, 09:24 PM
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sanding it down to bare metal sounds like a bad idea in your case. I'm still looking into this, I want to paint a stock carbon fork. My fork has clearcoat on it though, pretty sure you can rough that up and use regular primer.
