Originally Posted by
Lenton58
You are going to adore this machine. It was the refinement on the 979 (which I have). A great find, and I doubt that you will ever be able to let it go. Vitus sometimes coated the aluminum with something that I have never been ever to identify. At first I thought it was clear lacquer. Anyway, these frames can be burnished to gleam like polished silver. Just whatever you do, don't forget the joints are interference fitted and heat-treated with epoxy. You may tell if you have a specially prepared team bike because sometimes pins were used to reinforce the joints.
The coating on the aluminum lugs could br a resin type of coating or Nyalic if it is not clear anodizing. The coating can be replaced if you decide to polish the lugs. Look into a coating system called "Everbrite". The stuff is supposedly easy to apply because it is self leveling and can be reapplied periodically to refresh the finish
The 979s and earlier Carbones had no anodizing or coating on their lugs, so like on my Carbone Plus 7, I would just have to buff them up once in a while when they start to tarnish
Congratulations on the 992, it should shine up real nice with a little bit of elbow grease!
Chombi