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Chips in the clear coat on a carbon frame

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Old 03-30-12 | 03:57 PM
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Chips in the clear coat on a carbon frame
What do you guys use to touch up the clear coat? I have some chips that almost reach down to the carbon.
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Old 03-30-12 | 04:01 PM
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Old 03-30-12 | 04:01 PM
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I do nothing. Clear coat is cosmetic. Exposed carbon will be fine.
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Old 03-30-12 | 04:14 PM
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I do nothing. Clear coat is cosmetic. Exposed carbon will be fine.
Yeah, I just didn't want the clear coat to KEEP chipping. That's all. I noticed the chip getting bigger over time.
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Old 03-30-12 | 04:34 PM
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... I noticed the chip getting bigger over time.
i noticed the same thing happening on My Three Sons. that's why they brought in that four-eyed mensch Ernie.
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Old 03-30-12 | 04:40 PM
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damn you bike forums!!!
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Old 03-30-12 | 05:23 PM
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Clear nail polish, then wetsand and rubbing compound.
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