Monsieur Remings
Guru
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- Yatton UK
Hi there
I am brand new to this forum so excuse me for any ignorance that may be exhibited on any cycling subject .
I haven't had a road bike for years and then earlier in the summer my Dad said he had an old Claud Butler in the shed. I had to get the derailleur replaced and retaped the handlebars, cleaned as much as I could, particularly the wheels, and replaced the brake pads. It's all very rideable now but...
...I've since found out that it's a 531 Reynolds frame (the CB is a 1979-80 Majestic by the way) and it needs some work on the rust. I imagine it must be a steel alloy frame? Now, I've had some good quotes for a shot-blast and then a respray but being the way I am I want to get my hands dirty and in the process save money that I haven't got. The one resource I have more of is time so...
...is there a good alternative to shot-blasting a frame? Has anyone had any luck with using chemicals to treat, strip and prepare a frame for painting and if so what are they and what is the process? Is it as good as a shot-blast and what's the time span? I'm happy to try any method that means I can do it but I'm still learning. I may well have to pay someone to put it back together again afterwards (call it lack of confidence in some of the precision areas) and that, on top of the blasting and respray with the local bike specialists, is just too much money. I'd be half-way to a new bike and beyond.
Second question, once this stage is achieved has anyone had any luck with using normal spray cans (quick dry enamel) or is this a naive step in the wrong direction? Again I could probably get it powder coated at a good price but I'm very obstinate when it doesn't involve me. I'm used to using spray cans on other projects and am not bad but also wondering on the time scale between one coat and another? So has anyone tried this?
Any alternatives? What do you all reckon?
Any answers will be most appreciated. I, in turn, appreciate that you could spend serious money on a project like this but all I want is a decent working bike that looks okay and isn't rusting. I haven't the expertise to restore to original and I'm not going to find another Suntour derailleur because that's not my thing. The bike works okay and the frame, as I'm sure you must know is a beauty, but it doesn't fulfill the second of those criteria yet and although I'm not expecting anything amazing, getting it to look alright on a shoestring is the objective here.
Cheers
Sam
I am brand new to this forum so excuse me for any ignorance that may be exhibited on any cycling subject .
I haven't had a road bike for years and then earlier in the summer my Dad said he had an old Claud Butler in the shed. I had to get the derailleur replaced and retaped the handlebars, cleaned as much as I could, particularly the wheels, and replaced the brake pads. It's all very rideable now but...
...I've since found out that it's a 531 Reynolds frame (the CB is a 1979-80 Majestic by the way) and it needs some work on the rust. I imagine it must be a steel alloy frame? Now, I've had some good quotes for a shot-blast and then a respray but being the way I am I want to get my hands dirty and in the process save money that I haven't got. The one resource I have more of is time so...
...is there a good alternative to shot-blasting a frame? Has anyone had any luck with using chemicals to treat, strip and prepare a frame for painting and if so what are they and what is the process? Is it as good as a shot-blast and what's the time span? I'm happy to try any method that means I can do it but I'm still learning. I may well have to pay someone to put it back together again afterwards (call it lack of confidence in some of the precision areas) and that, on top of the blasting and respray with the local bike specialists, is just too much money. I'd be half-way to a new bike and beyond.
Second question, once this stage is achieved has anyone had any luck with using normal spray cans (quick dry enamel) or is this a naive step in the wrong direction? Again I could probably get it powder coated at a good price but I'm very obstinate when it doesn't involve me. I'm used to using spray cans on other projects and am not bad but also wondering on the time scale between one coat and another? So has anyone tried this?
Any alternatives? What do you all reckon?
Any answers will be most appreciated. I, in turn, appreciate that you could spend serious money on a project like this but all I want is a decent working bike that looks okay and isn't rusting. I haven't the expertise to restore to original and I'm not going to find another Suntour derailleur because that's not my thing. The bike works okay and the frame, as I'm sure you must know is a beauty, but it doesn't fulfill the second of those criteria yet and although I'm not expecting anything amazing, getting it to look alright on a shoestring is the objective here.
Cheers
Sam