Painting carbon soles

[bladesman73]

Hi all. I am looking to brush up the look of my cycling shoes by painting the carbon soles as they are scratched due to wear. Can anyone recommened a decent paint to use please?

 

[Jameshow]

I think you would be better with epoxy resin with black pigment. It will stick better than paint. Rough up the surface with wet and dry sand paper first.

 

[Cycleops]

Seriously? You might be better off taking Paul Simon’s advise.

View: https://youtu.be/Fmf9ZJ_Yn0A

 

[T4tomo]

Hi all. I am looking to brush up the look of my cycling shoes by painting the carbon soles as they are scratched due to wear. Can anyone recommened a decent paint to use please?

to be honest if they are noticeable when you are riding, you've fallen off, quite badly....possibly into a ditch!

 

[a.twiddler]

Obviously a perfectionist... wants to be immaculately turned out even if the worst happens.

 

[ianrauk]

I'm sure Rapha do carbon sole paint in little jars. £100 a pop.

 

[13 rider]

GCN this week have done a you tube video about repairing carbon soles and mentioned a possible video about painting them . Basically expoxy resin over the damage sand and polish

 

[Cycleops]

to be honest if they are noticeable when you are riding, you've fallen off, quite badly....possibly into a ditch!

If you've fallen off in a ditch and you can see the soles of your shoes then you're in serious trouble.

 

[fossyant]

They will only scuff up again.

 

[cougie uk]

to be honest if they are noticeable when you are riding, you've fallen off, quite badly....possibly into a ditch!

Paint them orange like a distress signal.

Same reason that ducks feet are orange. Their mates see that and come over and turn them the right way up.

 

[Sallar55]

Do you spend more time cleaning the than riding it. Stuff wears out gets scratched and if you are unlucky they fall apart .Why not buy a new pair colour coded to the bike, I have a friend who is OCD about how stuff looks.

 

[ColinJ]

Do you spend more time cleaning the than riding it. Stuff wears out gets scratched and if you are unlucky they fall apart .Why not buy a new pair colour coded to the bike, I have a friend who is OCD about how stuff looks.

I recently bought some new locks for the doors to my house. The keys are lovely and shiny and it would be a shame to spoil them. I reckon if I enter and leave the house by the kitchen window instead of either of the doors, it would avoid the keys getting scratched... What do you think of that idea?

 

[oldwheels]

Obviously a perfectionist... wants to be immaculately turned out even if the worst happens.

My granny said always have good underpants in case you get run over by a bus and bring disgrace to the family

 

[bladesman73]

To those who took the time to reply with sensible answers, thank you. You know what the others can do, ends with off.

 

[bladesman73]

I recently bought some new locks for the doors to my house. The keys are lovely and shiny and it would be a shame to spoil them. I reckon if I enter and leave the house by the kitchen window instead of either of the doors, it would avoid the keys getting scratched... What do you think of that idea?

Almost as if I want to keep my things looking nice isn't it?