kh in the nude?

wow, thats great. now you need to take it off the seatpost and rim. I
really like that look. how did you get the powdercoat off?

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oh, yea, get the seatclamp too.

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i cant take the paint of the cranks cuz they will rust and i think i
need oven cleaner to strip the seat post

I have done one crank of my KH and it's not rusting (not yet :p )

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How did you do it?
Just sandpaper ?

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How did you do it?
Just sandpaper ?

nope i didint want to scrach it so it was like 3 coats of paint
stripper and than like 2hours of buffing on the bench grinder than like
an hour of hand polshing than a coat of wax

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That looks really nice. I think it looks fine with the seat and rim,
cranks the way they are.

It almost looks like it's painted that way. We need a close up picture
though, instead of more far away pics. 🙂

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Whew! I was afraid it was going to be a spa picture or something...

The "bare" frame looks cool; a great way to show off your aluminum! Are
you going to put a protective coating on the bare metal?

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my sugestion is you should put clear coat on it

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a coat of wax

He did John

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trials_uni said:

He did John

A wax coating is fine if the uni will sit in a display case, but the
moment he takes it out and uses it, the coating will wear off. The
frame needs something chemically bound to it (i.e. paint) in order to
prevent the metal from oxidizing and becoming weaker.

D'oh! Now he's going to have to remove all traces of the wax before
painting the frame...

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maestro8 said:

A wax coating is fine if the uni will sit in a display case, but the
moment he takes it out and uses it, the coating will wear off. The
frame needs something chemically bound to it (i.e. paint) in order to
prevent the metal from oxidizing and becoming weaker.

D'oh! Now he's going to have to remove all traces of the wax before
painting the frame...

I like the contrast of the black parts against the silver-leave it like
that! I would have a clear powder coat applied.

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maestro8 said:

A wax coating is fine if the uni will sit in a display case, but the
moment he takes it out and uses it, the coating will wear off. The
frame needs something chemically bound to it (i.e. paint) in order to
prevent the metal from oxidizing and becoming weaker.

D'oh! Now he's going to have to remove all traces of the wax before
painting the frame...

My bad...Sorry.

And yeah getting that wax all off is gonna be a bugger.

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A wax coating is fine if the uni will sit in a display case, but the
moment he takes it out and uses it, the coating will wear off. The
frame needs something chemically bound to it (i.e. paint) in order to
prevent the metal from oxidizing and becoming weaker.

D'oh! Now he's going to have to remove all traces of the wax before
painting the frame...

i dont think that oxidizing will be a problem beacuse i wipe it down
and rewax after i ride

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unicyclepa said:

i dont think that oxidizing will be a problem beacuse i wipe it down and
rewax after i ride

i guess it depends on the method by which you apply your wax. if
you're simply wiping on the wax then you'll be missing all sorts of
nooks and crannies where oxidation can develop. the best method of
application is spray, and the substance you're spraying must be as
viscous as possible so that it will flow into all the cracks, bumps,
etc. in the metal.

once oxidation starts, it's irreversible; you'll have to remove the
oxidized metal to protect what's underneath it.

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WHY DID U DO THAT ? I LOVED THE BLUE !. but good job on taking the paint
off it looks rlly slick.

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I like it how it is too, the black and rim seatpost and rim look better
with the bare aluminium than with the blue.

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Just get a nice clearcoat on it, instead of the wax, but goodluck
getting the wax off if you choose to listen to us. lol

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I'm no chemist, but i don't think oxidation penatrates aluminum like it
does steel. one good polish, and it should be fine. when you buy a bare
aluminum bike frame, it will be polished (no clear coat).

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Aluminium forms a protective oxide layer the moment it touches with air,
making it inpenetrable to water. Oxidization will halt at that point.

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