Painting a Carbon frame...

"Crystal" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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Hi all... I have a 10 year old Look KG 96 Team Replica Carbon bike which I would like to Paint.
The bike is in its original non-painted state, the finish is "Carbon" with a thin plastic clear
coat with several LOOK decals.

Is painting such a frame possible or not recommended? Has anyone had a Carbon bike painted? Thanks
in advance for your reply.

Its not clear whether you want to paint the frame yourself or have someone else do it. If you want
somebody who paints carbon fiber bikes
(e.g., calfees, kestrels), check out Joe's Bicycle Painting here:

joesbicyclepainting.comjoesbicyclepainting.comOpen ↗

If you want to do it yourself, take a look at Damon Rinard's webpage, now hosted by Sheldon Brown,
here: sheldonbrown.comcarbonqa.htmOpen ↗

"Crystal" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Hi all... I have a 10 year old Look KG 96 Team Replica Carbon bike which I would like to Paint.
The bike is in its original non-painted state, the finish is "Carbon" with a thin plastic clear
coat with several LOOK

decals.

Quoted message said:

Is painting such a frame possible or not recommended? Has anyone had a Carbon bike painted?

In the auto world , things like that are generally wetsanded, shot with a primer-sealer and painted,
not stripped first.

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