Just paint a layer or two of the polish for a quick easy and no effort protective coating for your carbon.
Fixing paint chips on carbon fiber bike.
We also handle paint restorations touch up paint chips or full custom paint for bicycle frames and components.
If it s just a chip in the paint then all you need to do is seal it with something.
Condor touch up paints are supplied with an integrated brush.
Some use high quality chip free nail polish clear coat such as cnd speedy clear coat.
You can also try to match the paint color in a high quality nail polish so long as it s enamel it should work just fine.
Videos can be found on youtube showing how to repair the frame.
If you are repairing a carbon frame you must use isopropyl alcohol available from maplin this alcohol won t degrade plastics like carbon.
Professional bicycle paint and chip repair.
Ps i speak from 10 years experience of working with.
If its simply the lacquer which has come off then you can replace it with the lacquer from a car touch up kit.
Take a quarter and tap it gently around the chip if you hear a difference in the sound like a dullness from other parts of the frame then you ll likely need to repair the carbon.
Get a small paint brush and paint a thin layer on to the chip.
Premier bicycle werks has served the community orange county for 10 years now and we also handle repairs from out of state.
Build up the paint layers gradually.
We specialized in carbon repair for crashed or damaged carbon fiber bicycle frames.
It s not as easy as it seems though even for professionals.
Sometimes hobby paint and nail polish won t cut it when it s your favorite bike that has been scratched or chipped.
Allow it to dry and build.
You should question using nail varnish on carbon bikes as there are reports that the chemical format can degrade the resins used to bond carbon fibre.
Carbon really isn t as complicated as people think.
