[Huckfinn]

I’m interested in a lovely (second hand) cx bike.

I love the bike, but I don’t love the paint job.

Does anyone have a suggestion on how to give it a matte, or better satin, finish without covering up the existing color and decals?

 

Thanks!

H.

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[matthewn5]

Gloss is much easier to clean

Gloss is much easier to clean. Stop worrying and ride your bike!

[Mungecrundle]

Rub down lightly with some
Rub down lightly with some 1000 grit wet and dry, then apply a spray can of matt lacquer.

Probably a good opportunity to strip the bike down anyway for a thorough service and clean.

I’m planning on adding some colour and gloss to a matt black bike the next time it is due a strip down.

When we was kids we used to go down the tip and buy bikes for £1. Fix them up, paint them, then destroy them in the woods doing stupid things. Now my bikes are a bit more expensive, but I think people are far too scared to paint flames and go faster stripes on stuff these days.

[madcarew]

Mybike wrote:

Just wet sand the clear coat off with 1000 grit sand paper and work your way till 2000 to remove sanding marks But really why risk your warranty over this  just ride your bike and enjoy no really cares if it shinny or not 

Warranty? On a second hand bike? Novel idea 🙂

[Mybike]

Just wet sand the clear coat

Just wet sand the clear coat off with 1000 grit sand paper and work your way till 2000 to remove sanding marks But really why risk your warranty over this  just ride your bike and enjoy no really cares if it shinny or not 

[madcarew]

PRSboy has the answer. The

PRSboy has the answer. The floss of the final finish depends entirely on the gloss of the final coat. I’m sure a local spary shop could do a really decent job of a matte clear coat.

[PRSboy]

mike the bike wrote:

 

Not really on-topic but you reminded me of the seventies, which I spent living on the continent, and the way that trendy French lads would set about their Renaults and Citroens with scouring powder – Vim anyone? – to produce a matte finish.  This may have played no small part in the way cars of that era rusted at a truly astonishing speed, almost visible to the naked eye in fact.

I remember aiding and abetting a friend who’d decided to ‘clean’ his father’s Renault with sand, when we were nippers.

Luckily, friend’s Dad truly did not give a hoot about his car.

[mike the bike]

 

 

Not really on-topic but you reminded me of the seventies, which I spent living on the continent, and the way that trendy French lads would set about their Renaults and Citroens with scouring powder – Vim anyone? – to produce a matte finish.  This may have played no small part in the way cars of that era rusted at a truly astonishing speed, almost visible to the naked eye in fact.

[PRSboy]

Satin finish laquer would do

Satin finish laquer would do it.

https://www.halfords.com/motoring/paints-body-repair/specialist-decorative-paints/halfords-satin-lacquer-300ml

[ktache]

Rise it like crazy in the

Rise it like crazy in the filth.  Clean everything but the frame.  We are a bit late for the salty road filth, so maybe squirt it with a bit of brine.  Leave it out in the sun and rain.  This will add a satisying patina to any surface, at least it’s done to almost everything I own.

[Author]

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