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drewbles · Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:35 pm Post subject: painting carbon fiber

has anyone had any experience painting anything made from carbon fiber?

i'll potentially be painting a carbon fiber fork in the near future and was wondering if there is anything to look out for. i'm planning on just using a rattle can with some clear coat, doesn't have to be pretty, just cheap and a different color.

any thoughts?
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Rowbear · townie Joined: 26 Jan 2008 Posts: 185 Location: Lex-town

don't sand it
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sailorjames · cutter Joined: 15 Nov 2007 Posts: 329

just paint it and clear coat it, i don't think there's anything special you'd have to do with it that you would normally have to do with metal.

chadwick2wheels · Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:43 pm Post subject:

if your using a rattle can be sure to allow plenty of time to dry between coats. i painted a shitty old carbon frame once and i had trouble getting the paint to stick to it.
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