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Beste Raw Pflege & fresh silky milky silver finish,
Restoring any bare aluminum
for a Cunningham like finish given that a frame has seen the worst of the elements over the years involves a two step process.
Several years ago, Charlie Cunningham investigated best practices to clean and protect his frames. The same method could also be employed to any bare aluminum frame. With the frame stripped bare of parts and all dirt cleaned off as you would during any bike cleaning, the frame is scoured with a very fine grade Scotch Brite #7447 pad with Fluid Film. This process removes any corrosion and oxidization and leaves the frame with a light protective coating. The final step is to wax the frame. Any liquid wax would likely work, but for this application, I use NuWax because it lasts a long time and is cheap. The wax is applied with a white, super fine Scotch Brite #7445 pad and then buffed off with a clean rag. This whole process leaves the frame with a fresh, milky silver finish, a far more desirable finish than the super-high polish of some aluminum frames.
Quelle:
Mike Varley of Black Mountain Cycles explains some of the finer points of restoring a rare Cunningham mountain bike.
https://blackmtncycles.com/care-for-your-bare-aluminum-frame/https://www.handbuiltbicyclenews.com/c61-restorations/135-cunningham-indian-mountain-bike
Kurzform:
Album Text von:
(https://www.flickr.com/photos/46195580@N03/albums/72157640590573823)
#1 apply Fluid Film, a corrosion/protectant with #8447 or #7447 Scotch Brite pads. In the case of this frame, this step was repeated 3 times. Buff with a clean terry cloth rag after each application.
#2 apply a liquid wax, Nu-Finish in this case, with a #7445 Scotch Brite Pad. This further protects the frame. Buff with a clean terry cloth rag after the wax is on for a bit.
more pictures,
https://www.flickr.com/photos/46195580@N03/albums/72157631159656116
Restoring any bare aluminum
for a Cunningham like finish given that a frame has seen the worst of the elements over the years involves a two step process.Several years ago, Charlie Cunningham investigated best practices to clean and protect his frames. The same method could also be employed to any bare aluminum frame. With the frame stripped bare of parts and all dirt cleaned off as you would during any bike cleaning, the frame is scoured with a very fine grade Scotch Brite #7447 pad with Fluid Film. This process removes any corrosion and oxidization and leaves the frame with a light protective coating. The final step is to wax the frame. Any liquid wax would likely work, but for this application, I use NuWax because it lasts a long time and is cheap. The wax is applied with a white, super fine Scotch Brite #7445 pad and then buffed off with a clean rag. This whole process leaves the frame with a fresh, milky silver finish, a far more desirable finish than the super-high polish of some aluminum frames.
Quelle:
Mike Varley of Black Mountain Cycles explains some of the finer points of restoring a rare Cunningham mountain bike.
https://blackmtncycles.com/care-for-your-bare-aluminum-frame/https://www.handbuiltbicyclenews.com/c61-restorations/135-cunningham-indian-mountain-bike
Kurzform:
Album Text von:
(https://www.flickr.com/photos/46195580@N03/albums/72157640590573823)
#1 apply Fluid Film, a corrosion/protectant with #8447 or #7447 Scotch Brite pads. In the case of this frame, this step was repeated 3 times. Buff with a clean terry cloth rag after each application.
#2 apply a liquid wax, Nu-Finish in this case, with a #7445 Scotch Brite Pad. This further protects the frame. Buff with a clean terry cloth rag after the wax is on for a bit.
more pictures,
https://www.flickr.com/photos/46195580@N03/albums/72157631159656116
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