Allow it to dry and build.
Fixing paint chips on carbon fiber bike.
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.
Ps i speak from 10 years experience of working with.
That s why you come to us we re going to fix your bike and make it look new.
We also handle paint restorations touch up paint chips or full custom paint for bicycle frames and components.
Some use high quality chip free nail polish clear coat such as cnd speedy clear coat.
Premier bicycle werks has served the community orange county for 10 years now and we also handle repairs from out of state.
Sometimes hobby paint and nail polish won t cut it when it s your favorite bike that has been scratched or chipped.
All in all the only true way to be able to tell whether the carbon is structurally damaged is to have a repair shop do an ultrasound or something else as equally fancy on the frame.
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.
If it s just a chip in the paint then all you need to do is seal it with something.
Just paint a layer or two of the polish for a quick easy and no effort protective coating for your carbon.
Condor touch up paints are supplied with an integrated brush.
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.
Get a small paint brush and paint a thin layer on to the chip.
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.
Carbon really isn t as complicated as people think.
Depending how big the chip is you can do that with nail varnish car paint or if it s a bigger chip a dab of araldite or other expoxy resin type glue.
Professional bicycle paint and chip repair.
We specialized in carbon repair for crashed or damaged carbon fiber bicycle frames.
