I don't think you can clear coat the polished frame….as my friend mirror polished his car wheels and clear coated…but the clear coat peeled…as the surface was too smooth for paint to key too….awesome build was thinking about doing my bike….but clear coat …not viable
The background music and the bikes are amazing. Great cool video. You've have great taste my friend. Love it all…..Please please post a playlist. Cant find on shazam
So is polishing it a one time thing or will you have to repeat the process after washing the bike? I am planning on doing this to an old mountain bike that I am rebuilding.
I’m in the midst of doing one myself – a gravel frame. However, mine will have a variation with part paint, part polish. I also plan to apply paint lettering with vinyl masks under the painted front. Not branding, just my own GFX.
I also have one of those mirror finish bikes you mention early in the video – a 1994 Cannondale R900. Fantastic road bike it has been. Still ride it. Impeccable Ultegra tricolor components work same as 30 years ago.
The one thing that bothers me on the current frame is the typical “ugly” welds on May Alu frames that are not smooth like Cannondale used to do with their double welds. Because of this, I’m considering cheating and cleaning up the welds with plastic metal (Bondo) and shooting the entire bike. The rear would still have the polished look if I shot silver but was considering a variation and making it look like Titanium with its typical “smoky” darker hue. Front triangle (almost), carbon fork and seatpost would get the paint treatment.
But… I’m still stripping and sanding. It’s a good workout! 🙂
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Couldn't finish due to the stupid ass music.
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Needs lacquering
I don't think you can clear coat the polished frame….as my friend mirror polished his car wheels and clear coated…but the clear coat peeled…as the surface was too smooth for paint to key too….awesome build was thinking about doing my bike….but clear coat …not viable
it looks nice , but when you move it , the scratches are noticeable, how do you get a true mirror finish ?
no clear coat? you'll be polishing it a lot
Cool…
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Like a mirrow
I like it however the one thing bugging me is that ugly green hanger if you had put a red anodized one it would match better but cool build anyway
YOU SHOULD HAVE TAPPED OVER THE BRANDING SO IT WOULD HAVE REMAINED ON THE FRAME IT WOULD HAVE LOOKED MORE WICKED
How can I keep it from rusting after polishing
Very nice work!
Why didn’t you polish the forks brah?
The background music and the bikes are amazing. Great cool video. You've have great taste my friend. Love it all…..Please please post a playlist. Cant find on shazam
So is polishing it a one time thing or will you have to repeat the process after washing the bike? I am planning on doing this to an old mountain bike that I am rebuilding.
You can coat it with something like Evabrite to stop having to repolish it constantly, great job!
Few days and it will be cloudy and galvanised
Nice job!!
that's some sick looking shit you got there but how do you protect it from the rust?
Fantastic work!
I’m in the midst of doing one myself – a gravel frame. However, mine will have a variation with part paint, part polish. I also plan to apply paint lettering with vinyl masks under the painted front. Not branding, just my own GFX.
I also have one of those mirror finish bikes you mention early in the video – a 1994 Cannondale R900. Fantastic road bike it has been. Still ride it. Impeccable Ultegra tricolor components work same as 30 years ago.
The one thing that bothers me on the current frame is the typical “ugly” welds on May Alu frames that are not smooth like Cannondale used to do with their double welds. Because of this, I’m considering cheating and cleaning up the welds with plastic metal (Bondo) and shooting the entire bike. The rear would still have the polished look if I shot silver but was considering a variation and making it look like Titanium with its typical “smoky” darker hue. Front triangle (almost), carbon fork and seatpost would get the paint treatment.
But… I’m still stripping and sanding. It’s a good workout! 🙂
Asome work, i think you can paint with a transparent primer for protect from the white rust on aluminium.
Did the frame last ? With having no paint on it
What a nice bike. Congratulations for all that hard work.
Give in that music is too much
It came out great. Would clear coating the bike make any difference?
Nice👍
Just a question any layer u apply to protect the frame from rust
Simply Beautiful!!!
Can I use metal polish on aluminum frame?
you sound like snoop dogg…
Lovely ❤
Is this possible on every frame? I would like to do it on my cowboy 4 (ebike)
How many times do you sand each grit with once the entire frame?
can you apply a clear coat after the polish? or is the finish too smooth for the clear to stick? How do you prevent oxidisation?
oo shiny and nice
Does the bike come with a bike lock or any other necessary accessories
after polish did u apply clear coat ?