tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270141666701458904.post8993194756990886746..comments2023-12-10T03:18:40.111-05:00Comments on Benno's Blog & More: I know that it is way too late for me to be up but......Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02964813007639081465noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270141666701458904.post-36608224256935759412011-02-11T00:51:48.141-05:002011-02-11T00:51:48.141-05:00http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp342/SirBenno/...http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp342/SirBenno/DSCF2342.jpgBennohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03801388803167494975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270141666701458904.post-5763714471463005582011-02-11T00:51:08.565-05:002011-02-11T00:51:08.565-05:00And an FYI. For the frame, which is obviously pap...And an FYI. For the frame, which is obviously paper thin aluminum, I stripped the paint off with TalStrip II aircraft paint stripper. Wear gloves!! lolBennohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03801388803167494975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270141666701458904.post-88330269425210840992011-02-11T00:20:33.030-05:002011-02-11T00:20:33.030-05:00Well it pretty much just involves a lotta elbow gr...Well it pretty much just involves a lotta elbow grease. It is fairly easy to do with smaller parts and once you have some practice you can get good results fairly quickly. The front triangle took me about 15 hours from start to finish but it is a very large, intricate piece. My non-drive crank arm for example took about an hour and a half. <br />* you always want to sand in the same direction.<br /><br />-Sand down to bare aluminum. If it is durable paint or anodizing then I use a Dremel sanding drum.<br />-Polish smooth with Dremel polish bit<br />-dry sand with 400 grit<br />-re-polish with dremel polish bit if necessary<br />-dry sand with 400 grit again if you used the Dremel again.<br />-wet sand with 600 grit<br />-wet sand with 1000 grit<br />-wet sand with 1500 grit<br />-wet sand with 2000 grit<br />-polish with Turtlewax (semi abrasive) and Dremel felt pad<br />-final polish with aluminum polish (Master Formula Metal Gloss)<br />-seal with polished aluminum sealer (Master Formula Sealer Gloss)<br />*note the sealer is just like a wax. You cannot clear coat polished aluminum.<br /><br />I am no pro so at this point I am not comfortable doing a DYI because I know I will find a better process with more practice. Once I get some more experience you might see a step by step how-to on this site.Bennohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03801388803167494975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270141666701458904.post-88901296101422867382011-02-10T11:15:03.276-05:002011-02-10T11:15:03.276-05:00Very cool - will you share the process end to end?...Very cool - will you share the process end to end?<br />(I own one of these http://www.norco.com/archives/2009/?id=48a31c95016f1 and the red bits I must change.Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15520027305999097994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270141666701458904.post-85608091316940402932011-02-10T01:17:32.873-05:002011-02-10T01:17:32.873-05:00Believe it or not I am still on the rollers riding...Believe it or not I am still on the rollers riding every day too. How can you resist with such a dead sexy road bike.Bennohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03801388803167494975noreply@blogger.com