Hey guys. I’m working on a project right now and was looking to get some parts anodised to match so I can build a replica.
So I’ve removed the cable guides from the frame which use two screws each into the frame and then they had been epoxied onto the carbon too.
(1). I can remove the epoxy from the metal cable guides but is there something I can use to clean up the large lumps on the frame?
(2). I would like to get the dropouts and BB shell anodised. This frame was bought secondhand and someone must have tried to do something similar because the 4mm bolts are rounded off but also bonded onto the carbon. So I need to find something to break down that epoxy to aid removal of the dropouts.
The BB shell is more complicated. The shell is bonded into the frame and the BB threads into that. There are two screws per side to give the shell orientation but also bonded! Again, someone looks to have been trying to get this out by chiselling in between the frame and shell.
(3). The threaded sides of the shell have a flange on them some I could use a bearing removal tool to whack the crap out of them but is that safe to do? Probably not on a 30 year old carbon frame.
Any advice on this would be great as I’m super keen to get all these metal parts anodised but if it’s not safe then I’ll have to skip it
Thanks
Jake
So I’ve removed the cable guides from the frame which use two screws each into the frame and then they had been epoxied onto the carbon too.
(1). I can remove the epoxy from the metal cable guides but is there something I can use to clean up the large lumps on the frame?
(2). I would like to get the dropouts and BB shell anodised. This frame was bought secondhand and someone must have tried to do something similar because the 4mm bolts are rounded off but also bonded onto the carbon. So I need to find something to break down that epoxy to aid removal of the dropouts.
The BB shell is more complicated. The shell is bonded into the frame and the BB threads into that. There are two screws per side to give the shell orientation but also bonded! Again, someone looks to have been trying to get this out by chiselling in between the frame and shell.
(3). The threaded sides of the shell have a flange on them some I could use a bearing removal tool to whack the crap out of them but is that safe to do? Probably not on a 30 year old carbon frame.
Any advice on this would be great as I’m super keen to get all these metal parts anodised but if it’s not safe then I’ll have to skip it
Thanks
Jake
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