SH377T a nice eBay find

[Midlife]

Thin paint is part of the SBDU philosophy . They did a special gold paint which was so light and thin you could see the metal underneath. The TT silver was a bit thicker lol.

In a holiday cottage near Northallerton at the moment, back later

 

[originalshinkicker]

SH377T cleaned up nicely...

 

[Nob]

Looking good

 

[ourmanflint]

very nice indeed

 

[fignonFlyer]

What do you use to clean up the frames, they always look good

 

[originalshinkicker]

What do you use to clean up the frames, they always look good

I use this stuff...



I've used it on a few frames now and always had good results. Here's a link to that blog post

https://raleigh-sb4059.com/2017/10/28/s ... ocumented/

Rub off any thick dirt first, then use a clean polishing cloth to add the renovator, remove with another clean cloth, then do the same with the polish.

 

[fignonFlyer]

Great thanks, off to get some renovator and see if I can get any results as bright as your frames.

 

[originalshinkicker]

Most of what the renovator does is remove dirt, it is a very mild cutting compound and if the frame doesn't have clear coat then it will take off a little paint together with the dirt. If the frame has a clear coat then it is going to scrape off dirt. I find it is the dirt that dulls the appearance of the paint more than anything. Just be careful with the renovator on loose, flaky transfers, I normally wipe up to and around them if they aren't stable enough. All I avoided on this frame was the Reynolds 753 frame transfer, everything else was ok to wipe over.

This was SB5084 before cleaning...



and after some rust treatment and cleaning...



and this is before and after on SB1861...



This is the polishing cloth I use...



I would recommend cleaning a less obvious place such as under the chainstays and BB first as a test to see how you go before attacking something more prominent.

 

[Jamiedyer]

That's one special and really nice looking frame. Really liking the colours on this one. A bit different .
Thanks for sharing your polishing details

Jamie