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Have I ruined the paint? :(
Heya all, I may have done something silly.
The old rim tape on my bike was peeling away so I decided to remove it all today. I wanted to get rid of the old adhesive that was left on the rims so I asked a guy who had been doing bike mechanics/restoration for many many years and he told me that a bit of nail varnish remover would be fine to use to get it off.
I tried it on a small bit first and it seemed fine. I continued with the rest of the rim and then sprayed water and muc-off spray afterward. There was a section on the inner part of the rim where there was like some rubbery stuff left over from where those wheel balancing weights had been previously, so I used it on that part too to help remove them - which it did... but then a while later I noticed the area had gone all hazed/faded!
I'm not holding up much hope, but anything I can do?
If you look you can see the 2 little areas where I got the rubbery stuff off from the old weights and then all around them the paint is lighter/dull.
The wheels do have little nicks and knocks on them and far from any showroom condition but it's just saddened me really because I didn't want to make them look worse.
The old rim tape on my bike was peeling away so I decided to remove it all today. I wanted to get rid of the old adhesive that was left on the rims so I asked a guy who had been doing bike mechanics/restoration for many many years and he told me that a bit of nail varnish remover would be fine to use to get it off.
I tried it on a small bit first and it seemed fine. I continued with the rest of the rim and then sprayed water and muc-off spray afterward. There was a section on the inner part of the rim where there was like some rubbery stuff left over from where those wheel balancing weights had been previously, so I used it on that part too to help remove them - which it did... but then a while later I noticed the area had gone all hazed/faded!
I'm not holding up much hope, but anything I can do?
If you look you can see the 2 little areas where I got the rubbery stuff off from the old weights and then all around them the paint is lighter/dull.
The wheels do have little nicks and knocks on them and far from any showroom condition but it's just saddened me really because I didn't want to make them look worse.
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Other parts of the wheel look worse than that patch.
Get them refurbished if your going to look after them. Or wait intil your going to sell it then get then refurbished.Censorship Reigns Supreme in Troll City...0 -
Try a bit of cutting compound on them first, may bring them back up.0
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It looks like the paint has softened and the nail varnish remover, which is a very strong chemical, is leaching through the paint. I'd wash it, leave it for a few days and see if it stabilises. You might get away with a gentle polish, or you might have to gently rub down the affected areas and dust more paint over them.0
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Try a colour restorerChanging the world, one sarcastic comment at a time.0
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