Bike build advice.

[Gulwing]

Hello and thanks in advance for your advice.
I bought a flandria fame with the intention of stripping the paint. Re-spraying and re-clear coating the carbon. The back end of the bike is carbon fibre. Thought it looked cool.

I have removed the paint and I'm ready for priming. I have sanded the carbon back end of the bike. Should I clear coat the carbon first before I do anything to the frame then tape it uo. I dont even want to try and remove the carbon back end of the bike.

Im new to this forum. Here are my other two bikes iv been emptying my wallet on this year I'm an amateur go easy on me.

It's a dura ace 10speed on the cad3.
11speed ultegra on the boardman.

 

[rc300]

Prime and paint the front end then do the clear in one fell swoop!

 

[hamster]

Be very careful to check the spec of the clearcoat - it has to be UV proof. A marine clearcoat such as Ultravar 2000 would be really suitable.

 

[hamster]

Note that Ultravar is finicky about what's under it, so I am not recommending it specifically.

 

[Gulwing]

I'm a little off clear coating but I will be looking defo at uv proof.

This build is having a single front chaing ring, 8gears. I wanted to do it with vintsge style shifters on the downtube. I will probably change it to two front chainrings later so I will install a pair of shifters.
My question is, how do mount/fix a boss to the frame for the shifters to attach? Thanks.

 

[novocaine]

I'm a little off clear coating but I will be looking defo at uv proof.

This build is having a single front chaing ring, 8gears. I wanted to do it with vintsge style shifters on the downtube. I will probably change it to two front chainrings later so I will install a pair of shifters.
My question is, how do mount/fix a boss to the frame for the shifters to attach? Thanks.

Band on.

 

[Gulwing]

Band on.

I dont think I will find a band to fit that downtube.

 

[novocaine]

I dont think I will find a band to fit that downtube.

Ah young paddiewan, this is the talk of a defeatist. If what we want does not exist then we must take to the tools to make what we desire.

 

[novocaine]

Or bar end shifters. But that's cheating.

 

[Gulwing]

Ah young paddiewan, this is the talk of a defeatist. If what we want does not exist then we must take to the tools to make what we desire.

This thread is for answers that only go my way I'm afraid. Being a jedi would be a much better use of my time but it's raining outside and I havnt finished my bike yet.