Kona Explosif 1995 Help with colour to go for page 5

[Gregger]

So, how did this damage occur, anyway?

I can't think of how these holes might have come to pass, aside from some fool taking an ice pick to the frame? Anyone have an idea?

Surely this frame is worthy of restoration, and it might be a good excuse to strip and colour as well. I'd do a nice matte charcoal grey with all matte black components + brand new decals = ninja bike!

 

[Stick Legs]

Re: So, how did this damage occur, anyway?

I can't think of how these holes might have come to pass, aside from some fool taking an ice pick to the frame? Anyone have an idea?

Surely this frame is worthy of restoration, and it might be a good excuse to strip and colour as well. I'd do a nice matte charcoal grey with all matte black components + brand new decals = ninja bike!

The holes are there because I used a air tool wire brush to clean the surface rust off the frame, and it removed the rust. Unfortunately the rust was all that was there in a couple of places! No fool or ice pick were involved.

 

[rojo]

Hopefully get this repaired and resrayed soon mate.

Anyone know front mech size??

 

[Andy R]

Hopefully get this repaired and resrayed soon mate.

Anyone know front mech size??

28.6mm

 

[rojo]

Hopefully get this repaired and resrayed soon mate.

Anyone know front mech size??

28.6mm

brill that is a great help thank you very much.

 

[rojo]

Another thicko question no you told me size does it need to be top or bottom pull?? Sorry

 

[Andy R]

Bottom pull

 

[rojo]

Bottom pull

Thank you, sorry for being a thicko

 

[Andy R]

Bottom pull

Thank you, sorry for being a thicko

Not at all, no probs.

 

[Anthony]

Re: So, how did this damage occur, anyway?

I can't think of how these holes might have come to pass, aside from some fool taking an ice pick to the frame? Anyone have an idea?

Surely this frame is worthy of restoration, and it might be a good excuse to strip and colour as well. I'd do a nice matte charcoal grey with all matte black components + brand new decals = ninja bike!

The holes are there because I used a air tool wire brush to clean the surface rust off the frame, and it removed the rust. Unfortunately the rust was all that was there in a couple of places! No fool or ice pick were involved.

The important question must be whether the holes are the result of rust coming from the inside or of untreated external surface rust. I believe it is possible for it to be the latter, if stone chips have been left untreated and the bike has spent a long time in a damp atmosphere. If that is the case and the metal is full thickness around the hole, the stay could still have almost all of its original strength. But if it has come from the inside, you would expect the metal around about the holes to be damaged/thinner, in which case the strength could be marginal.

Touching wood as I type this, there are remarkably many steel Kona frames still around, considering they weren't sold in very great numbers, so I don't think they generally suffer from rusting from the inside.