Rim & spoke paint

Nifkin
Posts: 52
Allo,
I'm new here, so please bear with my (probably) dumb questions. Anyway, first up; I've got an Alex/Specialized wheelset on my bike that is painted that satiny-black colour. All very nice, but twigs and stones don't 'alf play havoc with the finish. Can anybody recommend a touch-up paint to keep one's spokes and rims looking gooooooooorgeous???
Much luv,
Nif 8)
I'm new here, so please bear with my (probably) dumb questions. Anyway, first up; I've got an Alex/Specialized wheelset on my bike that is painted that satiny-black colour. All very nice, but twigs and stones don't 'alf play havoc with the finish. Can anybody recommend a touch-up paint to keep one's spokes and rims looking gooooooooorgeous???
Much luv,
Nif 8)
He's the Chungwit, the biff-boff and the puff pastry hangman
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Little scrapes and scratches on a new bike should be considered a good thing!
Its been proventhat you go quicker when you don't worry about it..
*Rock Lobster Team Tig SL (22lb 14oz)
*C. Late 1950's Fixed Gear
*1940 Raleigh Dawn Tourist with rod brakes0 -
+1, at least ten times quicker!
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All cool. But imagine if you were going to touch up your rims and spokes, what would you use?He's the Chungwit, the biff-boff and the puff pastry hangman0
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Probably just a black felt tip?, paint sounds like a faff.
Or a touch up brush from an auto-spares shop if you really must, although it will slow your bike down!*Rock Lobster Team Tig SL (22lb 14oz)
*C. Late 1950's Fixed Gear
*1940 Raleigh Dawn Tourist with rod brakes0 -
errr.....nope....tried it. However hard I try, I can't imagine a situation in which I'd touch up my rims and spokes!0
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just think of them as battle scars! My bike is picking up quite a few scratches in the 6 months i've had it. Its annoying but unfortunatly its the nature of the sport, rocks, sticks, mud, putting it in the car/van/on bike rack all play a part.
As said earlier if i was to touch up black perm marker will do nicely. Or stickers from MBUK!Bikes are OK, I guess... :-)
2008 Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Comp.
2013 Trek 1.2
1982 Holdsworth Elan.0