Small chips on carbon stays

Steve Tcp
Steve Tcp Posts: 7,350
edited September 2011 in Workshop
Hi all.

I suffered a rear wheel broken spoke on Tuesday which has left four chips (three are pin prick, one's slightly larger) in the laquer on the top of the non drive side chainstay on my Pinarello FP7. Simple question from this carbon frame novice - do I need to "treat" them (and if so how) or are they best just left alone?

Thanks in advance.
Take care,

Steve.

Comments

  • rjl6789
    rjl6789 Posts: 31
    just clean the area and dab a bit of clear nail varnish on I reckon
  • Steve Tcp
    Steve Tcp Posts: 7,350
    Clear nail varnish was my thought too. Presumably there's nothing in that to damage the exposed carbon.

    Thanks.
    Take care,

    Steve.
  • rjl6789
    rjl6789 Posts: 31
    Not 100% sure (not being a chemical or materials engineer) but had a large dollup of no.7 clear polish on the stays of my winter giant OCR1 for a couple of years and nothing untoward has happened. However, please don't shoot me if it melts your frame like the Nazis in raiders of the lost ark !
  • esspeebee
    esspeebee Posts: 174
    Clear nail varnish is what the LBS recommended to me after I chipped the lacquer on my downtube in a crash. Seems to have held up nicely for the last couple of months.

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