Flakey Paint

dinyull
dinyull Posts: 2,979
edited November 2014 in Workshop
Whilst cleaning the bike yesterday I noticed that where the rear wheel skewers sit on the frame the paint has been damaged - the eyelet for the skewer on drive train side has pretty much lost all of it's paint leaving the alu exposed and the surrounding paint is a bit flakey.

I know that alu doesn't rust, but it does corrode. Will giving it a coat of paint be better than leaving it exposed, or do I not need to worry?

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  • rafletcher
    rafletcher Posts: 1,235
    Any paint will eventually crack off under the pressure from the skewer. Don't waste your time. If you're worried about corrosion you could always put a layer of grease on it, bit messy though. On the drive side I'd expect there to be a replaceable mech hanger as well, and it may be this that the paint has flaked off.
  • dinyull
    dinyull Posts: 2,979
    Actually, come to think it might not be the drive side :? blame that on Monday morning!

    The area isn't just where the skewer makes contact with the frame, the whole area between the seatstay and chainstay has been exposed.
  • rafletcher
    rafletcher Posts: 1,235
    The get some matching enamel (Humbrol) paint and touch it up?
  • dinyull
    dinyull Posts: 2,979
    Cheers

    Think I'm probably being a bit of tart, but thinking it'd be better to tidy it up before it spreads further.

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