Paint scraped and gouged

timothi.lindstone

While cleaning my chain on Saturday I noticed that the paint on the chainstay has been chipped and gouged off the frame in a couple of spots. Probably 2 spots about the size of a dime, so not tiny. The frame is steel, so I need some help figuring out what to do!

First I'll probably contact IF to see about getting a small bottle of touch up paint. What else can I do? I'd also need a sealant right? I know virtually nothing about bike paint jobs.

oxoman

Just tend to use car touch up paint with best match. All my road bikes have a self adhesive plastic covers on the chainstays to stop this happening. See link to something similar.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bicycle-Decal-Sticker-Frame-Stickers-Protection-Kit-For-Road-Mountain-Bike-UK/153572209502?hash=item23c19df35e:m:mvtZeTKtC4zqSL6SVob752A

Darius_Jedburgh

Wrap an old inner tube round the chainstay. Cheapest protection going.