What's happened to the paint job?

[Smokin Joe]

Ah crap.

I'd forgotten about the bag. Took it off ages ago and forgot about it. I suppose I can always put it back on.

If you do that Cinelli will come round and take the bike back from you because you don't deserve to own it. Bags are for Giants, Treks, Thorns and the like, not gorgeous looking Italian frames.

 

[bpsmith]

I wouldn't even put one on my Winter Giant @Smokin Joe !

 

[Tin Pot]

My application to the Velominati has been rejected, I see!

 

[Elybazza61]

My application to the Velominati has been rejected, I see!

No they'd let you in due to the Cinelli but you would be beaten sensless with a pump for the bag discretion

 

[Pale Rider]

I like my top tube bag.

It holds my small cigars and lighter very nicely.

I also tuck my credit card and a £10 note into the side pocket.

 

[Tin Pot]

I like my top tube bag.

It holds my small cigars and lighter very nicely.

I also tuck my credit card and a £10 note into the side pocket.

Might be worth checking the surface of the top tube then..

 

[screenman]

I've
If you have a vehicle with plastic headlights which you leave parked outside, try parking it away from the sun to try to avoid that nasty opaque headlight feeling.

Part of my business, I sell the tools and coating solutions, as well as carrying out the service. Indirect UV will break down the coating as well as direct.

 

[Cuchilo]

I like my top tube bag on the TT bike as it holds pitstop , co2 and my keys . It hides behind the stem and i don't need to fill my jersey pockets with stuff .

 

[Illaveago]

Not as quickly though , my friends vectra is still craze free although being the same age as my corsa which I have had to polish twice.

 

[screenman]

Not as quickly though , my friends vectra is still craze free although being the same age as my corsa which I have had to polish twice.

I have done a lot of Corsa lights, not one set of Vectra yet, they are coated differently.

 

[Globalti]

To the OP, just polish the paint with car polish but take care not to go right through it in the places where it's already eroded. You might also be able to improve it by spraying it with clear lacquer, which will fill the scratches and deepen the colour as it permanently "wets" the paint. Some frames have lacquer over the paint so it may only be the lacquer layer that your bag has damaged.

 

[screenman]

Put the bag back on.

 

[Illaveago]

Might be worth checking the surface of the top tube then..

Just had a thought . If you place a piece of selotape over the affected area you should be able to see if the scratches disappear. If so you could as a remedy and for future protection use the adhesive vinyl that is used to protect your chain stays to cover it .If that isn't large enough cars use a similar material to protect the front of the rear wheel arches from stone chips.

 

[Pale Rider]

Might be worth checking the surface of the top tube then..

Top tube checked - no problems so far.

It's a Rose bike with a near black metallic finish, so probably less likely to mark than glossy red.

I used to work in the motor trade, glossy red was known for going 'flat'.

Once that happens, there's no way back.

I recall polishing the life out of a red car.

It looked fine for a few hours, but then went dull again.

 

[Tin Pot]

Just had a thought . If you place a piece of selotape over the affected area you should be able to see if the scratches disappear. If so you could as a remedy and for future protection use the adhesive vinyl that is used to protect your chain stays to cover it .If that isn't large enough cars use a similar material to protect the front of the rear wheel arches from stone chips.

Hmm chain stay covers - never heard of them until now. Can you get clear ones?

I've got some t cut and see-through vinyl stickers I'll try out today.