But it s still best to touch up the chip or ding because chipped paint can worsen.
Cleaning carbon fiber bike frame.
Step by step guide 1.
The one thing that s the same with painted carbon and metal bikes is that they can get chipped or dinged from road debris or just normal use.
Here carbon has an advantage over steel bikes because it won t rust.
How to clean your bike.
Touching up carbon frame dings and chips.
Cleaning your bike properly takes minutes but doing so regularly could save you the cost of a whole new groupset later down the line.
Rinse the frame.
Another metal bicycle technique that won t work on carbon is trying to change the frame spacing.
Never try to stretch or compress your frame more than 2mm or you may damage the frame or dropouts it s impossible to bend carbon frames.
To take your bike cleaning to the next level jon has some top tips on how to polish.
Another important thing to note is that the formula doesn t contain any abrasives so it s safe for all plastic and rubber parts too.
Plus it has the added benefit of providing a sparkling shine making it look brand new.