tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8737648067926686619.post6142323571623720054..comments2024-01-04T05:32:14.360-05:00Comments on Fuji Otaku: We Get Mail - Fuji America And Detailing Talkrobatsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07641711964135698976noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8737648067926686619.post-73072632905190522722010-06-10T00:49:32.774-04:002010-06-10T00:49:32.774-04:00Well there is an option to repainting that can wor...Well there is an option to repainting that can work well and do wonders for your fuji. I am a fan of this site but can't log in it seems to google. Anyway,<br />you can sand back the cleaned and wax and oil removed frame, into the clear coat, but Not into the color coat, simply by sanding it with 400 grit paper dry. You sand smoothly and evenly, not like a flat hand and scrubbing of course. This will create a white powder which is the clear coat coming off. The faded, beat up, dull look,will go away if you do this, but it does nothing for the scratches thru the color coats. Then you can touch up the bad gouges with duplicolor Enamel Auto Paint, then sand, or simply Clear Coat it. Getting it clean prior is key, avoid acrylics,<br />and just get it close. Then the clear will take care of slight imperfections. It sounds hard but I have just done this 3x, and 2 were classic fujis (1980 and 1982). You know you are at the color coat when the sanded dust turns from white to a color. So stop Right there. <br />Then get U-Pol Clear #1, and shake it well, nice weather, and do 3-4 coats, about 3/4 of the can. All in one day, 15 minutes apart. Read up on the can info. You will be amazed what this will do. If you get runs, don't worry, wait a few days, heat the bike, sand them with 800 and finish with 2000 grit wet.<br />Thats the details on it. All your doing is sanding a little and adding new Clear....aka removing the faded crap. ZacAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8737648067926686619.post-18690535906178216512010-03-30T02:34:54.574-04:002010-03-30T02:34:54.574-04:00Thanks for the quick response and the inclusion in...Thanks for the quick response and the inclusion in your blog. Funny that you mention wabi-sabi. Adherence to that exact philosophy is what has kept me from taking the bike to a frame painter already. I think you (and James) have convinced me to not go in that direction. Confirmation I needed. Thank you. I'm going to start the journey of learning how to touch up a frame myself. And okay, okay! I'll reconsider the 700C's over the 27's! Thanks for your input.<br /><br />Congratulations on your "new" America. If I didn't have one already, I'd be more than a little jealous.<br /><br />Sincere Thanks,<br /><br />-JeffUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00961897688094310725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8737648067926686619.post-49801810377308946302010-03-30T01:46:37.528-04:002010-03-30T01:46:37.528-04:00Nice Fuji Americas, both of you! To the OP, I woul...Nice Fuji Americas, both of you! To the OP, I would urge you not to repaint, it looks great as it is. My America is in far worse shape, and I still wouldn't consider repainting. What in the world could possibly compete with a well weathered two-tone "rainbow blue" Fuji America paint job?James Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06869465983199050582noreply@blogger.com