n/a at n/a in Gooseberry Hill, Australia - photo by wesdadude

Specs Frame - Raw 08 Glory DH Frame Medium Rear shock - Fox DHX 4 With 300x3.25 Steel Coil Fork - RockShox Boxxer Handlebars - Nukeproof Warhead Riser Bars 760mm Stem - Giant Contact Stem at 50mm Headset - Cane Creek Grips - Jet Black Lock on Saddle - SDG Seatpost - UNO 30.9mm Brakes Avid Elixer with elastic band to fight “flappy paddle” on 8” rotors Cranks - Truvativ Chainguide - RaceFace Backing E13 Front Pedals - Wellgo B54 Rear derailleur - Sram X5 Rear shifter - Sram X9 Cassette - Sram Something Front hub - Dabomb Rear hub - Hope Pro II Evo Front rim - Mavic EX 823 Rear rim - Mavic EX 729 Spokes - DT Swiss Black Nipples - DT Swiss Tyres - Maxxis Minion DHF Slow Reezy F&R

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Album: 08-Glory-DH1-Raw
Category: Bikes - DH
Date Posted: Jul 10, 2012 at 19:35
Jul 10, 2012
Location: Gooseberry Hill, Australia
Trail: n/a
Riders: n/a

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Camera

PENTAX K10D

Lens

SIGMA 18-50mm F3.5-5.6 DC

Shutter Speed

1/180

Aperture

6.7

Focal Length

18.0 mm

ISO Speed

400

Date

2012:06:08

Time

11:19:22

6 Comments

wesdadude (Sep 11, 2012 at 1:53)

Thanks. It was mostly done by hand with the exception of a nylon brush head on a drill towards the end that helped me get some of the tighter areas and saved a bit of time. Since I spent about 10-20 hours on it I was fed up with it at the end of the project. I finished it with some 600 grit and a bit of car shiner. Had I not been fed up I probably would've polished it with some autosol then clear coated it. The original paint job was a powdercoat done by a previous owner that was getting a bit too warn. I didn't use chemicals because I was scared of damaging the aluminium. I'd recommend using a stripper that's safe for your frame or using some mechanical sanding device, the hand sanding route sucks.

danb396 (Sep 11, 2012 at 8:23)

I've got the same glory 08 frame, original paint job. So I just strip the paint, sand it then polish it? Or am I missing something. Also, I have a belt sander, is that a bit too much or would that do the job?

danb396 (Sep 10, 2012 at 13:32)

Love the look of that raw frame. Can you please tell me what you used to strip the paint/polish it and is it clear coated? Also how long did it take to complete? Thanks a lot

danb396 (Feb 9, 2013 at 7:06)

How did you strip the paint off/what did you use? I've tried what is supposed to be some strong stuff and the paint has barely even thinned

wesdadude (Feb 10, 2013 at 0:24)

I used sanding to take it off, then finished with a nylon drill head, took forever though. Didn't touch any chemicals on this one.

wesdadude (Sep 13, 2012 at 1:53)

I think a belt sander would be overkill. But indeed, strip, then use sandpaper getting finer, then end with polishing it.