Step by step guide 1.
Cleaning carbon fiber bike frame.
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.
Another metal bicycle technique that won t work on carbon is trying to change the frame spacing.
To take your bike cleaning to the next level jon has some top tips on how to polish.
But it s still best to touch up the chip or ding because chipped paint can worsen.
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.
Like many of you here at gcn we love to keep our bikes clean and shiny.
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.
It s set to accept modern wheels perfectly.
Plus it has the added benefit of providing a sparkling shine making it look brand new.
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.
Here carbon has an advantage over steel bikes because it won t rust.