second proper clean, paintwork is awful!

[Chieftain]

So I'm a couple of weeks into E-sommet VR ownership, and I'm enjoying how the bike rides.

I was pretty shocked to see how bad the paintwork is on the frame though - especially the crossbar.

I'm not aggressive when it comes to cleaning. I use muc-off & a soft brush on the heavily soiled bits. But the frame paint doesn't appear to have any sort of lacquer layer, and after a second wash it looks like it's aged several years. It's crazed, hazy, and looks like someone has attacked it with sandpaper.

Is this a common thing? I'm going to speak to CRC about it.

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Hello it seems that you have very soft paint and like some other members have pointed out it’s looks like how you have washed the bike that has caused the damage. There called love marks in the car trade they will polish out and then you just need to protect the paint with a sealer/ wax. When you wash it get the bike wet and let it soak and rinse as much of the dirt off as poss before you do any cleaning.

 

[Gary]

The paint isn't particularly soft. Here's mine after 900 miles of Scottish all weather riding.

Regularly washed with hot soapy (a splash of washing up liquid in a bucket. ) water and a brush. Rinsed with warm hose water and dried with an old t shirt.

Ignore the white spots. They are simply a combination of reflected light, an old Android phone and a shit photographer.

Here's an indoor pic

 

[AverageJoeMTB]

Mines not got a panel without a scratch ? although I don't care. It's a bike as long as it's mechanically maintained paint can look rubbish.