[Travis McAdams]

I recently had a can of bear spray explode on my matte grey carbon frame. It appears it has left an orange tinted stain. How can I get this out?

 

[Cleared2land]

have you made any removal attempts? Just wash off?

EDIT: Ha! I read beer, not bear... Orange dyed bear spray. I dunno on that.

 

[Harold]

When I worked in shops, we'd sometimes get scuffs and stuff on matte carbon frames. Royal PITA, that matte carbon. esp white matte carbon.

We used Clean Streak on it (basically a residue-free degreaser that evaporates pretty clean) and it worked well. Dunno if it'll work on your particular issue or not.

 

[Travis McAdams]

have you made any removal attempts? Just wash off?

EDIT: Ha! I read beer, not bear... Orange dyed bear spray. I dunno on that.

I washed it right afterwards, unfortunately it still left a stain. I was thinking about buffing it out, but I'm not sure what that will do to the integrity of the frame.

 

[Cleared2land]

Im gonna assume the clear coat absorbed the dye and you might be challenged to make that right. I wouldn't be too optimistic on buffing results.

 

[old_er]

Give a car detailing clay bar and some soapy water a try. It will remove contaminants from clear coats.

 

[ctxcrossx]

It all else fails, get more bear spray for the rest of the frame.

... By the way, what happened to make it explode?

 

[Harold]

seriously try some of this stuff. it won't hurt anything. and it might do the job. it gets tire scuffs out of white matte carbon when nothing else would.

White Lightning - Clean Streak™

www.whitelightningco.com

 

[phishstix]

Leave it. I think it's a bit custom.

 

[ttengineer]

Denatured Alcohol/Rubbing alcohol or acetone should work fine. Just make sure to wash the bike right after if you use acetone.


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[bingemtbr]

I'm dying to ask--did you encounter a bear? Or just a misfire? Or did it just explode on its own?

From a recommendation on mtbr.com, I've used Flitch polish to remove scratches and scuffs on my CF frame. Brings it back to as-new.

 

[Crankout]

Just Bob Ross that shizz...

 

[DIRTJUNKIE]

have you made any removal attempts? Just wash off?

EDIT: Ha! I read beer, not bear... Orange dyed bear spray. I dunno on that.

If it was what you first thought it was, wouldn’t washing it off be sacrilegious? Maybe licking it off would be more to code.

 

[DIRTJUNKIE]

Denatured Alcohol/Rubbing alcohol or acetone should work fine. Just make sure to wash the bike right after if you use acetone.


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Pretty sure Acetone would eat right through the clear coat and or into the carbon itself.

 

[Cleared2land]

I would not have any issues with acetone and carbon, but I might be concerned about possible 'softening' of the clear coat. I would be more concerned with MEK on paint though.

 

[old_er]

Acetone will damage the clearcoat. Start out with milder alternatives first such as automotive polish, compound, claybar. Any type of solvent will run the chance of damaging the paint/clearcoat.

 

[Cleared2land]

I'm betting that this dye has permeated the clear coat and nothing that removes surface contaminates will work.

 

[old_er]

I'm betting that this dye has permeated the clear coat and nothing that removes surface contaminates will work.

If he can get the MSDS for the bear spray it should show what the dye is made of. If it has permeated I agree.

 

[old_er]

Calling the manufacturer of the bear spray may provide some information on how to remove it.

 

[Cleared2land]

MSDS will not necessarily state what it's made of but is a document that contains information on the potential hazards (health, fire, reactivity and environmental) and how to work safely with the chemical product.