Paint chip blues

[dylan green]

I was re-installing a front rack last night, and despite my best attempt at being careful, I still managed to chip the paint on both of the mounting points. Very annoying. Anyone have a good tip for avoiding this? I'm going to remove the rack and touch it up to protect the now unpainted surfaces from the elements. 

[Mike Rossi]

I’ve had chips from bikes falling over while working on them, or dropping tools, but not from installing racks. If this is a problem that keeps happening to you, I would suggest using masking tape around your mounting points, getting everything lined up and bolts started, and then removing the masking tape before tightening the bolts fully. Maybe a couple of layers of tape. I work painting cars and the body men usually tape off adjacent panels before installing freshly painted parts just in case they slip (the part and/or the person).

Mike

On May 7, 2025, at 12:17 PM, dylan green <dylantho...@gmail.com> wrote:

I was re-installing a front rack last night, and despite my best attempt at being careful, I still managed to chip the paint on both of the mounting points. Very annoying. Anyone have a good tip for avoiding this? I'm going to remove the rack and touch it up to protect the now unpainted surfaces from the elements. 

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[dylan green]

Thanks Mike. It was an mini campee rack and I've found i have to lightly stretch the posts (?) a bit to fit on the fork. Maybe this is just more of a venting post haha. I was really being careful, but now I'm just irked.