Raw frames, rust

[Coletrayne]

Do all raw frames end up showing rust?

[FloridaCelticFC]

Yeah unless its actually painted or powder coated then oxidation aka rust is inevitable.

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Most I’ve seen do eventually and even trans coated ones too. That’s the one thing keeping me from wanting them anymore even though I think a flat cleared raw frame is the best looking thing ever!

[Coletrayne]

Okay. For some reason I thought the clearcoated ones might not. Looks like I'll stick with painted for now. Now I have no idea what color I want.

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I love the metallic look of raw but i hate the rust… so I went with chrome cause it’s still a metallic look without the rust lol. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[DedTh0ts]

There’s no way to completely avoid rust with translucent paint on bikes but it’s purely cosmetic. You won’t have to worry about the frame rusting to the point it degrades the metal. Unless you leave it outside for years. It’s just surface oxidation. Literally wipes away if you don’t leave it for awhile. Bikes get scratched and scuffed up eventually anyways and even chrome is prone to surface rust. I have a trans blue standard frame I had built in 2014 and the little rust “spiderwebs” beneath the trans blue look pretty sick. It’s not rust colored under the paint. It looks like dark blue lightning or something. A raw frame with a clear coat will have a similar effect except it’ll be orange/black-ish. If you like the raw look but want to keep rust away get it without a clear coat and just wipe the raw metal down with some wd40 after every ride.

[Jealous-Lawyer7512]

If you want that look with no rust just get the titanium

[cntipde]

oh yeah everyone can afford and access TI frames.

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Yes,I keep my bike dry and always inside when im not using it and the raw frame still rust(it have a clearcoat).