Hey yall, recently getting back into BMX. I bought this 2015 Fit VH1 for 40 bucks and threw grips and bars on it, it’s got some surface rust on the frame, I was originally going to sandblast and repaint the frame. But I saw that cult makes a raw frame with no clear coat. Are people buying these and actually riding them? Wondering if that’s the way to go for sake of ease and avoiding a shitty paint job.
Also, another idea I had was to just manage the rust that’s on it, sand it and clear coat it, I actually kind of enjoy the battle worn look.
by Disastrous-Ad-1182
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I ran a Credence with no clear coat for 6 years. Got a nice patina to it. Never had any issues. Retired it (for another one, but black) and it’s hanging on my garage wall now.
Yup, sold a few of the raw models, we obviously advise they will rust and that isn’t a warranty issues. It’s upto the customer if they clear coat lacquer it or not.
Tbh apart for reasons of speeding up production, it didn’t make a tonne of sense, they didn’t even cost less with no paint!
But yeah some like that literal patina, worn in look. Not a fan myself whatsoever, but each to their own.
VH1 gang! Found my 2012 in a dumpster and rebuilt/refinished it with new parts and paint.
The patina look is super cool, and you can either sand it down and let it rust to your desired effect, then clear coat and seal it, leave it raw and constantly oxidizing and changing with every ride, or sand/blast it down and repaint or powdercoat in a color of your choice 🙂
[my VH1 (imgur)](https://imgur.com/a/9Xjdmkh)
I love the patina look. I debated for a while about allowing mine to rust. It had some cracks where rust had started to spread. I ended up clear coating it, but left the small amounts of rust that were already there.
I have another frame (Grizzly) that I’m thinking about stripping the clear coating off and allowing to rust and then clear coat into a patina.
Here’s my bike. Love it.
https://imgur.com/gallery/Qsp3zUg
It looks awesome that way tbh