Re: [RBW] Micro Winter Project: Plasti-Dipped shifters

2015-02-19 Thread Montclair BobbyB
Until recently I still had Plasti-Dip on an old set of shifters (for 20+ years) depends on how well the surface is prepped, but I'd say it wears rather well. On Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 12:36:55 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: Very professional looking. I'll be interested to learn how

Re: [RBW] Micro Winter Project: Plasti-Dipped shifters

2015-02-19 Thread Jim Bronson
I would be too actually. I have a Shimano shifter that I lost the plastic boot for. This might be a good option. On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 11:36 AM, Patrick Moore bertin...@gmail.com wrote: Very professional looking. I'll be interested to learn how well it wears. On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 8:57

Re: [RBW] Micro Winter Project: Plasti-Dipped shifters

2015-02-19 Thread Bill Lindsay
Jim I was thinking about your issue while I was doing it. My advice is to do it. Or, if you don't feel like buying your own can, send it to me and I'll do it for you. The stuff is solid. It's about as solid as the stock plastic bootie your shifter had, but it has a slightly tackier feel to

Re: [RBW] Micro Winter Project: Plasti-Dipped shifters

2015-02-17 Thread Jim Bronson
Is that dark chocolate? On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 9:57 PM, Bill Lindsay tapebu...@gmail.com wrote: I've got a more substantial project on the horizon to make home-made shifter booties. I don't have a whole lot to share about that, but I went ahead and did a little proof of concept mini-project

Re: [RBW] Micro Winter Project: Plasti-Dipped shifters

2015-02-17 Thread Patrick Moore
Very professional looking. I'll be interested to learn how well it wears. On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 8:57 PM, Bill Lindsay tapebu...@gmail.com wrote: I've got a more substantial project on the horizon to make home-made shifter booties. I don't have a whole lot to share about that, but I went

RE: [RBW] Micro Winter Project: Plasti-Dipped shifters

2015-02-17 Thread Allingham II, Thomas J
Geez, Bill, aren’t you concerned about the added weight? From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jim Bronson Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 12:00 PM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [RBW] Micro Winter Project: Plasti

Re: [RBW] Micro Winter Project: Plasti-Dipped shifters

2015-02-16 Thread James Warren
It could cause you to ride more. Nice! On Feb 16, 2015, at 7:57 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote: Clearly this will make me ride much faster -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving

[RBW] Micro Winter Project: Plasti-Dipped shifters

2015-02-16 Thread Bill Lindsay
I've got a more substantial project on the horizon to make home-made shifter booties. I don't have a whole lot to share about that, but I went ahead and did a little proof of concept mini-project and dipped my Suntour Sprint retrofriction shifters in two coats of Plasti-Dip. This is a rubber