00:00It's amazingly clean in here!
00:02How do you make a carbon bike?
00:04This is the series where we reveal the secrets of producing world tour level bikes.
00:08Part 7. Sanding
00:10Our carbon bike has now been laid up, cured and machined but it's still missing some very important pieces.
00:16The chainstays and seatstays slot together and then exactly 10 grams of adhesive is measured out to secure them.
00:22Next stop, the finishing room.
00:24These tables suck.
00:26No really, they continually suck away the dust and are so effective that we didn't need masks on.
00:32Any rough edges, small mould lines and imperfections are removed to create a flat, smooth and blemish-free surface.
00:39Sanding also removes the glossy resin topcoat and micro-keys the carbon fibre surface to allow paint and or clear
00:47coats to stick to it.
00:48Follow along to see this frame get a rather special paint job.
00:51We're associating we're sitting here not at a time for money, just because of the free fabric.
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