Sprucing up a carbon seatpost

[Plum Hill]

I'd like to use a Campy carbon seatpost on a recently purchased HSG.
The post bears scuff marks from insertion in another frame. Is there a way to polish these marks out of the clear coat?

Also, is there a prep for use on carbon to carbon interfaces?

Thanks.

[bigman]

FAS carbon paste.

For insertion marks you fine sand and respray a clearcoat - not always worth the effort.

[Veloo]

Bumping this to see if there is any more feedback.

Can you get a scuffed up carbon post to look new again?

[djdj]

If it is clear coated, you can use various automotive products if the scratches are not too deep --polishing compound, etc.

[prototoast]

Bumping this to see if there is any more feedback.

Can you get a scuffed up carbon post to look new again?

Yes, gently wet sand using progressively finer sandpaper. Then, if the original post was clearcoated, you'll need to re-apply a clear coat (even a basic clear spray from your local hardware store should work fine). It's not magic, and it's not particularly difficult, but there's no magic shortcut that I know of.

[Blue Jays]

Yeah...I have an otherwise sweet Campagnolo Record 31.6mm that could use some freshening-up as a winter project.
Thanks for jumpstarting this thread. :beer: