We first got our hands on this Specialized Tarmac SL8 after an unfortunate mid-race crash causing the headtube to be structurally compromised. The turnaround time was tight at about 48 hours and we had no time for body work or any sort of paint work leaving this frame functional and sturdier than ever, but rather ugly. After successfully winding down a solid race season, this rider finally had time to drop this bike back by our workshop for a facelift. Photos below show before the repair, after structural restoration, and finally after the paint was color matched and blended restoring this SL8 back to factory settings.

The crack on this headtube was visible in the paint and the impact area was soft when squeezed by hand
After the paint was removed we can see how far the damage runs so we can plan our repair
This repair was originally done without disassembling the bike which allowed us to keep the turnaround time extremely short. Here the structure of the carbon fiber headtube has been restored and was ready to race, although it was a bit of an eye sore
This still shot was grabbed in the paint booth just after clear coat was sprayed, the white had been color matched and blended, and the black Specialized "S" logo was masked off and sprayed
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Adding mounts to a top tube