Brian Baylis wrote:
> It should be presented clearcoated so we can see the real deal. Full
chrome
> is another option; you will not get away with a single sin with chrome
> either. Or how about silver; you won't get away with much that way
> either although bondo would cover almost anything. Don't be surprised if
> during the painting things that you didn't realize about your frame
> present themselves. Any tiny pinhole can cause a bubble or other problem
> unless you DON'T bake the paint. Maybe you shoild let it air dry.
>
> If you want to get away with as much as possible, paint it white.
Isn't black also a very hard colour to get away with any 'errors'? Apart from white, what are the best colours if you want to hide minor imperfections?
Steven Maasland Moorestown, NJ
PS to Brian: I understand why you would like to get your first frame back. I still own and ride the first frame that I built, however the number 2 was stolen in Denmark. I'd love to get it back. If I don't get it back, I hope that an error that I made in its prduction will at least aggravate the thief. When I brazed the cap on the left seatstay, little did I know that another fellow in the shop had placed the length of tapering seatstay that I had already cut off inside the cut stay. I therefore ended up brazing an approxiamte 4 inch section inside the stay. Like the stories of the ball bearings in the doors of Rolls-Royce cars, I hope the thief is pestered by a piece of stay within the stay.
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