Neill,
To replicate the loss of the evidence of your bikes previous owners sign
of love would be to "restore" and then love her as hard as the last guy. Or
is that all you?
The Cinelli frame that appears in the group photo of The Cirque belongs
to me and I am now leaning towards NOT selling her because of this
preservation of patina issue. You can always "restore" but you can never
put back originality. There are more then a few of near perfect original
Cinelli's and many, many restored examples. How many well worn, greatly
patina'd sweethearts are out there?
Just my take after seeing ALLOT of bikes. The ones that are dearest are
the ones that have a personal story to tell.
thanks,
John T.Pergolizzi
New York, New York
> Hi
> I have a frameset from the 60's that I guess I
> have cleaned and polished too vigorously. It is
> full chrome, with a blue primer layer covered by
> an Ivory top coat of enamel/paint. Due to age,
> the Ivory has become variably darker and duller.
> The cleaning and polishing has worn through the
> Ivory layer, exposing the blue undercoat in
> places.
> Problem is this: I can probably fins a paint that
> will do a fair job of matching the
> Ivory......getting it to match the patina though
> may prove trickier, as the patina varies along
> the paint surface.
> Has anyone ever found a method for successfully
> matching and blending such aged and delicate
> finishes, particularly the colors that seem to
> age more readily. Is there a "magic patina spray"
> somewhere?
> I would obviously prefer to effect a local
> touchup, not repaint the whole frameset, as then
> I am looking at:
> new decals
> more cost
> more work.
> Thanks
>
>
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