I've struggled with paint touch-up on my silver '74 Motobecane Grand Record and now a white '74 Raleigh Grand Prix. I was directed by a friend who owns a '71 Citroen 2CV to an auto parts store who will come outside with a machine that matches the paint on the actual car - much like the matching system at Home Depot where you bring in a color sample, and they come up with a paint code. My intent is to bring the frame into the store and have the paint matched. I'll buy a can and try an airbrush touch-up. It worked famously for my friend's 2CV. (He's on topic in that he carries a pair 60's Raleighs on the roof of his funky old car).
Dave Whitney Portland, Maine
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2003 16:44:08 -0500 From: "Steve Neago" <questor@cinci.rr.com> To: <Philcycles@aol.com> Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]Paint Touch-up suggestions Message-ID: <001101c3a18a$72f01000$57b21b18@cinci.rr.com> References: <163.27bdde41.2cd6c6e9@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain;charset="iso-8859-1" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: list Message: 7
Another suggestion would to be to go to an auto paint store and look at enamel paint color chips in the SUN. This will help you to get a closer match. Phil is correct, whites and blacks can be among the hardest to match in large or small areas. Keep in mind that you probably want a spray can to work in a area, but you should carefully practice upon another frame first! Spray cans may be cheap but they can splatter and overspray paint easily...
I own paint color chip books from Dupont Imron and enamel, House of Kolor urethanes , and PPG enamels (not cheap to buy!). To use these paints, I use a 7hp air compressor with a 20 gal tank and a 1/2 hp Paasche compressor for small jobs with an HVLP spray gun and a variety of Paasche airbrushes. Needless to say, I am still developing my style, but this only comes with practice and warmer temperatures.
Hey Brian B. ! How about a painting seminar for frames! A lot of people would be interested...
Regards, Steve Neago Cincinnati, OH
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