Re: [CR] Clear Coating to preserve a Malvern

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Cinelli)

From: <NortonMarg@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 00:01:23 EST
Subject: Re: [CR] Clear Coating to preserve a Malvern
To: Suzy.Jackson@csiro.au, RDF1249@aol.com, chriseye@comcast.net, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


In a message dated 1/21/04 4:22:36 PM Pacific Standard Time, Suzy.Jackson@csiro.au writes:
> You've left me in a real quandary. Because of the rarity of my Malvern
> Star, I'm afraid to re-paint it, as by doing so I may be effectively
> vandalizing it. On the other hand, it's extensively rusted, and I'm
> concerned that despite my best efforts to preserve the bike as it is, it
> will continue to deteriorate.
>

Hi Suzy, Is it just the chrome that's rusted? If the paint is ok, you can hand polish the chrome parts of the frame to, well a hgigh polish, then clear those parts. You save the paint, you save the "look" of the chrome parts, and it doesn't look like a rust bucket anymore.
Stevan Thomas
Alameda, CA