Re: [CR]531 decal preservation

(Example: Framebuilders:Jack Taylor)

Date: Sun, 05 Sep 2004 10:33:28 -0400
From: "David G. White" <whiteknight@adelphia.net>
To: EdVintage63@aol.com
Subject: Re: [CR]531 decal preservation
References: <29.60ef3bf8.2e6c7b60@aol.com>
In-Reply-To: <29.60ef3bf8.2e6c7b60@aol.com>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Eight sets of replacement 531 decals are currently available on eBay at a "buy it now" price of $11. Said to be NOS.

http://ebay.com/<blah

No relation to seller.

David White Burlington, VT

EdVintage63@aol.com wrote:
>Need help with an old Reynolds decal. Did an archive search, but didn't come
>up with anything definitive. I picked up an (almost) all-orginal Raleigh Super
>Course with Capella lugs at a yard sale yesterday for $30. Frame and paint
>appear to be in very good condition, with all decals intact. The 531 decal at
>the top of the seat tube has, however, suffered some typical flaking - it's
>about 75-80 percent intact. I'd like to preserve it in the best manner possible,
>so I need some advice for how to clearcoat or otherwise rescue it, given its
>delicate condition. I wouldn't mind a few suggestions for (inexpensively)
>updating the Simplex/Stronglight drivetrain to turn the bike into a fun, reliable
>commuter, either.