Ann,
If you are not in a red hot hurry, "we" will be producing short run custom waterslide decals before too long.
Never fear chrome plating if the bike in in the hands of someone who specializes in chrome and bike frames. There are a lot of "myths" about chrome and the true stories of horror come from people who done know specifically about handleing bikes.
Brian Baylis
La Mesa, CA
I checked the archives pretty carefully before posting this...
I will hopefully be acquiring one of my top 3 wanted bikes soon and it looks like decals are going to be an issue.
Its a British bike and while Nick at Lloyds will have some of the transfers available, I might have to have other transfers recreated from photos by someone like Mary at <http://www.koolbikes.com>Pfeiffer Pframes. That is ok, but apparently she works in thin vinyl sticker material. Would it be ok to have a mix of waterslide and vinyl decals? If the bike is clear coated over the decals will it be obvious that some are decals and some transfers?
Also it looks like some chrome work will need to be redone. Again, after searching the archives, I still have questions about the process. It sounds complex and possibly like it might damage the frame. Any experience or opinions anyone wants to share about restoring chrome as part of a paint job?
Ann Phillips, Decatur Ga preparing to sink my teeth into another huge and expensive project, because two are not enough.