No, Jerry, you're not alone in the use of nail polish for touch-up. Another advantage of nail polish, is that if you ever want to take it off, it comes off easily with acetone nail polish remover, without damaging the original paint on the bike.
Pete Rutledge
Woodbridge, VA
<Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 9:40 PM Subject: Re: [CR] Your thougts on this bike? 26 May 05
> My problem with model airplane paint is that it rubs off when waxing with
> paste wax. One solution is to use a spray wax, like the old stuff Schwinn
> used to sell or a reasonable substitute, Lemon Pledge. I like to use a
> premium automotive paste wax like Mother's or McGuire's, and nail polish
> holds up much better to that. At least one professional painter/restorer
> on the list confirms the usefulness of nail polish for touchup, so I'm not
> totally alone here.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos