Re: [CR]1949 Holdsworth Paint Finishes

(Example: Racing)

Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2006 13:09:32 -0800
From: "Kurt Sperry" <haxixe@gmail.com>
To: john@os2.dhs.org
Subject: Re: [CR]1949 Holdsworth Paint Finishes
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I think of enamelling as the fusing of a vitreous layer to a steel substrate by heat, not merely spraying on epoxy or other type conventional paint. The Brits seem to me to perhaps use the term "enamelling" for the latter. Is this just a Anglicism or do they actual "enamel" frames in England? I've got an enamelled stove and that is 1,000 times tougher than any painted finish I've ever seen. An actual enamelled finish would be pretty cool if it wasn't too heavy and you didn't have to overheat the frame to fuse the enamel.

Kurt Sperry Bellingham WA USA

On 12/3/06, John Thompson <JohnThompson@new.rr.com> wrote:
>
> Tory Werne wrote:
> > Quoting from :
> > Page 3 of the 1949 Holdsworth Cycles Catalog
> >
> > FINISH
> > "Superb finishes in almost any colour glass-hard
> > enamel, or lusters in gold, copper, bronze, silver,
> > mauve, maroon and light or dark green, blue or grey."
> > ----
> > So here's the question ...
> > Does anyone want to take a stab at the correct
> > Imron Numbers that Joe Bell would want to know
> > to match any of the "lusters"?
>
> I suspect to get the "luster" you would need to use an enamel paint, not
> Imron.
>
> --
> John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
> Appleton WI USA