[CR]refurbishing black anodized Gios stem - need help
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From: "e a" <moschika@hotmail.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:17:47 -0800
Subject: [CR]refurbishing black anodized Gios stem - need help
so i've decided that this is the year to
restore/rejuvinate/refurbish/whatever you want to call it, my 82 Gios Super
record. i have a black anodized gios stem, like the one in this picture -
http://bulgier.net/pics/bike/Catalogs/gios81/1.jpg
- but the black is a bit discolored or faded in spots, it's got a few
scratches too and has these white streaks that look like paint on it. I'ld
like to get the black, black again. the problem with getting it reanodized
is that it looks like "Original Gios" is painted on the sides and is in
pretty good shape. the lettering is not panto'd or a decal but looks really
painted on. how did they paint those on with consistency? i can't imagine
that someone sat there and hand painted/signed each side of the stems before
they went out.
any suggestions on how to get this looking better?
Eric Acuna
Santa Rosa, CA
PS - can someone identify what rims are used in the picture above? i see
"MAVIC" on them, but what model?