The decals came from Greg Softley. I must admit I am pleased with the result - the frame has been lacquered but the painter mixed their satin lacquar with the gloss and fiddled with the activator percentage - its not quite the same as the natural shine from an old style oil base stove enamel but is a lot better than the very shiny results obtained from modern lacquars normally. The painter also did not put too much paint on - this is more true to the original and is more resistant to chipping...
Hilary Stone, Bristol, England
Anthony Taylor wrote:
> Hi,
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> The decals were possibly made by H Lloyd. They are located in Wales and have an extensive list of repro decals.
> I bought a set for a vintage '80's Triumph frame and was very pleased with their service.
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> Tony Taylor
> Manchester NH
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> From: Charles Andrews <chasds@mindspring.com>
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 10:06:42 AM
> Subject: [CR] nice paint..
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> the paint Argos put on this De Rosa struck me as quite nice, for a number of reasons, but mainly, you can see every detail of the frame, as you would have been able to do when it was in its original paint. It has the flavor of the original. But the overall quality is likely somewhat better than the original.
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> Argos paint is quite robust too, in my experience.
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> the graphics appear correct also..who made those, Hilary?
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> a nice job!
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> Charles Andrews
> Los Angeles
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> "everyone has elites; the important thing is
> to change them from time to time."
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> --Joseph Schumpeter, via Simon Johnson