Re: [CR] What do you ride? My BUD.

(Example: Racing:Jean Robic)

Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2011 15:06:04 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <johndthompson@gmail.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
References: <541357.24653.qm@web34305.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <541357.24653.qm@web34305.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR] What do you ride? My BUD.


On 02/03/2011 07:33 PM, Joe Starck wrote:
> --- On Wed, 2/2/11, cwstudio@aol.com <cwstudio@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> Today's BUD is a 1982 Trek 613, 60cm. A very nice lugged steel
>> frame and fork, Reynolds 531, original and straight, with nice
>> pewter metallic paint. The paint, being Imron, looks as good as
>> new, except for the typical marks and small dings from use.
>
> Was there anything about Trek's painting process in 1982 that made
> for your durable paint? That is to say, is the credit due to the
> "Imron" or to the company's "electrostatic" system of 1982? Regarding
> the term "electrostatic," is that similar to but not quite
> powdercoating? or is that the same process as "powdercoating?"
>
> What was Trek's paint system in 1982?

Imron. The electrostatic method reduced over-spray and helped keep the EPA happy.

--

-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA