Re: {CR} motobecane le champion 1972: paint or powdercoat, or leave
it be?
(Example: Framebuilders:Doug Fattic)
if it looks pretty good 10 feet away i would touch it up with a good
matching nail polish. take it to your local drug store and bring it in and
look at the bottles with the bike right there. silver is an easy color to
get a good match on usually. it usually takes a few coats and i dab it on
much the same way one would use white out.
-devon warner
san francisco, USA
On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 10:24 PM, pavel ladonnikov <pavel2012@gmail.com>wrote:
> Hello CR,
>
> I just bought a silver 72 Le Champion frame. It is in good shape for
> its age, but it does have some paint chips, scratches, etc. Looks good
> from about 10 feet away; and definitely looks good for having the
> original paint.
>
> Do you all think that I should bother with a repaint, or just leave it
> alone? I have had a frame powdercoated before by Maas Bros in
> Livermore CA, and have been fairly happy. However, it does not look as
> smooth as a coat of paint, though probably more durable. I can
> powdercoat it or have it sprayed. If I do either of these, I need
> decals. Although these are fairly readily available from cyclomondo, I
> think it would then have to be clear coated.
>
> What are your opinions?
>
> While we're at it, can someone point me to a source where I could see
> what the original offered colors were?
>
> -Pavel Ladonnikov
> San Jose, CA
>
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if it looks pretty good 10 feet away i would touch it up with a good m=
atching nail polish.=A0 take it to your local drug store and bring it in an=
d look at the bottles with the bike right there.=A0 silver is an easy color=
to get a good match on usually.=A0 it usually takes a few coats and i dab =
it on much the same way one would use white out.=A0
-devon warner
san francisco, USA
On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 10:24 PM, pavel ladonnik=
ov
<pavel2012@g=
mail.com> wrote:
Hello CR,
I just bought a=
silver 72 Le Champion frame. =A0It is in good shape for
its age, but it=
does have some paint chips, scratches, etc. Looks good
from about 10 feet away; and definitely looks good for having the
origin=
al paint.
Do you all think that I should bother with a repaint, or j=
ust leave it
alone? I have had a frame powdercoated before by Maas Bros =
in
Livermore CA, and have been fairly happy. However, it does not look as
s=
mooth as a coat of paint, though probably more durable. =A0I can
powderc=
oat it or have it sprayed. =A0If I do either of these, I need
decals. Al=
though these are fairly readily available from cyclomondo, I
think it would then have to be clear coated.
What are your opinions?=
While we're at it, can someone point me to a source where I cou=
ld see
what the original offered colors were?
-Pavel Ladonnikov
San Jose, CA
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