Re: [CR]Painting a frame with proper prep

(Example: Framebuilders:Rene Herse)

From: "Pete Geurds" <raleighpro@dejazzd.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <200502182321.PAA12906@cascade.cs.ubc.ca>
Subject: Re: [CR]Painting a frame with proper prep
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 07:23:58 -0500


From: "Donald Gillies" <gillies@cs.ubc.ca>
> Paints change color over the years (a roommate of mine did an
> undergrad thesis on how to predict the color in 20 years), and so
> remember that even if you match your 20-year old frame perfectly, you
> will not have the original paint - you will have the "20-year old"
> paint color on your restoration.

Worth noting is that the best paint may be on the fork steerer tube. It's been protected from sunlight all its life and most likely has never been waxed or treated with any chemicals.

Pete Geurds
Douglassville, Pa