Thanks for your responses. Jim asked for more details & some folks commented on varnishes.
This is for my Moulton Speedsix & I'm repainting it a yellow close to it's original color. It will be a bike to ride & enjoy. It will look much like the original (color, most parts), but I'm not trying to put it back to original.
The transfers are Lloyd's waterslide transfers which he says to varnish over to protect. I want to clearcoat the transfers when I clearcoat the frame. I don't want to use any varnish - just apply the decal, let it dry & then clearcoat the entire frame.
Another option could be to make vinyl sticker decal & clearcoat over them - again the bike will not be restored to original, but I think it will have the spirit of the original bike.
I'll probably bring this Moulton to the Cirque along with my 2 Bates (1 built up from the frameset I had at last years Cirque & the restored '41 I purchased from Martin). Hummmm....maybe I will only bring 2 of the bikes - we'll see.
Any comments are appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike Self
Cincinnati, OH
> Mike,
>
> You're gonna have to supply a little more detail.
>
> It sounds like you want to apply some varnish transfers as if they were
> water slide decals.
>
> If the decals are printed such that there are no bits no connected to
> each other, it may work.
>
> Jim Allen
> using McClosky's Spar Varnish for 25 years
>
> Mike Self wrote:
>
> >I checked the related thread I saved from May/June 2002, but did not find
an
> >answer to my question.
> >
> >H. Lloyd's instructions warn that using the wrong varnish can destroy the
> >transfer.
> >
> >Is there any problem if I paint (probably Imron), apply transfers (no
> >varnish) & allow to dry, then apply clearcoat. I assume the varnish is
to
> >protect a transfer that will not be clearcoated.
> >
> >My painter is a local shop owner who has experience w/ bicycle painting &
> >decals. We were just concerned because of Lloyd's warnings.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Mike Self
> >Cincinnati, OH