[CR]Re: Paint accents on parts

(Example: Framebuilding:Tubing)

Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 20:26:51 -0700
From: "Pete Imandt" <imandt@earthlink.net>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
Subject: [CR]Re: Paint accents on parts

Chuck Schmidt wrote:
> People that obsessed over their Italian bikes would also paint the
> depression in the brake caliper cable anchor bolt head, seat clamp bolts
> on the seat post and the depression in the crank bolt head. Also nice
> was the inner edge of the oval cutouts in the Record chainrings, the
> inner edge of the oval cutouts in the large flange hubs and the flutes
> on the crank arms and spider and seat post. And even the allen wrench
> holes in the rear derailleur bolts and the stem bolts.
>
> If you were really nutz you would fill all the engraved lettering on the
> components with contrasting paint too (crank bolts look great with the
> letters and depression filled with yellow paint).

Hey, Chuck, am I the only one to still have yellow on the back side of my brake levers?

Pete Imandt Ramona, CA

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