<< Presumably the worker is masking the lugs prior to painting, but not using tape, which would be very finicky with such intricate lugs. Can someone tell me exactly what this white stuff is and how this technique is done? >>
I believe this is called "Frisket compound"...painted on, then peeled off. This can be done with a lot of materials including rubber cement or latex (looks similar to what they are using...?) In the Navy in the VietNam era, we used Vaseline to mask things prior to painting then just wipe off.
Just my unsolicited opinion, but these "Schwinns" are about as ugly a design (not execution mind you...) as I could imagine.
Dale Brown Greensboro, North Carolina USA http://www.classicrendezvous.com
-----Original Message----- From: John Betmanis <johnb@oxford.net> To: CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Sent: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 1:25 pm Subject: Re: [CR]70th Anniversary Paramount (KOF)
At 10:58 PM 27/09/2008 -0400, Angel Garcia wrote:
>Details and photos at:
>http://www.schwinnbikes.com/paramount/about-paramount/index.html
In the Paint and Decal section of the Gallery, there is a picture showing someone dabbing a white substance on the head lug with a brush. Presumably the worker is masking the lugs prior to painting, but not using tape, which would be very finicky with such intricate lugs. Can someone tell me exactly what this white stuff is and how this technique is done?
John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada