2009/7/3 Noah John Gellner <ngellner@gmail.com>:
> Having refinished a few bikes, I have been generally negatively surprised at
> the quality of modern paint. Seems very chip prone compared to the good old
> stuff.
That's been my experience too, but we seem to be the only ones who think so. The best quality (not as far as aesthetically, but the far more important durability) paint I can recall having had was on a black Raleigh 3-speed from the '60s. Tough paint. I wish new paints were as good.
Kurt Sperry
Bellingham, Washington
USA