[CR] Recommendations sought for re-painting bike

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Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:30:21 -0400
From: "Charles King" <kingcharles3@gmail.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR] Recommendations sought for re-painting bike


I an considering having my 1974 Motobecane Grand Record repainted. I removed the most of the components yesterday with a view toward selling the frame and parts on eBay (the bike was offered for sale on this list last summer), but now I'm flip flopping again. I try not to be sentimental about this bike, but it's hard. Now my plan is to put it back on the road as a rando bike, with updated components. I figure I can do that cheaper than buying a new bike for brevets.

The frame is in very good shape, for a 35 year old bike, but there are small chips and scratches here and there, with a number of chips on the drive side chain stay. While I'm at it, I would have a small (approx. 1/2") dent removed from the top tube. I want to use the original colors (grey and black) and have replacement decals installed too.

Would you please recommend several good bike painters for this project? Have any of you heard of Air Glow Painting, a company I found by doing a web search. Here is their web site: http://www.airglowpainting.com/pricing/index.html

Thanks in advance.

Charles King
Westchester, New York
U.S.A.