The aluminum will look worse than the chainstay itself after a few good chain-slaps. Better to get a Lizard Skin chain protector (attaches with Velcro) and switch it from bike to bike. Easy on; easy off!
Marc St. Martin Cirque-bound in Livermore, California USA
-----Original Message-----
>From: Richard Pakula <pakula.r@gmail.com>
>Sent: Jun 1, 2010 8:52 PM
>To: FujiFish1@aol.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Cc: gillies@ece.ubc.ca
>Subject: Re: [CR] Campagnolo Chainstay Protector : OT ?
>
>Hi Mark,
>
>Yes, but when you take the protector off does the self adhesive affect the
>paint/chrome on the chain stay?
>
>Richard Pakula
>Toronto, Canada
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: FujiFish1@aol.com [mailto:FujiFish1@aol.com]
>Sent: June 1, 2010 9:58 AM
>To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Cc: gillies@ece.ubc.ca
>Subject: Re: [CR] Campagnolo Chainstay Protector : OT ?
>
>It's authentic, it's polished aluminum with some kind of clear coat over it,
>I think it's from the 1980s but I can't say for sure that it is actually
>on-topic, and until installed, it's very easy to accidentally bend or crimp
>and violate the consistent look of. They have a self adhesive strip on the
>backside. If you are putting it on your on-topic or keeper of the flame
>frame, then it becomes on-topic for sure :)
>
>Ciao,
>Mark Agree
>Southfield, Michigan, USA
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>
>Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 00:18:49 -0700 (PDT)
>From: gillies@ece.ubc.ca (donald gillies)
>Subject: [CR] Campagnolo Chainstay Protector : OT ?
>
>Is this an authentic campy part? Is it on-topic ??
>
>http://ebay.com/<blah>
>
>- Don Gillies
>San Diego, CA, USA