Indeed, Rich, this is how I designated myself a super-good bike packer
after too many bad "professional" jobs I'd paid for. I despise the whole
process and hope I never do it again (爛) but I learned the hard way that
no one is going to go slower and be more meticulous than good-old me. Never
Dear Kiley:
Your disappointment is understandable; I would have felt the same way.
Plenty of good remedies and moral support offered here. Testors paint is
certainly a good choice. If not an exact match you should be able to find a
color that's close and eventually you may not notice since
A true tragedy, yes. The kicker was that REI had ALSO boxed up my Betty and it
was waiting to be shipped as soon as I had a buyer. I was a nervous wreck
thinking they had possibly bungled the packing of that Betty as well. No such
tragedy occurred though. All was well. I’m much happier with my
Oof, your poor beautiful turquoise Clementine still hurts my heart,
too..that episode was a whole journey!
Kiley, refunding shipping is a ridiculous offer, they didn't pack that
frame/wheels correctly and you have major paint damage in very noticeable
areas. Ignore my original advice to not
Sorry, poor editing. I had written "if and when you put a scratch on it
yourself, it might no feel as bad" but had intended to delete that entire
sentence on the basis it felt trite.
Ian "always porof read" in Alberta Canada
On Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 11:07:32 AM UTC-6 Ian A wrote:
> It
It would be a good idea to let the seller know it happened. Maybe they have
suggestions too. Otherwise, if you want this model and color, it makes
sense to keep the frame. Touch up by a professional would look just fine,
and it's an opportunity to personalise the frame too. I've seen a number
I've been in a similar situation where I bought a used frame that was
damaged in shipping. I never thought once of returning it even though it
required the work of a frame builder. It was a perfect fitting bike, and it
was at-hand. why would I return it ? Fix it and ride it baby ! I
Btw the frame itself isn't damaged, which I just realized is a worry you
expressed in your post. No dent and it would take a long time for any rust
to form, it just needs paint or nail polish to protect the surface.
On Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 8:20:05 AM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote:
> This is
This is why I hate bike shipping! That's a nice frame with a now quite
unfortunate blemish, I'd be inclined to return it because I'm WAY too
touchy about scratches. But don't be like me, tell the seller you need $500
for new paint (that's about what it would cost) and either get it done or
I've played around with mixing a couple colors of modeler's enamel (Testors
or Model Master), mixing on a paper plate, to try and match as closely the
original paint. Can likely do the same with nail polish, as Wesley
mentions. Now all my bikes are black so they are much easier to touch up
Ah, that's a tough break Kiley. I'd seek out the best match you can find in
Sally Hansen nail polish. Here's a quote from Grant's latest Blahg so you
know it's got official approval:
"We (well, I) use nail polish. Joe Bell, world's best bike painter, once
told me he thought nail polish was
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