I have always wondered why hi end bike makers, especially custom frames, don't supply an exact paint mfg & color, or better yet, a bottle of touch up paint. It is easy to identify every other part of the bike, why not the paint? Michael
On Thursday, March 10, 2016 at 12:26:12 PM UTC-5, Chad wrote: > > So I'm enjoying the 53cm demo Roadeo I recently bought from Riv, though I > haven't had the chance to get very many rides in. It is in remarkable > shape, the only obvious blemish being several chainstay chips that really > standout on the white. I ordered a bottle of touchup paint from Waterford. > I've had varied success touching up bike paint in the past. I'm attaching > a pic of the Waterford touchup instructions. The only thing that does not > make sense to me is using nail polish remover to thin the paint. Wouldn't > I better off using model paint thinner or thinner from the auto parts > store. Should I apply clearcoat over the white. In the past, I've just > used the Dupicolor automotive touchup kit with as close to a match as I > could find. The auto kit included a small sanding tip to clean out the > chip and clearcoat. Any tips? I'm sure I'm overthinking this! > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
