With regard to the right chainstay paint damage, why not wrap, twine and shellac it? My Bleriot came to me from its previous owner that way. This is purported to be yellow cloth handlebar tape with several coats of red shellac.
On Sunday, April 19, 2020 at 2:23:30 PM UTC-4, Matthew P wrote: > > While on the topic of paint, what does one do, other than just enjoy it, > when the bike's paint has "plenty of beausage"? > > I'm building an Atlantis whose paint has some wear. The areas where the > chain ate the paint are really the problem, although perhaps my approach > helps protect those places. > > There are spots on this frame where it looks like you can see the > clearcoat separate from the paint underneath. I'd just like for those > parts to blend a little better and give the paint an overall cleaner look, > just "smooth things out" if possible. Not repaint. Not even touch it up > (although I am interested in getting some Atlantis Russian submarine > interior green touch up paint, if the people in the know see this). > > I'm thinking I'll try waxing it, which would at least protect the paint & > metal some, if it doesn't make it look better. > > I assume a rubbing compound would be too much, would strip away too much > clear coat and paint. > > Would a buffing compound be appropriate? > > I have little experience with paint care, clearly. > > Thanks. > -Matthew > San Diego > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d4a0acdc-0a94-4df3-b5e5-6f34c7c39b3e%40googlegroups.com.
