Great to hear you're reunited with your bike. I also want to echo Matt's warning on acetone. Isopropyl alcohol (aka. IPA or rubbing alcohol) will clean off the permanent marker instantly without damaging the clear coat.
On Tuesday 7 November 2023 at 02:14:09 UTC Matthew Williams wrote: > Congratulations Adrianna! I’ve been watching for your bike at swap meets > and everywhere I ride and walk, so I’m very happy you got it back! > > With regards to removing Sharpie: DO NOT use acetone! Acetone will remove > the clearcoat, decals, and the Rivendell enamel paint. Acetone is one of > the “hottest” solvents and I only use acetone when I’m cleaning bare metal. > > So happy for your good news! Can you share more details of how you got it > back? > > > On Nov 6, 2023, at 5:11 PM, John Rinker <jwri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hey Andrew and Adrianna, > > Also, to remove Sharpie pen you can color over the Sharpie with > white-board marker. This will remove Sharpie with no damage to paint or > decal. A trick I learned from a 3rd grade student. > > Cheers, John > > On Monday, November 6, 2023 at 2:30:11 PM UTC-8 Andrew Letton wrote: > >> Great news, Adrianna! I'm happy for you. >> >> I can't really tell from the resolution of the photo, but it looks like >> it is just the decals that were painted or marked over. If they used a >> Sharpie pen, acetone should remove the pen markings without damaging the >> paint job (but test in a small area to be sure!). If they used paint, some >> paints may be dissolved by acetone as well. I'm fairly certain that the >> original paint will not be harmed by acetone, but again, I would test this >> in an inconspicuous spot first. >> >> Cheers! >> Andrew in Sydney >> >> On Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 09:07:17 AM GMT+11, Adrianna T < >> skinn...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> Just thought to share the good news. A few months ago, my Riv was stolen >> from my garage in San Francisco. I got it back this week. >> >> The gist of the story was that a bike person in my community came across >> this bike, figured it was stolen, got it from the person selling it, and >> contacted me. >> >> All the parts were intact, except bags and lights and bottle cages, and >> the bike was totally fine. Someone had painted over the lugs in a black and >> blue and it's kind of ugly, but that's maybe a good story to tell some day. >> >> I am so happy! >> >> -Adrianna >> >> -- >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9632e886-1688-4818-b21d-25f533258b6bn%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9632e886-1688-4818-b21d-25f533258b6bn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > -- > 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d0bc56c1-00b9-459e-a5fa-315ac58405cdn%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d0bc56c1-00b9-459e-a5fa-315ac58405cdn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- 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/66030797-82da-47b8-be59-dddcc2cd8817n%40googlegroups.com.
