Oh, and dont let my wife see that Nishiki or she will want me to re-finish hers, its so nicely finished with the matching fenders and "cute' bags as she would say. Wifes Nishiki mixte currently a dark pewter metallic, which is lovely but well used. There is always mothers day!
On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 1:23 PM, Allingham II, Thomas J < thomas.alling...@skadden.com> wrote: > Peter:**** > > ** ** > > I had two frames painted by Bruce, both for less than $200, and both came > out great. One was a 1985 MB-2 (sort of Riv content?), here: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/6708095501/in/set-72157628383880621 > The other was an early ‘80s (I think) Nishiki mixte frameset that he > repainted (along with an old Simplex chainguard and a set of VO Zeppelin > fenders) for a Christmas gift for my daughter-in-law, in Candy Apple Red, > here: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/7161292749/in/set-72157627582881347/and > here, with the chainguard: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/7346233742/in/set-72157627582881347/. > Total cost for two framesets, a set of fenders and the chainguard (with > cream inset on the guard and a cream headtube on the mixte) was around > $450. And everything looked great – almost (but not!) too good to be true. > **** > > ** ** > > Tom**** > > ** ** > > *From:* rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto: > rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Peter Morgano > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 08, 2013 9:09 PM > *To:* rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [RBW] Re: Color Question from an Indecisive Person**** > > ** ** > > I looked into PC, it seems like alot is in the prep, which you > unfortunately cannot really see unless you are watching the guy and know > what you are looking at, alot of acid baths and undercoatings that go > unmentioned usually. I think the epoxy primers most paint shops use > nowadays are superior at blocking moisture from getting to the raw steel > and are therefore a bit more forgiving than an ok powder coat. Plus it > seems like the cost of PC has gone up everywhere. Bruce quoted me less > thann $200 for the whole job which is what my local guy was gonna charge me > to powder coat. Shame sometimes I dont own a car since I am gonna have to > ship it 2 1/2 hours away to NJ, but with the cost of gas to get there and > back maybe coming out even in the end.**** > > On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 9:01 PM, ted <ted.ke...@comcast.net> wrote:**** > > > I do know I want something a little tougher and thought about powder coat > > but don't know....**** > > I guess powder coat may be less scratch prone than paint but I gather > it's not as effective at preventing rust underneath it. > What have folks heard or experienced wrt two part polymer paints vs > powder coat?**** > > > On Jan 8, 4:56 pm, Kelly <tkslee...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On our Custom Bilenky tandem we told them painters choice.. I'm ok with > > it.. Dawn is kinda freaking out. > > > > I need to send my Bombadil in for a repaint.. I've scratched it up pretty > > good which is ok.. but the bike rack that ravaged my seat tube decal is > > annoying the hell out of me. I'm thinking of going back to D&D for > > standard color repaint and decaling.. or is that just plain boring? > > > > I do know I want something a little tougher and thought about powder coat > > but don't know.... > > > > Dawn has custom colors on her Atlantis and Roadeo, all of mine are stock > > colors... hmmm stock colors are so easy and I know what they are going to > > look like.. :) Sheesh now you have me in a mindless circle jerk of > > thoughts and to think I thought I had my mind made up. > > > > Kelly > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, January 8, 2013 6:38:19 PM UTC-6, Colin B. wrote: > > > > > I'm in that camp. If I were to get a custom, I'd ask the builder to > > > pick the color. > > > > > On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 2:05 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery**** > > > > <thil...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote: > > > > When I ordered my custom frame from Curt Goodrich, I asked Curt to > pick > > > the > > > > color. He wasn't super comfortable with that idea. > > > > > > On Tuesday, January 8, 2013 12:59:42 PM UTC-6, Peter M wrote: > > > > > >> Hahaha, I am the opposite, where I cant give anyone an accurate > > > >> description. I would honestly prefer they just do whatever they want > > > and I > > > >> will love it, there is really no color that I don't like, outside of > > > neons. > > > >> Understandably, most shops are not comfortable with that arrangement > > > for > > > >> obvious reasons. Oh the life of a chronically indecisive person, > the > > > frame > > > >> has been sitting next to my bed this long while I waxed and waned > about > > > >> where to just send the damn thing. > > > > > >> On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 1:55 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery > > > >> <thil...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > >>> I have no color advice, but I was reminded of a phone conversation > I > > > >>> overheard years ago when I worked at another shop. 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