Old 09-14-05, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Retro Grouch
I'm not overly fond of touching up paint chips. Unless you get the color match absolutely PERFECT, you might as well touch it up with green paint. A less than perfect color match will draw your eye to the chip and, to me at least, it looks worse than just leaving it alone.
This is good advice. my favorite steel road bike has touch-up paint all over it and it looks like hell. from ten feet she's a beaut, but up close . . . let's just say I wish I had thought of the clear nail polish. anyway, steel is different than AL. I 'd leave it.
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