Naked Atala
07-13-08, 09:33 PM
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Naked Atala
Looks like I'll be keeping this one. I was thinking of maybe powder coating but have never done it on a bicycle, do you guys recommend it or is it better to paint, any people here good with photoshop? I was thinking maybe day glo orange or yellow since they were original colors that came on it.
07-13-08, 10:21 PM
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Lanky Lass
Day glo orange would be cool!
Are you going to keep the bi-colour scheme on the headtube?
East Hill
Are you going to keep the bi-colour scheme on the headtube?
East Hill
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07-13-08, 10:36 PM
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I think most people would advise the powdercoating, by the way. Painting would be more expensive unless you plan on rattle canning.
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07-13-08, 10:44 PM
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I'm partial to the blue myself. Hard to say about powder. For restoration purposes paint is the way to go. But good powder can look pretty damned awsome and is very durable. But you don't always get a good powder job for $50 (I'd be inclinded to say almost never but then somebody will post a beautiful example so...). Check out these guys: https://www.spectrumpowderworks.com/
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1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo(frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame),
1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame),
1974 Peugeot UO-8, 1988 Panasonic PT-3500, 2002 Bianchi Veloce, 2004 Bianchi Pista
1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo(frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame),
1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame),
1974 Peugeot UO-8, 1988 Panasonic PT-3500, 2002 Bianchi Veloce, 2004 Bianchi Pista
