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Old 11-21-09 | 02:52 PM
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HamboneSlim
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From: Dark Hollow, Pennsylvania

Bikes: Motobécane Grand Record, Peugeot PR10, Gitane Gran Tourisme, Peugeot PX-10

That is a really nice looking frame, and looks to be well worth building a nice bike around, but i don't like the color.

So my .02 is clean and degrease with naphtha. Repair the cable guide with a braze-on. Lightly sand the frame with 320 grit tri-m-ite, prime, then spot putty the paint nicks. Sand again with 320.

I'd like this frame in rustoleum dark metallic teal lacquer. 3 coats, then sand with 320 to remove dust pimples and sags. Another coat of dark metallic teal, then 2 coats of clear lacquer. Now mask around the lug cut-outs and the head tube, and paint them with a cream colored lacquer. A cream panel on the seat tube is a nice option as well. Top coat with clear. Have your favorite pinstriper or sign painter paint new logos on, a very light final sand with 600 (not over the logos) and final topcoat of clear, and you've got one shiny sparkly teal colored bike.
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