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Old 08-02-11 | 09:00 AM
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Bikes: Felt f85 (11); Trek 7.3 FX (07); Schwinn Super Sport (86); Specialized Rockhopper (87)

I just became the proud owner of my first C&V last night. (I traded a really nice, but hardly lovable Trek road bike for my new 1986 Schwinn Super Sport.) I was thinking that outlining the lugs might send it over the top. What would be the best material for something like this? A paint pen? Hardly seems durable. I would assume some type of high-tech auto paint might be in order. But then again, what do I know? I'm new to all of this old steel stuff. . .
After putting the paint down would you need to clear coat it? I think nothing would look crappier than to have the accent paint start peeling/flaking away. If you put clear coat on the lug accent paint would you just go ahead and clear coat the whole darn thing?

What have I begun? ? ? ?

(Yes, before you say it, I realize I have broken the code of discussing a new bike acquisition without providing the requisite photos! In my defense, I picked it up last night at almost 10pm. No time to produce quality bike p0rn just yet--trust me, it's coming!)

EDIT: randyjawa's post came in just ahead of mine. Auto detail tape is a genius idea. Nice crisp looking lines without the scary-ness of paint. (I have very little trust that I could do a crisp line with a brush!)

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