Originally Posted by seypat

I have one that was not a valuable frame to start with. The paint was bad but the decals were in good shape. I could not find any that were the same as the originals. Having new ones was not cost effective. So I stripped the frame but left the decals and was really careful around the edges. Then I taped the decals, primered and repainted with the original color. If you watch what you are doing there is no buildup line where the paint meets the tape. Be careful when removing the tape.

I then touched up the decals where needed. Because the decals did have a little patina, the end result was exactly what I was looking for. It looks like an extremely well preserved old bicycle instead of a brand spanking new one. It the blue one up against the fence.

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