Hi to you all out there I have just joined the "Happy" band of Bianchi Celeste Touch up paint hunters since my recent acquisition of a 4yr old Via Nirone 7 Alu Carbon in Celeste/White. I have just received a Marker Pen format touch-up pen from M Steel Cyles,Newcastle and dealt with the man himself :- Joe Waugh. He is a very nice guy and really went out of his way to get me my order for the paint pen. It was all of £9.99 +£3.00 postage. It weighs all of 22gms,not much paint - I guess.
There was a "Used" Celeste touch-up paint pen the other day on E'bay that sold for £16.00 + £3.00 postage !!!!!!!!!********** Some Mothers and all of that.
The paint is a very very good match to my bike but an absolute pig to apply.
The notion of putting paint into a Marker Pen type touch-up is beyond me,bloody clever-arse know-alls.
I am in the process of bleeding some off into a tiny cap and applying it with a very fine Sable model makers brush. I will keep you posted in a few days time of the results. The need for touching up is Cable Damage on the head-tube (it never had Helicopter Tape applied).
I am intending ringing Gerry at C&G Finishers in my old home town of Liverpool and asking can he help me out from his pallet of refinishing paints. Again I will keep you posted.