Originally Posted by
Poldocoop
I'm very close to the end of the restoring of this bike
Here you can see the touch up op the frame, I'm not completely happy with the result of my work, but considering that my intention was to conserve an old bike and not to have a shiny repaired brand new he effect is not too bad.
That looks really nice! Should be great riding too.
Here are a few things to think about when it comes to making a bike look shiny-new. Folks around here don't consider that essential. When a bike has lots of patina, that's considered good because it carries the scars from its history. If the bike could talk it might tell some interesting tales!
A second thing is that if it has a few scratches you won't worry about getting a few more. When it really looks brand new the first scratch really bothers you.
Finally, a lot of people here have astoundingly beautiful bikes, but those bikes got that way because the owners painstakingly made them that way, and maybe had them repainted because the original paint was trashed, and they clean them and polish them after every ride. You (meaning all of us) have to not get caught up with trying to make every bike look like that!
Nice work! Looking forward to a ride report.