Old 08-28-19 | 04:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Drillium Dude
.. but now I see from your new pics that your paint has that way-cool patina/beausage of spiderweb cracks in the paint. I've seen this on a fellow Forumite's very old Peugeot and it absolutely defines that bike. It looks great here, too.

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There's a name for that, Dude. Craquelure. Or in French, craquele'. The French paint jobs were great at it, it seems.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craquelure
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