Originally Posted by
Hudson308
Mineral Spirits works well to remove any grease or wax. Denatured alcohol then works well to remove all traces of the mineral spirits.
Wish me luck finding alcohol during the Covid crisis! I have maybe two teaspoons left; just used about half on a frame post-mineral-spirits. Now reduced to trying to only touching the frame at the shifter bossed and chrome stays.
Originally Posted by
Doug Fattic
My tip for down tube name placement on classic era frames is that it is usually located between the top water bottle boss and shift lever or derailleur cable stop (unless it is a very long name).
...sending me right back to square one. DT decal including clear surround is 10-1/8" long by 1-3/8" high. DT lug-to-lug is 22-1/2" long so I figured 6-3/16 at each end beyond the decal -- smack into the bottle bosses. centering between bottle bosses and shifter bosses means only 3-1/2" from the lug (measured from most-scooped-out point). Too far "up"?
I thought about moving it down into the water boss area but--
DT diameter is 1.1305" so circumference is about 3-9/16". Two decals at 1-3/8" high means only about 3/8" open space between decals at the top, and again at the bottom. It's gonna be fun measuring that accurately as it is. But if I slide down into the bottle boss area, the boss measures 27/64", I'm right on an "interference fit". and, anyway, the decal will be visually "obscured" more the closer to a water bottle it gets.
Inclined to mount the decals in the higher position.
I think I need a drink!