Originally Posted by
unworthy1
T-Mar has left the building, and we are all the poorer for it! We all wish he'd come back from retirement, but...
I am beating a dead horse (or ghost thread) but that Columbus decal on the Basso says (in very small white letters) "riverniciato" which means it already WAS repainted and probably not prepped well! The decal may be a little misleading only because it was the one the re-painter had on-hand, but whoever did the job was trying to be honest (about it being a re-painted frame) but didn't do a great job in the paint-prep area, or just didn't use the right paint for a cromovelato job...so don't go back there!
Doing research on a couple 80s Basso Gaps (?) and could not determine where the repaint indication was on the Columbus decal. Why would Culombus make decals with "repainted" on them. Where is this decal example? I must see it; I would use it on a couple of my frames if available. Is this in reference to a bike in a different thread?
Confused and/or blind!