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Originally Posted by
ehcoplex
Exactly....! In spite of swearing I'd never 'hand' strip a frame again after the Valgan I did last year I ended up spending most of today hand stripping my Holdsworth. My plan is to tung (or linseed) oil it and build it back up to ride this summer (nice days only) and think about paint next year. But it looks really cool in bare steel, which has me wondering what the PX-10, with the lovely 'fancy' Nervex lugs would look like 'raw'....... But I'll probably stick to classic/original..... probably....
I get you. Last spring I hand stripped and repainted my Falcon. Went through a similar choosing over how to finish it but I decided to keep it period correct. I won't say I'll never strip another but the likelihood feels low. I'll spend more time looking for someone to media blast if a repaint comes up.
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1987 Mercian Pro, 1985 Shogun 500, 197? Falcon San Remo, 1972 Peugeot PX-10, 1972 Schwinn Paramount P13-9, 1971 Peugeot PX-10, 1971 Raleigh International, 1970 Raleigh Professional Mark I
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