It was mid-September and I started touching up the paint, which was a really good match. I tried filling the chips, then sanding down the high spots, but it was leaving odd dark areas around the chip. So I ended up just sanding down the high spots. And honestly, there were so many chips to fill that I was losing patience. In the end it’s a decent 5-foot paint job that I won’t be afraid to ride hard.








I also needed to repair one of the decals on the down tube. A steady hand and a Magic Marker was a cheap, easy way to make it look better.