Originally Posted by gholian

Hi,
I brought my 87 Peugeot racer to a bicycle shop that my brother told me was the best around. The guy there was very knowledgable. I wanted to get the pedals, crank arms and other bits taken off so I could respray the frame. I was hit with quite disturbing information. The guy said that the frame could only be done in a temperature chamber as that was how it was done initially. This is what is used by car bodywork shops. He said that if I attemted to do it myself with a spray gun or aerosol can that it would only last a few weeks and would chip off. I would end up making the bike look worse. I have used aerosol cans on cars in the past touching up little bits and it has held up just fine. Could someone confirm if what was said to me is true or not. If anyone out there has resprayed a bike how did you do it.

Thanks.