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From: Hervey Bay, Qld, Australia.

Bikes: Colnago (82, 85, 89, 90, 91, 96, 03), 85 Cinelli, 90 Rossin, 83 Alan, 82 Bianchi, 78 Fountain, 2 x Pinarello, Malvern Star (37), Hillman (70's), 80's Beretto Lo-Pro Track, 80's Kenevans Lo-Pro, Columbus Max (95), DeGrandi (80's) Track.

Originally Posted by family_belly
Re painting - I was also able to get very close to the celeste for touch ups on my '80 Bianchi by mixing blue, green and white as you did. Unfortunatey, no matter how close I got it was never exact, I think because of the aging or patina of the original color. I thought of adding a smidgen of brown or tan to the mix to achieve a better match, but never tried it as I was impatient about getting the bike built-up, so I abandoned the effort to touch it up and left the paint as it was.


stan
You are soooo right Stan. The Celeste does fade and it is really hard to know where to match the paint to on the frame. Good tip regarding the brown - thanks.

Holiday76 - I wish I had your ability to visualise a remarkable possibility (like this Bianchi) and have the nerve to make it come true.

By the way, the bottles and cages are a great neo retro look.

Gary.
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