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Old 12-24-22, 10:41 AM
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Old 12-24-22, 10:43 AM
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Whoops, sent pictures without text. The Mercian was refinished about 1985 at Cyclery North, Chicago. I liked the look so much I had my Waterford done in the same style. Bill
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My last acquisition, the1992 CT Wallis in the very rarely seen 731 OS race tubing

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I've seen a bunch nicer, but this is my nicest paint job. Some shade of green Imron from 1979.

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Gillott in Chrysler "Turbine Bronze" completed by Franklin Frames.




Very thin gold lug lining.

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Originally Posted by Roger M
I've seen a bunch nicer, but this is my nicest paint job. Some shade of green Imron from 1979.

There's always nicer but this beautiful green always carries the day, a different color has to be much better to equal it IMO.

It seems to be a West coast favorite, my Gordon and several other lefties wear it.
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> "1 picture" of the most beautiful paint/powdercoat job you've ever seen or had.

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> "1 picture" of the most beautiful paint/powdercoat job you've ever seen or had.

Thanks, I corrected it
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Originally Posted by georges1
Thanks, I corrected it
No worries, I missed it too, I think the OP was asking for "best of the best" which of course is subjective and different for us all.
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For powder coat, I've got my Motobecane Grand Jubilé by Groody Bros.
Boy, that is impressive powder coat! Where are Groody Bros.? Gotta be PNW, no?
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Here is my favorite wet repaint [Flickr album here], though I have two others (simpler, but technically equal) done by my favorite local shop:



To my embarrassment, still hanging up waiting to be built; I look at it (with some regret) almost every day.

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Originally Posted by Charles Wahl
Here is my favorite wet repaint [Flickr album here], though I have two others (simpler, but technically equal) done by my favorite local shop:



To my embarrassment, still hanging up waiting to be built; I look at it (with some regret) almost every day.
Who's your local shop? That's great work.
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Originally Posted by Charles Wahl
Boy, that is impressive powder coat! Where are Groody Bros.? Gotta be PNW, no?
They're in Topeka, KS, but ship around the country. They did great work for me on a Bianchi that gugie worked on. Just a simple single color of celeste, but I got great customer service and communication from them.
https://groodybros.com/
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Velocolour...

https://www.velocolour.com/colnago-fade-of-club

Noah did this Colnago for me. His work is otherworldly.
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I know most of these are professional paint or powder coat jobs, but I was happy with how my Fuji came out using spray cans. If I do another one, I'll lay on the clear a little heavier and let it cure over the winter. It still looks good after two summers of riding.

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Originally Posted by merziac
No worries, I missed it too, I think the OP was asking for "best of the best" which of course is subjective and different for us all.
Not gonna be a stickler, sometimes we can't help ourselves
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Originally Posted by Pompiere
I know most of these are professional paint or powder coat jobs, but I was happy with how my Fuji came out using spray cans. If I do another one, I'll lay on the clear a little heavier and let it cure over the winter. It still looks good after two summers of riding.
Thanks for sharing that. I've been doing rattle can jobs on clunker builds, and the results are getting steadily better but I don't keep them long enough to judge the long term durability. "Everyone knows" that you can't get good, durable results with a rattle can, but not everything that "everyone knows" is true. I've got a keeper frame right now that I'm thinking about trying to spray paint with a two-part clear coat. I figure worst case it's a cheap way to preview the color I want, and if it works out I might save myself a lot of money.

Your results look really good.
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This is probably the best I have or at least my favorite. It is a powder job that isn't perfect but pops for me. I regret not having a coat of clear over the decals as the powder is a little dull in places.







I may do a riff on |this for a Mexico frame waiting after a Grandis is done. Really not sure what to do about the Grandis.
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There's this color, it's a dark/brownish/black with pearl that McDonalds has custom mixed for their light poles. without being clear coated it's ok but dull, but when clear coated it is an amazingly beautiful color. Considering having my Schwinn Torpedo f/f done in that.
Picture will follow if I do.
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If it needs spark plugs, you're doing it wrong....
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The '84 Eddy Merckx Pro SLX done for me by Jack Trumbull at Franklin Frames in 2019. Full re-chrome and respray. Fine pearl reflects in the sunlight. It's stunning.


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Those 2 boxes were in there to show it wasn't quite blue.
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