Retem

Marinoni has a reputation for taking care of their bikes long after they were purchased a friend of mine had a Marinoni track frame he was restoring they painted it and even reproduced the decals for him at a very reasonable price comparable in scale to what they have quoted you

T-Mar

And it's "the man" himself who does the paint jobs these days.

cyclotoine

If it weren't for the two way shipping I'd have both my 'Nonis re-done in a heartbeat.

scbvideoboy

quick spray paint hides a stolen bike...I used to ride with a guy who electrical taped his bike so his "neighbors" wouldn't steal it.

due ruote 

Exactly what I was thinking. I know there are lots of numbskulls in the woods, but something so nice treated so poorly smacks of foul play.

rudeness

seemed legit to me, he told me he bought it from his friend for $650 last year and that it had originally cost $1850 but it was "old". He said he spraypainted because it was pink and did seem embarrassed about the job he did. also he lives in westmount (nice neighbourhood)

rudeness

(i paid $250)

Grand Bois

Get some Goof Off before you destroy the original paint.

T-Mar

Quite possible. If it had been stolen, for anything other than a joyride, they usually ditch the frame or file down the serial number.
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rudeness

is goof-off less harsh than paint thinner? so far the paint thinner is working well. i have yet to see any pink on my cloth

due ruote 

I guess I was just groping for some explanation for that paint job. The general heading of 'bad judgement' apparently will have to suffice.

Esteban32696

In a remote spot on the bike, use a little spray oven cleaner. Let it it for about 30 seconds, & see if rattle can paint will come off with rags. Wear rubber gloves. If not try again, letting it soak for about a minute. Hopefully, you will have good results.

engo

For what it's worth, I had my Marinoni repainted last year, and it looks fantastic, but the new paint isn't too durable. For 200$ I can't really complain, but you'll have to be careful with it.

Edit: PS. I think that pink looks sweet!

due ruote 

I did a quick search for 'grafitti removal painted surface' and this was about the first link to come up. Maybe something else to try, although what you're doing seems to be working fairly well. I agree that pink is very nice.

rudeness

the paint thinner is working really well. i'm only hesitant to strip the frame and do a proper job because i'm having so much fun riding the bike !

i'll post a pic once I get'er done

tuz

Yup I had a Marinoni re-painted a year ago too. The top colour is chipped a bit where it rubbed on the bike rack, lock, etc., but the primer holds fine For 150$ I'm quite happy!

Glad the gray is not too much of a pain to remove! I had a pink 'noni too at some point. It was nice but too small

leecycle

IIRC, Goof-off contains xylene which is harsher than paint thinner (Varsol). If the paint thinner is removing the gray spray paint, I would just continue using that.

longbeachgary

We need new pics!!!!!!!

mumei

bump!

rudeness

ok, ok, here are some recent pics

https://colinbird.ca/stripped/



i've spend maybe 6 or 7 hours on this, made a lot of progress, but it's not very fun.. I don't think there's any (easy) way to get the silver out of the detailing without damaging the pink

anyway, i scored a 56cm cromor marinoni last week which fits me even better. Fully 105 equipped, circa 1990 (https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...hreadid=588535).

Soo, i'm probably going to sell this one.

rudeness

ok, now i'm thinking i'll get this repainted

suggestions?

https://marinoni.qc.ca/Html/Colors.html

ilikebikes

Acetone worked wonders on my bike, and it didn't hurt the orig paint ay all! but the spray paint on my bike was only one or two layers, give it a try, couldn't hurt.