Don't like the green? No problem. Sell it and buy whatever color you prefer, or buy one in mediocre condition (at a hefty discount) and paint it whatever color you want. Buy and sell right, and you could make money on the swap.

To me, once I decide a bike is no longer what I am looking for, it becomes a financial transaction. If the bike fits, the paint is good, but I do not like the components, I will usually just swap them out with something good out of the bin. If I do not like the color, game over. The cost of a quality repaint and redecal is something I cannot recoup later (I can always swap the nice parts back out later).

Damn!
 

So your saying the Shroud of Turin is a repaint? :wtf:

Thanks, did not know that.:D

Hey, I resemble that remark !
 

http://www.kurtkaminer.com/84paramount_F8471.jpg

All Suntour, all mine.:p

...and all-original paint and decals.

-Kurt

...and they only came as framesets.

3alarmer, I see your rainbow decal Paramount is a year and one month younger than my May '83.

I say take cudak up on his trade offer.

Definately don't repaint.

:)

Thanks for the plug.

-Kurt

I want to repaint my eddy merckx. The paints fine, its just I dont like the red fade.

http://www.prettyshady.com/2010/up/eddy.JPG

I want a merckx in my collection (58 or 60cm), but just not in a fade paintjob, dont think i will find a swap and the sell then buy option is would be tough

Rule #1: Don't knock it until you've tried it.
Rule #2: Refer to Rule #1.

-Kurt

Just window shopping....

http://i40.tinypic.com/1491d90.jpg

PaPa, how did you change the color (and the magazine behind the the front wheel)?

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/n.../Paramount.jpg

But now I see how the magazine was changed. Interesting.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i1...s/PC060001.jpg

Tis the season for that bicycle, just string some lights on it.

It took three pages and a pastor to point out that bit of Photoshop work to the rest of us.

This thread is strange.

-Kurt

I just wanted to see who was paying attention to detail. :p

I used the hue map in my vintage PSP prg.The mag swap was Snydermann's bit of wizardry. Check post #23.

The difficult part was erasing the pixels on the top magazine to reveal the magazine underneath. :innocent:

Best thread derail evar. Anything to distract someone from repainting a custom color Paramount.

I'm looking into a Paramount just to repaint it.

You know, you don't have to look inside the frame to repaint it.

-Kurt

Mike,

Don't look too long this time. :innocent: Someone else might buy it while you stand around dithering! :p It's time for you to join the "P" Club.

Proceed to the seller immediately, with cash in hand! :thumb:

Not to worry, it will be a basket case.......

While you're dawdling over finding a basket case, I'm picking up a case containing a complete Spidel group in a basket... :innocent:

-Kurt

Just thinking.......what's the ratio of Paramounts to Super Mondia's around here lately??? :bike:

Just wait until I add another PY10 to the collection.

-Kurt