To paint, or not to paint...
08-11-07 | 07:04 PM
#26
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From: yay area
Bikes: Malvern Path Racer, Schwinn LeTour, Follis, Bridgestone 400 (RIP), concord 2sp
08-11-07 | 08:01 PM
#27
lifewaster.
Joined: May 2007
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From: Georgia.
bwa bwa bwaaaaaaa
the only reason you shouldn't paint it is that it seems in good condition- waste of money to paint a perfect frame if you ask me plus i think those fade jobs on some njs frames are really unique.
for everyone screaming at him for njs preservation? what? last i checked theres no world keirin museum buying up yahoo frames only in original perfect paint... and to top if off if a museum WERE to buy up a frame like that, if it had dings and **** all over it wouldn't they just repaint it to how it looked originally anyway? just my 2 cents but i don't understand the crazy fanatical obsession with original paint. look at vintage cars- if that ****s scratched up they repaint it and get original decals. it's called restoration.
in this case though it seems a waste as the frame is already cherry. if it wasn't though- i'd say go for it to get your dream bike, in the end 20 years from now no one will give a **** if it was original paint anyway.. if they wanted original paint they're paint it to it if it wasn't.
the only reason you shouldn't paint it is that it seems in good condition- waste of money to paint a perfect frame if you ask me plus i think those fade jobs on some njs frames are really unique.
for everyone screaming at him for njs preservation? what? last i checked theres no world keirin museum buying up yahoo frames only in original perfect paint... and to top if off if a museum WERE to buy up a frame like that, if it had dings and **** all over it wouldn't they just repaint it to how it looked originally anyway? just my 2 cents but i don't understand the crazy fanatical obsession with original paint. look at vintage cars- if that ****s scratched up they repaint it and get original decals. it's called restoration.
in this case though it seems a waste as the frame is already cherry. if it wasn't though- i'd say go for it to get your dream bike, in the end 20 years from now no one will give a **** if it was original paint anyway.. if they wanted original paint they're paint it to it if it wasn't.
