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@colnago_costa
Ditto! I couldn't agree more! For £75+ to put down MARIO I think is unfair in my opinion... In all fairness you are also meant to give the frame a good month before assembling parts onto it and riding it... Argos probably do a fantastic pair job for £200+... Huge difference of course... I have seen someone selling a Colnago Master frame pearl white with Colnago super decals... Excellent paint work but doesn't take Einstein to work out that if they are the incorrect decals this can break the aesthetic appearance of a frame of that kind if quality!
mrblue *'I am just pointing out that £80 was the cost of the Painting materials alone... does not cover Paint stripper, emery cloth, rust treatment, hand tools such as metal files etc, wet and dry paper,
cutting compound , polish, tack cloths, good compressor , iwata LVLP and iwata normal spray guns, hoses, moisture filters , resperator , gloves etc.
Skill to use all of the above so as to apply the paint and get a top finish.
Most of all you need hour and hours of labor.
So how Mario makes enough money to live on is beyond me.'*