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Good evening all
having read through this thread, I hope we all appreciate how problematical it can be to refinish an old frame. the 'prep' involved is very time consuming, particularly when one has to rub down by hand between coats. recreating the finish applied to hand built frames from 50s/60s/70s is difficult, and within a sensible cost frame, almost impossible. The old 'stove enamel' finish is, as previously 'threaded' no longer strictly available, and the nearest we can now achieve is probably via a first class motor car refinisher, using water based two pack paint, and I can't find one who wants to do the detail work a reasonable price.
I have just had a '70's' Fred James 531C frame sand blasted, etch primed and powder coated gloss white. Almost perfect-the finish is by it's nature too heavy round the lug detail-and here i am with an 'unadorned' frame, with a tough finish for sub £100. Now, any motorist pays £100+ for an oil change service-so we must surely pay more for a frame refinish!
I have an original 'pre '63' Freddie Grubb which I would dearly love to have refinished-'as new' with it's lovely 'feather paint'- but where have the hand painters gone?!
How Vaz does what he does for the price i don't know, but long may he continue!
Cheers all!