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I bought this frame before Christmas and it was originally in good condition but the paintwork was tired, photo below in blue: -
I paid a mate who owns a car respray business to strip the frame and I wanted it sprayed in the one and only House of Colours Candy Apple Red, just the paint alone cost £90. Transfers costs me £35 and the original frame £150, let alone what I paid the twat to prepare and spray it.
After months and months my ex mate returned the frame to me, well he was too much of a coward to return it to me when I was home and won't answer my calls since. I left the money for him when he dropped it off at my home after sending me iPhone pictures.
In essence he acid dipped instead of shot blasting the old paint off and then like a total twat didn't fill the pitting and just sprayed and lacquered the frame.
Anyway the long and the short of it was that I was so sickened that I couldn't have the heart to build it into a classic and bought a Colnago C40 instead.
So I have decided to sell the frame and offset some of my costs for the Colnago.
Here's a few photos of the frame now, I can't get any closeups, but have tried to show the BB pitting, that is the worse area, with a few Pitt's around the cable guides on the top tube and around the headset and rear brake bridge.
There is absolutely no rust anywhere the twat just never filled the pitting, the frame was properly sprayed using a rust inhibitor, then a fill undercoat, colour coat and then 3 coats of lacquer.
Dimensions are approx. 55cm Seat Tube C-C and a 56cm Top Tube C-C, the frame is made from 531 Reynolds and has horizontal Campag drop outs. It was built in 1989 as an Audax frame with mudguard eyelets and really is quite light.
The prat who sprayed it removed the BB cups that I had screwed into place and let the over spray fill the threads, however my LBS says they will clean them out if need be.
I'm looking to get at least some of my money back as in essence the frame is sound and from 10 foot looks fantastic and probably once everything is fitted no one would notice the pitt marks.
I'm looking for £225 + Carriage, I'm based between Wolverhampton & Stafford, but can meet up with anyone within 25 miles.
Dibs followed by contact and payment by Bank Transfer or PayPal Gift.
I've not advertised it anywhere else.
PM me or email me john AT velonuts dot co do uk or call 01902-790797