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So ... the new project.
When it arrived they looked like this:
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I did toy with the idea of preserving them on the "it is only original once" ticket; but quite frankly they looked pap and if you touched them more fell off ...
So after a few sessions of very careful picking I have pretty much removed them all.
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I have not got really picky around the edges as you can see.
What has become apparent is that the decals must have been applied BITD and then the whole lot clear coated.
Now the decals have flaked off they have taken a layer of clear coat with them ... this leaves a "stroke"around each letter ...
If you run your fingers over them you can feel each letter is slightly recessed below the level of the lacquer on the tubes.
This creates a problem; I wish to retain the lovely cromovelato finish on the tubes ... unless I can get a decal that is going to exactly line up with those that have been removed it isn't going to look right.
Actually it looks quite nice as it is ...
So now the options are:
1) Get some decals made to match
2) leave it as is
3) Get the decals painted in ...
I have contacted a tradition sign writer (bloke who still uses a brush) about option 3 ...
When it arrived they looked like this:
************************/images/montello/blue/berlin/downtube.jpg
I did toy with the idea of preserving them on the "it is only original once" ticket; but quite frankly they looked pap and if you touched them more fell off ...
So after a few sessions of very careful picking I have pretty much removed them all.
************************/images/montello/blue/decals/Pinarello-Montello.jpg
I have not got really picky around the edges as you can see.
What has become apparent is that the decals must have been applied BITD and then the whole lot clear coated.
Now the decals have flaked off they have taken a layer of clear coat with them ... this leaves a "stroke"around each letter ...
If you run your fingers over them you can feel each letter is slightly recessed below the level of the lacquer on the tubes.
This creates a problem; I wish to retain the lovely cromovelato finish on the tubes ... unless I can get a decal that is going to exactly line up with those that have been removed it isn't going to look right.
Actually it looks quite nice as it is ...
So now the options are:
1) Get some decals made to match
2) leave it as is
3) Get the decals painted in ...
I have contacted a tradition sign writer (bloke who still uses a brush) about option 3 ...