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Frame resprays

Postby Amy » Wed Jul 13, 2016 8:53 pm

Could anyone recommend a good frame resprayer?

I have managed to get hold of a set of decals for my 1960 Cyril Wren, my very first 'proper' solo bike, courtesy of [url=http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/builders/wren-vines-builders.html]this article[/url] I stumbled upon by accident the other day!

I've found [url=http://www.armourtexcycles.co.uk/]these people[/url] in Hackney which is not so far from where I work.

Ta v much.
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Re: Frame resprays

Postby MattR » Fri Jul 15, 2016 12:33 pm

Might be worth asking at [url]http://talbotframeworks.co.uk/[/url] think they get their frames sprayed by someone else but they're bound to be able to point you in the right direction.
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Re: Frame resprays

Postby MattR » Fri Jul 15, 2016 12:49 pm

Here he is [url]https://www.instagram.com/p/1V1tYYDoq1/[/url] bet it won't be cheap though but look at the class jobs he's done.
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Re: Frame resprays

Postby Amy » Fri Jul 15, 2016 2:13 pm

Cheers, Matt. Looks like Talbot (nice frames...) do their own basic painting and use Doktor Bob for fancier paint jobs. They are in Crystal Palace. Was thinking if I take a half day I take my frame into Armourtex one morning and then head back to work for the afternoon but I am running out of leave this year - too many funerals :cry:
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Re: Frame resprays

Postby Andrew G » Tue Jul 19, 2016 7:37 pm

You could give Phil at Aprire a call, spray their own frames in house and also others such as Corridorri's for them. He's based in Cheam.
Nice bloke, just spent a week in the Czech Republic with him as mechanic on his women's team in the Tour de Feminin so ask him for a good price :) .
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Re: Frame resprays

Postby Amy » Wed Jul 20, 2016 9:04 am

[quote="Andrew G"]You could give Phil at Aprire a call, spray their own frames in house and also others such as Corridorri's for them. He's based in Cheam.
Nice bloke, just spent a week in the Czech Republic with him as mechanic on his women's team in the Tour de Feminin so ask him for a good price :) .
[url]http://aprirebicycles.com[/url]


Now that sounds handier - easier to get it to Cheam than to wherever it is in London :) Cheers, Andrew.
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Re: Frame resprays

Postby skippy » Fri Jul 22, 2016 3:41 am

Hi Amy.
The other option is to leave the frame as it is, so it shows the history and age. Some people choose to do this.
I have done both in the past, having one sprayed that was in really bad condition, but leaving one where you could still see the old decals etc.
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Re: Frame resprays

Postby Amy » Fri Jul 22, 2016 8:58 am

Cheers, Gary. Yeah, kind of nice idea - however, I had to have some work done on the head set and they repainted the forks the nearest colour they had to the [color=#BF40FF]purple[/color] I had on the rest of the frame .... [color=#0040FF]blue[/color]. Just glad it wasn't [color=#FF80FF]pink[/color] :shock: Which reminds me, we must have got the decals for it when Dad rebuilt it for me and it was repainted then. That was in the 80s...
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Re: Frame resprays

Postby skippy » Tue Jul 26, 2016 1:59 pm

I had a baby pink Roberts time trial bike in the late 70s early 80s :D Wish I still had it really !!
Yes it got pretty wild in the 80s! Although my Dad had a Paris frame in the 50s which was painted all colours of the rainbow fading Into the other, pretty avant garde I reckon for that time.
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Re: Frame resprays

Postby Amy » Tue Jul 26, 2016 8:27 pm

Will do but don't hold your breath - it probably won't be awhile :)
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Re: Frame resprays

Postby Jon H » Wed Aug 03, 2016 2:47 pm

Vaz Finishes is also worth a look

https://www.facebook.com/Vazfinishes/
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