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- CommentAuthoratanz
- CommentTimeMar 31st 2009
I picked up this Pinarello last week - http://velospace.org/node/18845 There are a few chips in the paint (on the top tube) when I look closely it seems like there is chrome under the paint. Any idea if the whole thing would have been chromed before painting? If I use chemical stripper to remove the paint will the chrome look nice? thanks. -
- CommentAuthorstinky pete
- CommentTimeMar 31st 2009
I don’t know about your bike, but I bought a Panasonic Touring Deluxe from a neighbor back in the 70’s. It had a few chips in the paint with what looked like chrome underneath too. It was a foolish thing in retrospect, but I took chemical stripper to it and the entire frame and fork were chromed! Another nice thing was that it had a complete black Dura-ace component group with white lettering. Man, I tell you, I thought I was hot shit on that bike... -
- CommentAuthoreaglerock
- CommentTimeApr 7th 2009
The chrome-under-paint bit was the normal Italian thing on decent quality lugged frames for years and years and years - certainly as far back as the 50s, and into the 90s. The chrome coat usually isn't very thick, because it's only there to give a sheen to the colorcoat, and sometimes to chrome up the lugs.
I see from your posted bike that you've already gone the strippage route on the Pinarello. Too bad, IMHO; I like that 7-Up bottle green. But once you're done de-greening it, you might want to clearcoat the chrome, to replace the protection formerly provided by the paint.
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