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Something similar just happened here, too. In my case, I'm the buyer; the
frame was damaged enough - deep gouge in the top tube that resulted from
something hard smacking and dragging / digging into it - that even if I
just paint over it with nail polish, you'll see the huge dent.
I don't
+1 Matthew's advice is extremely rational. It is becoming increasingly more
difficult to find exact models of any bike nowadays and with a skillful
repair, the bike is literally as good as new, albeit with a marred decal. I
would say,I don't have Matthew's touch up skill and might choose to go
Hi Kiley,
Ouch, that hurts! The first paint chip or scratch is always the worst,
especially if it’s not from a ride and you didn’t cause it.
Over the years, my bike has suffered a lot of chips and scratches. When I first
got my bike I too was upset about the damage, but I made peace with it by
I'll second the nail varnish suggestion. Several of my bikes (including a
Riv custom with a Joe Bell paint job) have repairs to the paintwork that
I've done with nail varnish - on some of them the varnish has been there
the best part of 20 years, and is still protecting the frame.
Nick
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That sucks. I just spilled super glue on a 8k paint job, so I feel your pain.
That can be easily fixed. It has to be sanded smooth. Then primed and lightly
sanded. The color is solid and should be easy to match. A little elbow grease
and it will blend in like was never scratched.
See if there
Kiley:
That’s too bad. On the plus side, it doesn’t look like the tubing was damaged,
so this is entirely cosmetic.
A few thoughts:
Find a cool decal and put it over the scuff. Look on Etsy—there are plenty of
interesting designs in all shapes and sizes. I did this once with a bike that
had
