I've matched my paint to nail polish but the sun faded the nail polish to
almost white. I need to try to paint it again and find some UV clearcoat
to keep it from fading. Someone told me to look at Home Depot or
Autozone. I couldn't find it at Home Depot. Next time I'll go to Autozone.
On
There's something a bit cuckoo going on here with some of the replies to
this blog post. On the one hand, the OP wants to know what kind of touchup
paint will work to cover scratches in order to improve the look of his
bike. Good for him. OTOH, there are those checking in who are saying
I have to express a slight dissent. It's obvious, over the 30 years, that
Rivendell has been motivated by 2 opposing motives: one, absolutely top
quality products -- Vuitton-level luggage (hell, I'll bet that if you look
at the seams the Riv stuff is better), Joe Bell paint, Harris tweed
mudflaps
I like secondhand bikes because I like stories.I like the idea of an object living alongside or entwined with a life.I like things to be passed along and cherished.And I like battlescars, chips and dents (within reason), because they can help illustrate the things I can only otherwise imagine.I
Excellent article Erl; thanks for sharing! Leave it to the Japanese to
elevate imperfection and entropy to an art form.
And Bill's characterization of beausage is spot on but, not for everyone.
Cheers, John
On Monday, June 3, 2024 at 12:14:11 PM UTC-7 WETH wrote:
> This discussion reminded
This discussion reminded me of an article on the Japanese concept of "wabi
sabi":
"But the quintessential artistic application of *wabi sabi* is *kintsugi*,
a Japanese craft for repairing broken pottery. Rather than trying to hide
the fractures and make the pottery look as good as new,
I agree with Bill. There is a large difference between beausage and abuse.
On Monday, June 3, 2024 at 1:48:14 PM UTC-4 Bill Lindsay wrote:
> The last several Rivendell Bicycle Works Owners Bunch posters have agreed
> with one another that beausage means lazy and neglectful usage of one's
>
The last several Rivendell Bicycle Works Owners Bunch posters have agreed
with one another that beausage means lazy and neglectful usage of one's
bicycle.
That's a terrible misrepresentation of the meaning of beausage, in my
humble opinion. Useful objects are USELESS if they don't get used.
Yes, indeed! Sometime last year on a blog about polishing Paul brake parts
Laing posted this comment: "...To me, patina is just another word for lazy
and not maintained. Beausage is another word for abused. Rusted is not
"original"..." I couldn't agree more.
On Monday, June 3, 2024 at
Exactly
On Mon, Jun 3, 2024 at 8:20 AM Jay Lonner wrote:
> Yeah this has always been a weird bit of cognitive dissonance for me when
> it comes to Riv — on the one hand, extolling the virtues of Joe Bell paint
> jobs, fancy lugs, and other details. On the other, the whole “beausage”
>
Yeah this has always been a weird bit of cognitive dissonance for me when it comes to Riv — on the one hand, extolling the virtues of Joe Bell paint jobs, fancy lugs, and other details. On the other, the whole “beausage” schtick, and an almost cavalier attitude about touch-up paint, dings, etc. I
...if I wasn't. I have a beautiful 40 year-old Waterford Paramount finished
in a color called Neon Orchid. I made sure to get bottle of Schwinn
touch-up at the get-go and I've carefully nursed it along all these years
later. Kind of crazy. No way to match that color on your own.
Jock
On Mon, Jun
George, you are correct. It's really tough, if not impossible to perfectly
match metallics and 'candy' colors for want of a better word. You can get
close enough to probably satisfy all but the perfectionists (like me), but
it's a tough match. I'm probably on the fringes when it comes to scuffs
I find the conversation between Grant and Testors extremely curious,
especially given the casual indifference (I'd say near defiance) Grant
seems to have always shown towards touching up chips and scrapes with
color-matching paint. It's weird to think there may have been a time before
beausage was
Interesting, this interaction between Riv and Testors. I'm sure a color
match could have been prepared especially for every Riv bike ever made...
*except* ...that first batch of orange metal flake Rams. Since it was a
two pass base coat/clear coat (which is the way ever automobile is painted
Over the years, Rivendell paint schemes come and go (came and went)
seemingly 'who-knows-whoever-whenever' saw fit. Metallics, metal flakes,
basic solid 'enamels' (for want of a better word). Ever changing. I can't
imagine anyone in Walnut Creek grabbing a small bottle of carefully
inventoried
Just call Riv HQ, they usually have little bottles if you ask nicely.
On Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 9:33:44 AM UTC-7 Cyclofiend Jim wrote:
> The original orange Rambouillet was a two pass paint job using House Of
> Kolor paints. That specific method of paint application is not used any
> longer.
The original orange Rambouillet was a two pass paint job using House Of
Kolor paints. That specific method of paint application is not used any
longer.
I had documented that a while back here -
http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/color.html
Jim
On Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 5:54:41 AM UTC-7 Bill
John
No, I don't think anything particular about the Nation of Japan directly
influenced the shade of orange of the orange Rambouillet. Rambouillets got
that paint job because they got that paint job. Orange Hillbornes got
their different paint job because that's the paint job they got.
Bill
Would the Rambouillets being built in Japan have anything to do with the
shade of orange??? The Waterford colors seem to be the colors they used
for the Rivendell models they made.
John Hawrylak
Woodstown NJ
On Friday, May 31, 2024 at 4:54:44 PM UTC-4 Bill Lindsay wrote:
> Orange
Orange Sam Hillbornes and Orange Rambouillets are both "sparkly metallic
Orange" in color FAMILY. They are not identical. The multi-coated
treatment of the Orange Rambouillets have been described as a "thousand
dollar paint job". Whether a scratch on an Orange Rambouillet could be
made
Does anyone know if the Sam Hilborne Orange is the same as Rambouillet
orange?
Max
On Friday, May 10, 2024 at 10:21:02 PM UTC-4 Roy Summer wrote:
> Sometimes you can find nail polish that will match or come very close.
> Clear polish will help prevent rust if you can’t find a color match.
>
>
Sometimes you can find nail polish that will match or come very close.
Clear polish will help prevent rust if you can’t find a color match.
On Friday, May 10, 2024 at 9:31:18 PM UTC-4 gds...@gmail.com wrote:
> I need Pea Sage Green. Got a "beusage" spot on my Romulus.
>
> On Fri, May 10, 2024,
I need Pea Sage Green. Got a "beusage" spot on my Romulus.
On Fri, May 10, 2024, 4:49 PM Zac wrote:
> FWIW, I was checking the Gunnar/Waterford site to see if they had my paint
> color (I ordered a bottle when I first heard they were shutting down, but
> it broke during a move) and noticed they
FWIW, I was checking the Gunnar/Waterford site to see if they had my paint
color (I ordered a bottle when I first heard they were shutting down, but
it broke during a move) and noticed they added some Riv colors:
Rivendell Atlantis Green
Rivendell Cream
Rivendell Head Tube Ivory
Rivendell Homer
Just a PSA expressing my appreciation for the folks @ Waterford.
I discovered that they can supply touch-up paint for my Roadeo (cream with
blue highlights) and I ordered touch-up paint in each color:
- Roadeo White
- Hot Blue
https://photos.app.goo.gl/cEi1M2XhKr3mjF6M9
Thanks Richard and
I’ve always brought my bike into a store that sells testers model paint and
held up the bottles till I found something close.
I glue a tiny piece of fine sandpaper to the eraser end of a pencil to feather
the edges of the scratch and prep the area.
Ray
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I had one and tried to match with a powder blue auto color, not very
successfully (too light). You might have better luck mixing standard blue and
white model paints..just keep adding white to blue until it looks about right.
Just realize it'll never be perfect!
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Anyone know of a good approach to obtaining and applying touch-up paint for
the old blue Joe Appaloosas? Pic included for color illustration.
I had a small paint crack I had to file down on my seat lug and I'd like to
fix it up.
When I was at RBW picking up my blue Appaloosa, I saw this nail polish on a
table and wrote it down:
Sally Hansen, Hard As Nails, 325 Big Teal
It looked a shade too dark for my bike, but very close to the blue Clem sitting
nearby.
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Has anyone been able to find a good match for the Clem blue. My new to me Clem
L arrived with a couple chips from shipping.
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I bought an orange Testors stick for an XO-1 which was slightly darker than I
needed (matching that color is legendarily difficult)..I expect it would be
very close to a Cheviot. I only used a small amount once, so I'll see if I
still have it when I get home Friday.
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Can any recommend nail polish or Testors model paint for touching up
an orange Cheviot? Thanks in advance for any responses.
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Johanna at Waterford tried to find a match for my Sage Green Hillborne
(Taiwan-built), but they had not used that color on any of their bikes. I'm
not sure if any of the blue Sams were built at Waterford. Might be worth a
shot checking to see if Waterford has the Sam blue. The folks at
What about the blue? Anyone know where not-a-Waterford-Hillborne touch-up paint
in blue could be had?
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Yep. I just ordered a bottle of white from them for my Roadeo. Takes them a
few days to mix it up and it was $20 plus $10 shipping.
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You can buy the color (Sam Hillborne Orange) from Waterford directly and it's
about $30 shipped.
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I just got a new-used Sam Hilborn in orange. Does anybody have a good
source for touch up paint/nail polish that is a pretty good match.
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I need to touch up some chips on a blue Ram and when I called Riv they sent
me to the Cyclofiend site to find this suggestion:
*Touch up paint recommendation to mimic the blue Rambouillet is not quite
as straightforward - according to Jock D., start with Gloss Dark Blue
and slowly add,
Wow! What a picture. Perhaps everyone should be cautioned be looking at
exhibit A :).
On Tuesday, December 3, 2013, Andy Smitty Schmidt 54ca...@gmail.com wrote:
Ride your Ram to a store that sells beauty supplies, wheel it in, and find
a nail polish that matches.
Exhibit A
I found an inexpensive blue nail polish that works pretty well on my blue
Ram -- I'll try to dig up the bottle and give the brand and model.
It worked far less well on my blue 2006 PT Cruiser.
On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 4:12 PM, cwr carey...@gmail.com wrote:
I need to touch up some chips on a
I've picked up a couple of deep gouges in the paint of my Toyo Hilsen - the
joys of bike racks - which go down to metal and need attention. I'd be
extremely grateful if anyone has any suggestions as to a decent match in
the Testor's world, or something else that's worked for you.
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I'm looking for touch up paint for a Joe Bell paint light metallic blue Riv
Road. IIRC this color was once described as something like if we had a
classic color, this would be it. Any suggestions? Thanks, Larry
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Looking for suggestions for touch up paint in the (white/cream) lug
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Anyone have an idea about how close this might be to the orange Rambouillet
color?
Steve
On Aug 30, 2010, at 9:36 PM, Bryan @ Renaissance Bicycles wrote:
It's probably inevitable that your Orange Hillborne is going to get a
nick or two ...
For touching-up we've found the following
Dear RBW Group,
Any suggestions on what I should use?
Thanks,
Rich
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