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Pinarello Project
Pinarello Project
The Bike Exchange just received this frame, a 53 centimeter Pinarello (serial no. MM23 on bottom bracket) which appears to be an 80’s Montello, and I am anxious to start restoring it to running condition. As seen in the pictures it came to us covered in black, obscuring most of the original paint. Judicious scraping with a razor knife uncovered the original “Spumoni” paint scheme. One detail which is supposedly significant is that the bottle cage mounts are flush with the frame. My intention is to repaint it with 2 part catalyzed rattle can paint in red and use Campagnolo record and new record for the derailleurs with Modolo brakes and hopefully, Cinelli bars and stem but a lot will depend on what we have available in the shop. As with all my restorations this bike will be sold to finance (bikex.org) our nonprofit’s mission of re building donated bikes and then gifting them to those in need. If you have any comments on the color, choice and source for paint, the appropriate groupo for this bike, or anything else related to Pinarellos, please sound off. I have painted quite a few bikes with Rustoleum rattle cans and love their colors. For this bike though, I want to take things to the next level. https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...3226accd72.jpg Another "Spumoni paint job. apparently there were many different combinations of colors https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...4be867f631.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...e4437da25b.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...99bf903c3e.jpg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...4f477d0a4c.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...1835be29dd.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...ac3fa07c7f.jpg |
The chrome looks to be in good condition, and should clean up nicely. If you paint the frame Sunrise Red it would be close to the original Pinarello color palette for the year.
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Nice work on the paint scraping. If I had gotten that far (which I wouldn't have), I'd be really tempted to spend the time to clean up all the last bits and keep the paint as is. Yeah, it's rough, but it has a kind of beauty to it.
On the other hand, it would also look great with fresh paint. I happen to have just painted a bike Sunrise Red, BTW. In direct sunlight, I think it's a bit rosier than the classic Pinarello red, and in low light it seems a bit darker. It's not far off though. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...ee459c10_b.jpg |
You are right. It does look rosy. In hindsight, It could actually clean up quite nicely to be left original.
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Nice work so far!! I'm sure that will look great when done.
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O/k , so I decided to strip off all the paint. The frame is completely chromed and the chroming is so nice I could just leave it unpainted. The head tubes lugs and the top of the seat tube are especially nice so one idea would be to leave them chrome and paint the rest of the frame (minus forks and stays). I saw one bike on the net that was done that way . Not sure if that isn't a bit much . Maybe it would detract from the originality. Another thought I had was to use candy over the chrome . That would be stunning but pushes it into the hot rod category. I am thinking a solid color would be easiest for me to paint and would look beautiful.
Having said that, should I try to stay close to the stock colors or do something different? Maybe burgundy instead of Sunrise red. I have used both colors lately and though burgundy isn't stock it would be killer. One potential problem that I want to solve is the idea that paint doesn't stick well to chrome. I will say that what ever primer they used on this bike is tenacious. It has taken 2 applications of paint stripper and aggressive scraping to remove it. I am thinking that a 2part primer would be best for this. Any thoughts? Talk to me ! https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...0c196414fa.jpg |
Choose Nuovo red. It looks great in close distance.
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...21cb005b00.jpg |
Whatever it is worth, I think it is no longer original no matter what you do so go with your gut and leave some of that chrome! Would be a good one to leave all of the lugs chrome.
I always thought the reverse would be cool. Paint the lugs and leave the tubes chrome.
Originally Posted by capnjonny
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O/k , so I decided to strip off all the paint. The frame is completely chromed and the chroming is so nice I could just leave it unpainted. The head tubes lugs and the top of the seat tube are especially nice so one idea would be to leave them chrome and paint the rest of the frame (minus forks and stays). I saw one bike on the net that was done that way . Not sure if that isn't a bit much . Maybe it would detract from the originality. Another thought I had was to use candy over the chrome . That would be stunning but pushes it into the hot rod category. I am thinking a solid color would be easiest for me to paint and would look beautiful.
Having said that, should I try to stay close to the stock colors or do something different? Maybe burgundy instead of Sunrise red. I have used both colors lately and though burgundy isn't stock it would be killer. One potential problem that I want to solve is the idea that paint doesn't stick well to chrome. I will say that what ever primer they used on this bike is tenacious. It has taken 2 applications of paint stripper and aggressive scraping to remove it. I am thinking that a 2part primer would be best for this. Any thoughts? Talk to me ! https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...0c196414fa.jpg |
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