bomberesque
Retro Newbie
Hi
I have a Colnago Master, not sure of the year. I've had it for about a year and a half and so, naturally, I was getting the new bike jitters :mrgreen: :facepalm:
I was drooling over a new/classic Tomassini but then thought "hold on, this isn't better than my colnago, it's just shinier ... and 2 GRAND" so I started to think about getting my bike refinished here in Belgium. What I'm after is some advice on original paint schemes on Colnagos from (I guess) the 90s. The previous owner told me that the frame has been refinished once and it's not clear that it was done to match the original. Plus pearly yellow base colour just doesn't do it for me. the painter I have found here seems very capable and can match the pattern I have but in the red PR82 of the current Master frames and I'm thinking of pearl or white for the overspay at the logos and sig. I've been looking for a picture of a true original Master paintjob from this era to compare against and maybe see some alternatives, but all the ones I have seen are much more complex finishes than the pattern I have at the moment. Also considering (although I accept that this is a deviation ofmr the true path) getting the headtube lugs chromed (is the frame fully chromed under the paint? then maybe masked) like the 2015 Master because I think that just looks fantastic.
anyway, here's some pics of what I have right now. ofc I have cheated extensively on the groupset. In my defence I do have a Diamant from the same era with a full campag record group ... to be honest the colnago for me is my sunday bike, I've thopught about dropping some cash on something plastic but I just can't really see much point
cheers
I have a Colnago Master, not sure of the year. I've had it for about a year and a half and so, naturally, I was getting the new bike jitters :mrgreen: :facepalm:
I was drooling over a new/classic Tomassini but then thought "hold on, this isn't better than my colnago, it's just shinier ... and 2 GRAND" so I started to think about getting my bike refinished here in Belgium. What I'm after is some advice on original paint schemes on Colnagos from (I guess) the 90s. The previous owner told me that the frame has been refinished once and it's not clear that it was done to match the original. Plus pearly yellow base colour just doesn't do it for me. the painter I have found here seems very capable and can match the pattern I have but in the red PR82 of the current Master frames and I'm thinking of pearl or white for the overspay at the logos and sig. I've been looking for a picture of a true original Master paintjob from this era to compare against and maybe see some alternatives, but all the ones I have seen are much more complex finishes than the pattern I have at the moment. Also considering (although I accept that this is a deviation ofmr the true path) getting the headtube lugs chromed (is the frame fully chromed under the paint? then maybe masked) like the 2015 Master because I think that just looks fantastic.
anyway, here's some pics of what I have right now. ofc I have cheated extensively on the groupset. In my defence I do have a Diamant from the same era with a full campag record group ... to be honest the colnago for me is my sunday bike, I've thopught about dropping some cash on something plastic but I just can't really see much point
cheers