Jason McRoy's Salsa ala carte

[Dr S]

As a final little note for today, i also found a small ding in the downtube beside the bottom bracket. It is under the current paint which shows no sign of damage therefore i conlude that this was done by the great man himself. My feelings are that the ding should not be repaired- it is part of the bikes story. It would be easy enough to fill it with a little silver. How does the collective feel about it? Leave be or repair?

 

[clockworkgazz]

left along methinks

 

[BerthaPog]

If there's no structural reason to fix the dink, let it live - but get pictures of it before stripping to keep the historical link.

 

[longun]

leave it,if its part of the history

your doing a sterling job,watching with uber amounts of interest

 

[mikee]

si ,why powder coat rather than wet paint ?
future longevity ?
was it painted origonaly or powdered

 

[Dr S]

Original finish was white powder, followed by handpainted Jelly Beans before clear laquer. Thats they way we will be going on the resto. I like powders toughness. Wet paint on top gives a geat shine too so you get best of both.

 

[jjwood]

dink

I recon leave the dink, all adds to the history.

Looking good Si.

 

[jjwood]

cranks

What about these cranks.

Any one know where i could get them re-anodized.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 500wt_1156

 

[elPedro666]

Another predictable vote for leaving the dink

Absolutely loving the commentary too, thanks Si, sterling job!

 

[Geoff]

Am loving this thread. Great work guys!

Another vote for leaving the ding as is...