tiermat":2yv0oqeh said:I thought I had previously posted in this thread, but I can see, from reading all 6 pages, that I haven't.
I had a 1959 Carlton Continental repainted last year by Dave Yates.
I aksed for some braze ons to be moved at the same time, and spent a good hour talking through other options with him once he had received and assessed the frame.
I wasn't cheap, it took 4 weeks to come back to me (if I remember correctly) but WOW! The paint finish is so lovely and deep, the colour rich and vibrant that the bike turns heads where ever it goes (and it's not even mine, it's my wife's!)
The cost for the painting alone was £145, but that was for a metallic. In my opinion, worth every penny, and I would use him again, if I needed a special bike painting.
Dave asks that the bikes are clean and grease free when you send them in (or he charges you for the cleaning) so that it doesn't contaminate the sand blast material.
My god he is expensive when it comes to repairs £285 for a strip and rebuild, £95 at York Cycleworks and I've always been pleased with the jobs done by the latter.
Alison