Orange Prestige

[Cetim]

As usual, saying I wasn’t going to do another bike went out the window when i saw this. An Orange with the fade paint job is something I’ve wanted for years and just never got one.
This is going to wait probably till the winter and I’ll get all the parts together. Something else will have to go to make space :-(
Plan at the moment is a fairly typical DX/XT build. I have a lot of rigid bikes so I may go for RC35 which go well with this. I’ve got mavic 231CD wheelset which will also suit it well.

hopefully this pic will attach. I believe this bike has been on here already (as many have)

https://flic.kr/p/2m8MqyM

 

[brocklanders023]

Lovely stuff. Was very tempted by this one myself but sounds like you'll do it right.

 

[Cetim]

Yeah, it's nice. I hummed over it for a bit before deciding just to go for it. I want to do some paint repairs on the chain and seat stays but the rest of the paint will stay as original. I need to study the catalogues but i might paint the stem and bars white.

 

[clockwork davo]

So glad she’s gone to a good home

 

[Cetim]

Picked up this nice old White turbo saddle which I think will suit it nicely.

Going to redye the white to cover up the fading.

Untitled by Mac74, on Flickr

Untitled by Mac74, on Flickr

 

[reanimation]

ooh I missed this one, where was it advertised?

Looks ace BTW!

 

[Cetim]

Not 100% sure, think it was a road group on FB. A mate spotted it and arranged it for me. The colour loss should cover up fine, it's not ripped as so many are.

 

[Peachy!]

Picked up this nice old White turbo saddle which I think will suit it nicely.

Going to redye the white to cover up the fading.

Untitled by Mac74, on Flickr

Untitled by Mac74, on Flickr

That white would come up fine using a white dye.. have you looked at the restoration sticky thread?

 

[Cetim]

Yep. Got some white dye on the way. Will post a pic when done.

 

[Cetim]

Spent the last few days putting lots of coats of dye on. Getting round the logos was the hardest part and I ended up using a small paintbrush with a fine tip. I touched up some parts of the logos with black dye.

It looks a lot brighter now


Untitled by Mac74, on Flickr

Untitled by Mac74, on Flickr

Untitled by Mac74, on Flickr