Frame/paint issue - advice please

[Kernow_T]

Hi and TIA -
I underestimated the size of the area affected with regards the paint having peeled off.
I expect having insulation tape bonded on there hasn't helped rather has pulled the surrounding paint off.
Good news:
Only the merest hint of surface rust
One single area
All same metallic silver colour

What's the best way to make it good.
Advice very much appreciated.
Thanks

 

[Drago]

If there's a man hereabouts who knows about paint, its @screenman.

 

[Kernow_T]

Much obliged to you thanks

 

[Cycleops]

That’ll teach you to buy a Colnago or a Fiat.

 

[Kernow_T]

Haha - how I miss my Uno45s (s being for Sport no less!)

 

[Spiderweb]

That’ll teach you to buy a Colnago or a Fiat.

I'll have you know my wife has a Fiat 500, it's very good! How rude

 

[screenman]

Cheapest is another sticker of some kind, only other opition I would take on a nice bike is full respray. There is no way of touching it up and making it look nice, sorry about that.

Find a local signmaker, they will have loads of vynil offcuts in the bin talk to them nicely and it will be free.

 

[dan_bo]

speak to atlantic boulevard or argos cycles. real pros with a sympathetic eye. Cost you a few quid though.

 

[Kernow_T]

Cheapest is another sticker of some kind, only other opition I would take on a nice bike is full respray. There is no way of touching it up and making it look nice, sorry about that.

Find a local signmaker, they will have loads of vynil offcuts in the bin talk to them nicely and it will be free.

That's exactly what I shall do. Will look better than either bare steel or black tape; even Silver tape would. Should I laquer with Mrs Kernow's clear nail varnish first?

 

[dan_bo]

That's exactly what I shall do. Will look better than either bare steel or black tape; even Silver tape would. Should I laquer with Mrs Kernow's clear nail varnish first?

Thing is water will get under laquer and with tape over it it'll rust in no time. And then it'll be worth nowt.

 

[screenman]

That's exactly what I shall do. Will look better than either bare steel or black tape; even Silver tape would. Should I laquer with Mrs Kernow's clear nail varnish first?

No, I would go for the sign writers vynil. For sure the rust will carry on spreading unless shot blasted away, but it will take a long time.

 

[Kernow_T]

No, I would go for the sign writers vynil. For sure the rust will carry on spreading unless shot blasted away, but it will take a long time.

Ok. Will get onto it tomorrow.
Many thanks