Pinarello Angliru.

[Illaveago]

I have got my stickers and started to apply them . Trouble is the down tube one is going downhill slightly. I will have to see if they can make me another one. They are not waterslide ones so they are a bit tricky to line up.

 

[T4tomo]

Looks fine from here looking at it on a phone!

 

[Illaveago]

Looks fine from here looking at it on a phone!

That's what I thought last night but then looking at it it slopes a bit.

 

[fossyant]

That's what I thought last night but then looking at it it slopes a bit.

Nobody will notice, especially when a bottle cage is on there.

 

[Illaveago]

Here are the stickers prior to fitting.
I was a bit wary of fitting them as water slide allow you to reposition them.

 

[Illaveago]

Oh I am a numpty ! I had noticed that the letters appeared to be lifting and air bubbles were appearing. I kept on smoothing them down but they kept coming back. The stickers were rough textured and I thought that I would have to spray several coats of clear 2 pack over them. As I am thinking of removing the sticker that went wrong I thought I would try lifting it to see if it was stuck. I I pulled on the plastic I noticed that the letter was still stuck on the frame. The rough clear vinyl was just the carrier material and needed removing. The stickers look a lot better now!

 

[Dogtrousers]

You've missed a bit.

 

[Illaveago]

It is getting there slowly. The bike has come a long way from the corroded measled bike that I bought a while ago. There were some parts which were seized but have managed to free them. The light at the end of the tunnel is starting to get bigger. I have had to spend a bit on parts , paint, and stickers. The printers had to redo my artwork but used them to produce the correct fonts and size. They have cost £45 including vat which I don't think is bad as I couldn't find them anywhere online.

 

[Illaveago]

I think I might have added to today's record temperatures as I took my frame outside with a heat gun and removed the sticker. I carefully measured where the new one should go and stuck it on. I am now happy!

 

[Dogtrousers]

Piranello? You've spelt it wrong.

Just kidding.

 

[Illaveago]

Sorry for the gap but a few holidays have intervened, mine and my friend's, I use his garage for spraying. I'm going to have to thoroughly clean my spray gun as red tends to hang around in them for a long time and I don't want my clear lacquer having a pink tinge. I have also been waiting for my brother to finish the gold lining on his Holdsworth frame. I will hopefully lacquer his a day or so after mine.

Hopefully once this has been done I will be able to start fitting my bike up.

 

[Illaveago]

One thing I will have to do once I have my bike up and running is to see how it compares with my Coppi K28 which I have been riding recently. It will be nice to see how these 2 Italian bikes compare.

 

[Drago]

Its not really Italian, more of an international effort. Not that it's in any way a bad thing. The frames are painted in Italy IIRC, which might explain the lack of durability.

Sympathetic job on the refresh there. Looking forward to seeing the old bus finished.