Off to the painter today.
I masked off the shifter braze on mounts, the bottom bracket cup, and the chrome dropouts on the fork and frame since I decided to paint the whole bike, including the chrome. When I spoke to my painter, we decided to go with a poly-urethane paint, the same as they would have used back in the seventies. It is a single stage paint, and tough as nails durable. If I do at a later date decide to give it a clear, he can do it. This works out well as I have a chance to look at it without first.
The other little tasks I did today were to file out the rear of the front derailleur clamp a bit so that the replacement nut fits better. I also polished all the aluminum on the front derailleur.
I read about this little trick that some of the old mechanics used, so I epoxied the brake lever posts to the handlebars. I will explian it further at a later date.
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