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I have sent auto stuff to Speed and Sport Chrome in Houston(speedsportchrome.com/‎). They have a quick turnaround and do nice work. You send them your parts and then they call you with a price quote before doing any work. I just had a skip tooth sweetheart chain ring plated by Qualchrome in Erie...

Thank You! that link is helpful.

Hey Guys, I'm working on a old Schwinn Ace(41 I think). The bike was very rusty and I'm really only reusing the frame. I have a reproduction springer fork that I plan on putting on and I'm not sure if I need to look for anything special regarding a new headset. The fork says 27mm race so I...

I'm not sure if the pearl base coat from Alsa is translucent like you are talking about, that is the traditional way it is done. If not you could probably just put a few very light coats on because you already have the white powder coat base. Todd

Check out Alsa Corp! http://www.alsacorp.com/products/killer ... pearls.htm I have not used any of their products in spray cans but I have used some of their products using a spray gun and they have always worked well. I paint for some custom builders and have applied a pearl mid coat and...

That is a very cool video. Here is another one to check out http://vimeo.com/45348206 It's Drew from Engin Cycles in Philadelphia. He builds some sweet race bikes. I do his paint, he is a very nice guy. Todd

I'm 42 and have been riding and racing road bikes for a little over 20 years. I have a small collection of balloon tire bikes and I'm working on a '41 Ace for the build off. I love this site!

My advice would be to purchase a mini HVLP spray gun with a 1.0 tip size. A 2 part epoxy primer works well, they have good bare metal adhesion and when cured provide a durable base for the finish. PPG's epoxy is their DP line and it's available in different colors. Use the primer mixed 1 part...