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Streisand Effect. Now all I can see in those photos are what look like cracks.
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But nothing another paint job can't cover! Who needs brass filler when there's body filler! And how could one not fixate on a crack? This place is rife with custom frame aficionados, and with that comes some semblance of knowing "how things should be". Kind of sucks that it's the OP's "one and only custom frame". Oof. Even the late, great Whitney Houston said crack is wack. |
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Hahaha....you guys crack me up. I am glad I don't listen to y'all....all the time.
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I think that's a bit overly critical of what we see in these pictures. There is still some of the paint on the frame from the most recent paint job. There is no evidence at all of any flux. I'm not sure what the discoloration on the brass is, but it doesn't seem too surprising to me that it's there. Seeing carbon from the bb repair seems unusual, but it isn't malpractice. I am starting to wonder if the primer was black, which is weird, but there is a lot of black on the frame. I think people are letting their bias against the builder control their vision. It looks like a competently made frame to me. The only reason I mentioned the head tube is because now is the time to fix it before it's coated again.
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Really? You don't see that glazed, clear-ish glass-like area around the chain stay bridge? That's what flux looks like after it's been cooked.
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I assume the frame will be media blasted before it is coated because there are a lot of little spots that are still painted. |
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where can we see some examples of your work? |
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You're right. It must be the clear paint that goes on prior to primer that enables you see the grain of the metal beneath. And I've built over 1001 frames, so I'm more of an expert.
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This frame has been painted twice and has been ridden quite a bit. It's hard to believe that it still has flux on it. Flux wouldn't survive under paint, so there would be a lot of rust.
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So should he throw the frame out or not? I'm getting confused.
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Nice to see someone develop a history & story with a particular bike.
It seems like once you do that the bike takes on a life of it's own and is worth way more than how many grams it weighs or how stiff it is in. Somewhat it's like the bike isn't that special to me until something ridiculous has been ridden on it. I would consider concerns about cracks as more people just caring about you.. Steel might fail pretty safely but no one here wants to see you (or anyone) go down due to a failure. |
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This must be a real special bike to go through two repaints and crack.
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Just got my Bob Jackson back from its third repaint in the 48 years I've owned it. A bike can get special through the memory miles you had on it. In my case, it doesn't even fit me - the way we size frames now makes so much more sense, it has a 573mm TT and 540mm is my sweet spot. I got it back Friday, built it up Saturday, and have ridden it 5 days in a row. It's an old friend!
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