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Fair enough but will have to be wet paint (or at least the final bit) for that.
If you just rattle can the repair area then you save the original decals.... Do a proper full decal respray later when cash available?
Oh, some of those cromaworks paint jobs are lush. Reignites my want for a hand-made steel frame.
Yep the Field / Cromaworks collective makes lovely stuff (and nice guys).
I can't see how paint.bike can produce amazingly tough easy to apply paint for the same price as normal rattle cans that aren't, but I don't tend to trust bike journalism either.
No need to strip sound paint.
Seems you are looking at budget/DIY/, powder coat or "proper" job £££.
I'd be interested to know how the 1st option goes, when everyone else is saying they've found it fragile.
I sprayed my son's Kona with spray.bike paint. Keyed in properly, used the primer and then flouro yellow paint, then lacquer. Looked fine, but not enough paint in the can even for a kids bike, not the most durable, and cost a lot more than £12. we had a lot of fun doing it, but I would have been better off getting a powder coat if I was after a good finish.
So, I'm thinking spray it myself to begin with, then save up for 6-12 months and get it done properly.
That way:
a) I get to see what spray.bike is like myself
b) I get the bike going again for minimum cost
c) long term I end up with a nice finish