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The touch up paint is Pure Ice “Strapless” I got at Walmart. It isn’t in the stores anymore, but looks like you can order it on-line. And as you know nail paint is harder than the original paint and doesn’t chip as easily. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Bari-Pure-Ice-Nail-Polish-536CP-Strapless-0.5-oz/15056147 Took the frame right in a few stores to match it up. Tried a few different colors until I found this. It is the best match I could find but the metallic is not quite as large as the original, but the blue shade is right on. Mavic 517 laced to XTR hubs. I hate to say it, but I’m using the bike now as a hybrid and running Specialized Fatboy slicks.
Message me your shipping info and I’ll get some to you. I would get some fine grit sandpaper and put a small piece around a small piece of wood, maybe a Popsicle stick, and sand the edges of the chipped areas smooth where they meet the paint, so you’re really just sanding the very edge of the chip smooth. Using this method minimizes the sandpaper eating up areas of paint and keeps the sanded area as small as possible. Apply the touch up paint and let it dry thoroughly, and then clear coat over the whole area. I usually tape off at the welds and clear coat the whole tube/area between. Right after I spray the clear I remove the masking tape. This helps the clear will lay down better at the edges, and helps minimize the edge where the clear meets the non clear coated area. Then after the clear dries, I polish over the edges of the clear with Meguiars Scratch X 2.0 to smooth out the edges. I use Krylon Triple Thick Crystal Clear Glaze to clear coat. I am no paint expert, but this method has worked for me.
Here’s a few places that I touched up on my Factory HG chain stays. They were both about dime size chips all the way down to the primer. Besides getting the right paint, sanding down the edges of the chip very carefully helps blend the touch up, as well as clear coating afterwards.
I have some touch up paint I used on my BBB 97 Underground and also my BBB 97 Factory HG if you end up getting the frame. Let me know and I’ll send you some.
I bought the whole bike but only used the frame for this build. All the parts I took off the frame were not original, but the frame was in great shape with only a few spots on the seat stays that needed a touch up. I don’t remember exactly what I paid for it, but it was around $500. Currently I have a little over $2000 in the build counting what I paid for it. NOS period correct parts aren’t cheap. I currently have changed the tires to Specialized Fat Boys and am using it as a hybrid.
I will keep my eyes out for a 97 21″ BBB. I was lucky enough to find a 19″ one locally. They really sparkle in the sun.
I weigh 205 lbs and ride the same frame in 19″ size. No cracks yet. BTW, Fleabay has the Schwinn specific ICBM headset bearings if you don’t mind the shipping wait from Asia. They are getting harder to find. Cane Creek has them also, but they are almost twice the price. I’ve bought from both places. Also, someone on this site may have an extra headset bearing.
