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I’ve gotten Velocals and they were way way off on size, but from wht I’ve seen since then they have greatly improved their Homegrown decals.
I ordered a blue one a few day ago. I want to see what a blue one looks like on one of my blue Homegrowns.
Having disc brakes is worth drilling the hole. What is the rear disc set up called? Makes me want to try this on one of my hard tails.
Looks good. I like the skewers. Did you have to drill into the frame at all for the rear disc mount? Is the rear triangle paint or powder coat?
You’re gonna laugh, but I took different frames I had into the store and matched finger nail polish for small chips. I’ve also used automotive touch up paint and brought the frame in to compare. Fine sand after the touch up to level the paint, polish it with Meguiars Scratch X 2.0 wipe with isopropyl alcohol then tape and clear coat. I’ve used a hole punch in painter’s tape for real small spots. Remove the tape immediately after spraying to minimize the edge then wait for it to dry and use meguiar’s Scratch X 2.0 clear coat polish to polish away the paint/clear edge from the surrounding paint. Then wax. Just take your time and don’t rush. Here’s my Project Underground I did major touch up to the rer seat stays and bottom bracket. Everything from the seat post back on the seat stays was painted and clear coated.
BTW, There may be some of those decals out there, but I’ve never seen them for sale anywhere. Definitely cool to preserve them on your frame. My favorite T shirt has that logo.
I’ve brought to life scratched up dull paint with Meguiars Scratch X 2.0 (clear coat scratch remover), staying away from the decals altogether. Try a small area and you will be surprised how well it does. Use just a very small amount of Scratch X at a time, and rub it hard. Followed by wax.
You’re going to repaint? Or polish it up? Looks to be in great shape. Or do you just want another color?
Looks good with the red stem cap and fork against the black stem. I’ve got an 01 NOS Rocket 88 that color still in the box that is the same color yellow. It’s gonna be my son’s Xmas present this year and I’m gonna add one of the repop red tomato stem caps.
