Do you feel like if you paint/change/modify a bike you feel a little bad? Maybe I put too much love or something into it..
So I'm looking for a originally painted black, cantlever or unusual 20" frame, hey, we all have a vision of what we wanna build! So like some rust, but original black paint, so a mix of both. I had one opportunity on here and lost it, besides that, not much out there.. I like the Huffy Monoshock, but not going to pay $200+, since it's not to rebuild a Monoshock! So I could easily get a red or blue or what have you Stingray frame, and repaint it black, but would rather find one already originally black, and has the "patina" mix, rather than "ruin" a 68' red frame! Ya know? Also no patina there, unless I fake it, but don't really want to do that.. But feel wrong in ruining a frame, when I know there's one out there! Cost of course is somewhat of an issue..
So I guess two things here.. would you find the cheapest Stingray/etc frame and repaint it, (but lose the original look and patina it had), but "ruin" the original paint, but you can get closer to your "vision", ( I can pretty easily do that), or try to hold out for what you're looking for, the "perfect frame" with paint/patina as you want?
I guess I feel a little bad with repainting a frame that has originality to it, since it's not what I wanted but tried to force it into what I want. Especially since it's out there.. But Ebay or local Craigslist doesn't seem to see the value in patina, so many "cleaned" or "primed" frames.. Generally, it seems, a rusty frame, handlebars, parts, etc., are all now recylcle material.. I even have a repop black stingray in pretty good condition, I could make into what I want, but would gladly trade it for an original patina black frame, rather than "ruin" it, on the same note, as someone would want it as is!
So I'm looking for a originally painted black, cantlever or unusual 20" frame, hey, we all have a vision of what we wanna build! So like some rust, but original black paint, so a mix of both. I had one opportunity on here and lost it, besides that, not much out there.. I like the Huffy Monoshock, but not going to pay $200+, since it's not to rebuild a Monoshock! So I could easily get a red or blue or what have you Stingray frame, and repaint it black, but would rather find one already originally black, and has the "patina" mix, rather than "ruin" a 68' red frame! Ya know? Also no patina there, unless I fake it, but don't really want to do that.. But feel wrong in ruining a frame, when I know there's one out there! Cost of course is somewhat of an issue..
So I guess two things here.. would you find the cheapest Stingray/etc frame and repaint it, (but lose the original look and patina it had), but "ruin" the original paint, but you can get closer to your "vision", ( I can pretty easily do that), or try to hold out for what you're looking for, the "perfect frame" with paint/patina as you want?
I guess I feel a little bad with repainting a frame that has originality to it, since it's not what I wanted but tried to force it into what I want. Especially since it's out there.. But Ebay or local Craigslist doesn't seem to see the value in patina, so many "cleaned" or "primed" frames.. Generally, it seems, a rusty frame, handlebars, parts, etc., are all now recylcle material.. I even have a repop black stingray in pretty good condition, I could make into what I want, but would gladly trade it for an original patina black frame, rather than "ruin" it, on the same note, as someone would want it as is!
