I wanted to comment on a couple of things. There's been some concern on paint curing and hardness. I was out in the garage a little while ago and I had a thought. I rebuilt my bicycle a year and a half ago. I painted it with rustolem spray bomb. I started reassembling it about a week after painting. When bolting on the front derailer and the seat tube clamp the paint was still soft enough to scrunch up a little. I'm not sure when the paint fully cured but now it is very hard and durable.

Earlier today I went to the Dayton auto show. As I was looking around at all the new cars & trucks I was paying particular attention to paint and finish. Even these new high dollar vehicles have orange peel, enough that I pointed out to my wife on a new H2 Hummer and she commented how she could feel it. So I'm of the opinion the quality of finish achieved with this method is, at a minimum, equal to a factory finish.


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