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  1. I've got everything from miniscule chips to a few good scrapes, and I just got the t-u paint from
    the Kona dealer...

    at what point do I need to prime or do anything additional besides just paint? Be gentle,
    I'm clueless.

    Penny

  2. You bought touch-up paint from a dealer? And you're a woman. Peny, I'm surprised...... I use nail
    polish (current choie is Oil of Olay coz that's what the kid had in a red she didn't want) and it
    holds up fine. I just paint it on the scritch, rust or not, and it seems to hold up well.. No
    further rust bubbles after one year on the last application. And the colour choice is impressive ;-)

    Steve - now, where's my hair-dryer?

  3. "Penny S." <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I've got everything from miniscule chips to a few good scrapes, and I just got the t-u paint from
    the Kona dealer...

    at what point do I need to prime or do anything additional besides just paint? Be gentle, I'm
    clueless.

    Penny

    Primer is for use on bare metal and maybe really bad oxidized paint. If the chips are real
    small (i.e. <1/4"😉 I won't worry about priming, perhaps just dab it another time after the
    first coat dries.

    I've used nail polish and model aircraft paint too. They work very well and are available in more
    colors than one of your ski outfits <ducks>.

    --
    Slacker

  4. Stephen Baker said:

    You bought touch-up paint from a dealer?

    freebie from Kona dealer.

    Me, nail polish? You should know better than that....

    Penny

  5. "Penny S." <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I've got everything from miniscule chips to a few good scrapes, and I just got the t-u paint from
    the Kona dealer...

    at what point do I need to prime or do anything additional besides just paint? Be gentle, I'm
    clueless.

    Penny

    Testor's comes in many colors

  6. nail polish works great

    "ctg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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    "Penny S." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    I've got everything from miniscule chips to a few good scrapes, and I


    just

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    got the t-u paint from the Kona dealer...

    at what point do I need to prime or do anything additional besides just paint? Be gentle, I'm
    clueless.

    Penny

    Testor's comes in many colors

  7. moon said:

    nail polish works great

    <sigh> I guess no one read that I HAVE the stupid exact match paint form the kona dealer and I was
    looking for tips on how to do a nice job. Oh well usenet what do you expect?

    penny

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    "Penny S." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I've got everything from miniscule chips to a few good scrapes, and I just got the t-u paint
    from the Kona dealer...

    at what point do I need to prime or do anything additional besides just paint? Be gentle, I'm
    clueless.

    Penny

    Testor's comes in many colors

  8. Penny S. said:

    I guess no one read that I HAVE the stupid exact match paint form the kona dealer and I was
    looking for tips on how to do a nice job. Oh well usenet what do you expect?

    Psst.. google.comsearch

  9. ClydesdaleMTB said:
    Penny S. said:

    I guess no one read that I HAVE the stupid exact match paint form the kona dealer and I was
    looking for tips on how to do a nice job. Oh well usenet what do you expect?

    Psst..


    google.comsearch s

    see what I mean? friggin' usenet....

    <g>

    penny

  10. Nail polish,red for forks,black for forks and frame and ect.

    Fire up MTB 03

  11. Penny S. said:

    Be gentle, I'm clueless.

    Hardly

    Nail polish works without primer and with 3 billion different colors it's easy to find a match.

    Bill The mind serves properly as a window glass rather than as a reflector, that is, the mind should
    give an immediate view instead of an interpretation of the world.
    :-]

  12. Quoted message said:

    Nail polish works without primer and with 3 billion different colors it's easy to find a match.

    Then how come, no matter what, I can never get my toe nails to match my finger nails, even though I
    use the same polish from the same bottle?!?! Huh? exlain THAT!!!!!

  13. "John G" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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    Nail polish works without primer and with 3 billion different colors it's easy to find a match.

    Then how come, no matter what, I can never get my toe nails to match my finger nails, even though
    I use the same polish from the same bottle?!?! Huh? exlain THAT!!!!!

    Fungi!

    Try "Hot Pink" or "Cotton Candy", it will match much better.
    --
    Slacker

  14. "John G" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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    Nail polish works without primer and with 3 billion different colors it's easy to find a match.

    Then how come, no matter what, I can never get my toe nails to match my finger nails, even though
    I use the same polish from the same bottle?!?! Huh? exlain THAT!!!!!

    Jon Bond will help you with that when you boys go out on the town this weekend.

    Bill "key word 'out'" S.

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