# Vintage Pinarello and an Introduction!
**URL:** https://fixed.org.au/t/vintage-pinarello-and-an-introduction/63963
**Category:** Road
**Created:** [January 23, 2014, 5:58am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/vintage-pinarello-and-an-introduction/63963 "2014-01-23T05:58:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Goomi](https://fixed.org.au/u/Goomi)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2014, 5:58am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/vintage-pinarello-and-an-introduction/63963/1 "2014-01-23T05:58:37Z")
Hey, name’s Daniel, I’m currently a Highschool student in NSW and as you can tell from this, I’m very inexperienced to this whole new hobby i’ve come across. In other words i’m a noob. 😛
Anyways, long story short.
I recently purchased a Pinarello… Prestige… (Half arse guess). The very first owner I believe, stripped the original paint and powdercoated it into a soft baby blue with the bottom bracket intact. (Biggest pain in the ass)
I didn’t like it at all. Yep, not one bit. So I stripped the paint, soft sanded the frame, cleaned it up, took it to the bike shop and had them remove the bottom bracket. (They even had trouble taking the bottom bracket out).
The pictures - [Library Slideshow by Gooomi | Photobucket](http://s272.photobucket.com/user/Gooomi/slideshow/)
Past is the past, but it really was a bad idea to have it stripped a second time, huh?
Now, the question i’ve been meaning to ask. A question that’ll cause feuds with other members on this thread. A question that’ll make you think not twice but 3 times… 😛
What colour should I make it? And where should I take it to, to have it painted?
Thanks,
Daniel
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### Author:  [@jaseyjase](https://fixed.org.au/u/jaseyjase)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2014, 6:25am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/vintage-pinarello-and-an-introduction/63963/2 "2014-01-23T06:25:44Z")
where in NSW? if sydney and got some cash/time, take it to star enamellers.
as for colour, google and pick what tickles ya
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### Author:  [@Lorday](https://fixed.org.au/u/Lorday)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2014, 7:09am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/vintage-pinarello-and-an-introduction/63963/3 "2014-01-23T07:09:15Z")
I’ve always wanted to paint a frame a dark burgundy.
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### Author:  [@whatever\_really](https://fixed.org.au/u/whatever_really)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2014, 10:35am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/vintage-pinarello-and-an-introduction/63963/4 "2014-01-23T10:35:55Z")
I’ve always wanted pearl white
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### Author:  [@kitchristopher](https://fixed.org.au/u/kitchristopher)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2014, 10:56am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/vintage-pinarello-and-an-introduction/63963/5 "2014-01-23T10:56:29Z")
[](http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/kitchristopher1/media/BCE0559A-83AC-4210-820C-ED4D3E33B02D_zpsybfvynoq.png.html)
Painter’s radio or gtfo.
Sorry about the shitty photo.
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### Author:  [@HLC](https://fixed.org.au/u/HLC)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2014, 12:43pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/vintage-pinarello-and-an-introduction/63963/6 "2014-01-23T12:43:39Z")
fluro is euro
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### Author:  [@heavymetal](https://fixed.org.au/u/heavymetal)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2014, 1:24pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/vintage-pinarello-and-an-introduction/63963/7 "2014-01-23T13:24:48Z")
> [@dayne](#):
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> I’ve always wanted pearl white
Pearl white is all class. Maybe even pearl cream.
I second the Star Enamelers recommendation. They did the paint on my roadie and it’s very very nice indeed. A bunch of people I know have used them and it’s thumbs up all round.
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### Author:  [@snowflake](https://fixed.org.au/u/snowflake)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2014, 1:40pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/vintage-pinarello-and-an-introduction/63963/8 "2014-01-23T13:40:34Z")
You bought an original unused Pinarello Prestige, stripped it and powdercoated it?
Oh the humanity!
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### Author:  [@heavymetal](https://fixed.org.au/u/heavymetal)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2014, 1:57pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/vintage-pinarello-and-an-introduction/63963/9 "2014-01-23T13:57:04Z")
> [@snowflake](#):
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> You bought an original unused Pinarello Prestige, stripped it and powdercoated it?
>
> Oh the humanity!
You win today’s honorary “Horatio award for lack of comprehension”.
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### Author:  [@snowflake](https://fixed.org.au/u/snowflake)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2014, 1:59pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/vintage-pinarello-and-an-introduction/63963/10 "2014-01-23T13:59:09Z")
> [@avymtal](#):
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> You win today’s honorary “Horatio award for lack of comprehension”.
Yeah fair enough 🙂
I’ll take my shirt off now.
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### Author:  [@heavymetal](https://fixed.org.au/u/heavymetal)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2014, 2:06pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/vintage-pinarello-and-an-introduction/63963/11 "2014-01-23T14:06:07Z")
Gonna start calling you snowflakehhhh
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### Author:  [@droz](https://fixed.org.au/u/droz)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2014, 2:28pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/vintage-pinarello-and-an-introduction/63963/12 "2014-01-23T14:28:07Z")
> [@avymtal](#):
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> Pearl white is all class. Maybe even pearl cream.
>
> I second the Star Enamelers recommendation. They did the paint on my roadie and it’s very very nice indeed. A bunch of people I know have used them and it’s thumbs up all round.
QFT. Pay the $400 and get it painted properly, and you’ll get your money back eventually. Or like, me, you’ll paint the frame, then it will look pretty in your lounge room for 4 years unridden.
But if I get to taking pictures sometime soon my Frejus is champagne sparkle/off white and gold.
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### Author:  [@droz](https://fixed.org.au/u/droz)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2014, 2:31pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/vintage-pinarello-and-an-introduction/63963/13 "2014-01-23T14:31:37Z")
Actually fuck it. Take it to Mr Kleen, get it powdercoated a sweet colour for $50 bucks.
…Or, buy some etch primer, a few cans of Duplicolour from Autobarn and some good clear coat and do it yourself, wont be as ‘hard’, and will scratch, but let the next owner do a full resto, otherwise you will never ride it.
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### Author:  [@P\_N20](https://fixed.org.au/u/P_N20)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2014, 2:34pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/vintage-pinarello-and-an-introduction/63963/14 "2014-01-23T14:34:20Z")
That’s a gorgeous frame, Goomi, and yes it is definitely a Prestige S.
Why don’t you replicate the original colour? The one in the catalogue was yellow with black decals which could look pretty hot:
[](http://bulgier.net/pics/bike/Catalogs/pinarello/2.jpg)
Or browse the '82 Pinarello catalogue and see if any of the colours float your boat: [bulgier.net - /pics/bike/Catalogs/pinarello/](http://bulgier.net/pics/bike/Catalogs/pinarello/)
Or there was this one over at the BNA forums which was a gun metal grey - pretty tidy:
[](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7443/9038117831_a2289e92e9_z.jpg)
[BNA - Australian Cycling Forums • View topic - Help Identify early 80’s Pinarello please?](http://www.bicycles.net.au/forums/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=65248&p=983823&hilit=+pinarello+prestige#p983823)
Or for a bit of inspiration this dude stripped the paint off his 90’s chromoveto and sandblasted the Pinarello ‘decals’ into the chrome:
[](http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/1577/pinnyfullretouchediq1.jpg)
[Full Chrome '88 Pinarello Montello](http://forums.roadbikereview.com/bikes-frames-forks/full-chrome-88-pinarello-montello-78318.html)
What’s the serial number? A281?
Do you have the original fork?
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### Author:  [@heavymetal](https://fixed.org.au/u/heavymetal)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2014, 2:45pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/vintage-pinarello-and-an-introduction/63963/15 "2014-01-23T14:45:27Z")
I’m gonna put in a vote for modern groupset on this baby.
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### Author:  [@snowflake](https://fixed.org.au/u/snowflake)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2014, 2:55pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/vintage-pinarello-and-an-introduction/63963/16 "2014-01-23T14:55:06Z")
I’m with P!N. I’d try to go with an original colour.
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### Author:  [@diddy](https://fixed.org.au/u/diddy)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2014, 2:59pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/vintage-pinarello-and-an-introduction/63963/17 "2014-01-23T14:59:18Z")
I’m thinking we probably can’t get too carried away - dude’s in high school - a modern groupset and top-notch paint and chrome might be of a stretch?
But, unless you’re Richie Rich, my vote is to put as much $ as you can into paint before parts. And get some decals from cycolomondo: [CYCLOMONDO - Pinarello decals](http://cyclomondo.net/page21.htm)
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### Author:  [@snowflake](https://fixed.org.au/u/snowflake)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2014, 3:03pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/vintage-pinarello-and-an-introduction/63963/18 "2014-01-23T15:03:49Z")
> [@diddy](#):
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> I’m thinking we probably can’t get too carried away - dude’s in high school - a modern groupset and top-notch paint and chrome might be of a stretch?
Fair point. I reckon old Pinarellos are a bit special so if I couldn’t afford a proper respray I’d probably sell it and find something less special.
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### Author:  [@P\_N20](https://fixed.org.au/u/P_N20)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2014, 3:04pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/vintage-pinarello-and-an-introduction/63963/19 "2014-01-23T15:04:36Z")
^^ If you do get decals, make sure you get the ones with the single ‘Pinarello’ on the seat tube - the doubles were for when there was bottle cage mounts on the seat tube which didn’t come along until about '85.
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### Author:  [@Big\_Banana\_Bob](https://fixed.org.au/u/Big_Banana_Bob)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2014, 12:22am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/vintage-pinarello-and-an-introduction/63963/20 "2014-01-25T00:22:53Z")
I’ve always liked a powdercoated finish in a soft baby blue, why don’t you try that?
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