Ribble 653 Refresh !

[fossyant]

My Ribble has been relegated to turbo duties since I broke my spine 5 years ago. Having sat there for a number of years, I was starting to get some corrosion on the top tube and down tube, so thought it high time I stripped and repainted it.

It would have been cheaper to powder coat, in terms of just paint, but decided to do it myself. Took 4 tins of primer, 2.5 tins of white pearlescent paint and a tin of lacquer. I opted for Halfords primer, and Halfords Nissan Pearlescent White.

The bike started out like this:- (although running black tyres now). As you can see it wasn't in shoddy condition, but I didn't want the surface rust to get worse.

 

[fossyant]

First job, primer.

 

[fossyant]

Forks finished

 

[jowwy]

First job, primer.

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did you strip the original paint first

 

[fossyant]

Groupset cleaned up.

 

[fossyant]

did you strip the original paint first

Sanded most of it down to base layer or metal where there was rust. Enough to get a good paint key. Then sanded between coats of primer.

 

[fossyant]

Stickers have arrived and have been applied. More photos when I've stuck the wheels on before tightening the headset.

 

[jowwy]

Sanded most of it down to base layer or metal where there was rust. Enough to get a good paint key. Then sanded between coats of primer.

what colour you going with for the frame??

 

[fossyant]

what colour you going with for the frame??

Pearlescent White - all one colour, with black logos. Black bar tape and saddle (both new).

 

[jowwy]

Pearlescent White - all one colour, with black logos. Black bar tape and saddle (both new).

clear coat after applying the labels??

 

[accountantpete]

Stickers have arrived and have been applied. More photos when I've stuck the wheels on before tightening the headset.

Colnago Master stickers?

 

[fossyant]

clear coat after applying the labels??

No as they are vinyl and don't need clear coat. Plus they aren't expensive at £2 each. the originals weren't clear coated ! Five 'Ribble' stickers and the replacement 'Reynolds 653'. Some transfers that H Lloyd sells do need to be clear coated, but these are listed as so.

 

[fossyant]

Colnago Master stickers?

I might need to 'flute' the tubes with a hammer ?

 

[accountantpete]

Did you find out what tubes were used in the Ribble 653?

Raleigh seemed to use 753 rear stays and 531 or untreated753 for the main frame and 531 forks

 

[IanSmithCSE]

Good afternoon,

I have a 531 Ribble that is in dire need of TLC and I have some transfers not bought from Lloyds, the set came with these two of these transfers.

One for the head tube and one where the 531 sticker was unless I get around to getting a 531 sticker.

It turns out that the image is a generic one that they use when they don't offer the correct one, but it still looks good if you don't know what it is supposed to look like. They look better in reality as this photo was taken with them still sealed in a polythene bag.


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Bye

Ian