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Aerosol bike respray - show ur pics
poolysheriff:
I,m on doing a Diamond back pacer 500
And am going to put clear over the primer ;)
as soon as i put the primer on i thought what a nice colour grey that is
performer colour is just yellow by plasticoat i think
Looking good so far Fraz
I did these forks with white plasticoat
firebird4130:
Nice forks and spray job mate, yeah I've always liked primer grey as a finish, used to have an s&m dirtbike that came that colour, would like to get another dirtbike sometime. There's a firebird with frame and forks on ebay at the moment, was lookin out for some forks for ya
bobafett:
Hey poolysheriff - i'm liking those forks ;) just wondering which plasticoat you used - i'm going for white myslf but a quick google brought up various types (Plastikote for hard surfaces no primer required, Plastikote for metals and kitchen appliances, Plastikote white Hi-Gloss, Plastikote for tiles and smooth surfaces etc.) Help :LolLolLolLol:
Oh and Fraz how are you getting on with yours now ? Any pics ? You sound like your going through all the fears i'll be going through in a few weeks ;D
firebird4130:
Well I am now the rattle master! 8) But seriously I can do a pretty good job now, sprayed quite a few things recently(frames, forks ,seatposts, bars, the patio, the shed :LolLolLolLol:) , still not too impressed with the stickability of car sprays though it does flake off quite easily like when you're setting up your bike, I've used plastikote since too and it's definately different to car sprays I used the gloss one on some cranks and they look like they've been powdered, I found you don't need to do all the sanding between layers with plastikote but to me it doesn't feel proper dry for a few weeks but sticks much better, whereas car spray seems to feel dry quicker but scratches more easily, but I could be wrong.
Heres the crank arms -
Good luck !
Fraz
lazychubs:
heres my latest rattlecan job inc the front wheel
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