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DX refurb - first white, then RED...

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dannywhiteley:
Wanted some white pedals for my Rebel build, but for some reason they seem harder to come by unless you go for plastic.

Then spotted these for sale a while back:





Quick rub down, a blast with the rattle can, and new end caps (came with the pedals) and they were ready.  Not perfect, but much better than before:




When a pair of Hutch Hi Calibrer in white came up recently I preferred them for the Rebel and was about to sell the DX (sorry to anyone I messed about).  In the end fancied them on the TA, so stripped, re-polished and smoothed the ends better befroe hand painting with glass paint and a little artists brush.  Better pics on bike when it stops raining.

NORTY40:
They look like they have come out well mate :daumenhoch:

Do you just apply the glass paint direct to the alloy ? ie no primer etc  :-\

neiljonarcus:
they look the nuts mate  :daumenhoch:

dannywhiteley:
Just stripped off the white rattle can paint, cleaned & lightly polished the pedals (sanded the ends down to get them much smoother), then painted on the glass paint by hand straight onto the alloy.  Its got a nice anodised look to it, they are a little darker then the original finish of my red SX, but unless you compared directly, few people would notice.

Little pots of this paint is available in most art shops, and its dead easy to apply by hand. It sort of smooths as you paint, and doesnt show the brush marks.  I did want to spray them originally using some of that red tint spray or plastikote glass spray but couldnt find it anywhere.  Took a punt on this and it worked perfectly.

Rebuilt now and on the bike. :)

bobafett:
Mate they look like they've turned out real nice  :coolsmiley:

I need to do this to a set - been thinking of buying the red plastikote glass spray (on the bay) but i'm in 2 minds now i've seen these  :-\

I was convinced you'd see the brush marks using anything other than a spray but you reckon the finish is pretty flat  ???

What make of paint did you use ? any pics of the tin / pot  :)

 :daumenhoch:

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