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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: Rombloke on June 18, 2006, 09:15 AM
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got a pair of 1982 shimano dx pedals, and to be fair they were scuffed to fook.
gave em a clean, which is how they looked in the first piccy.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v255/rombloke/10889243.jpg)
wasnt satisfied with em.....they looked nasty, so went to town with a fine draw file, then onto the different gades of wet and dry.....then used my special discovery to give em the nos look.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v255/rombloke/ed29ec82.jpg)
mmm....just need some end caps now.....bollox!!!
Dave
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look sweet, time well spent :daumenhoch:
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they look great dave
well done
danny
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Superb Dave - I'm just doing a set now. Guess I'll have to spend a bit longer on them to get 'em to look like that. What did you use for the finish ? Is it just metallic paint ?
Ace job matey :daumenhoch:
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dave they look the plums :daumenhoch:
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nope not metallic paint...its glass paint, its translucent so the shiny alloy under neath shows thru slightly...then clear lacquered for a hard durable finish
i am the master.....
Dave
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spot on mate
good find , and another fine top tip
Rich
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i like :4_17_5:
i forgot 2 do b4 pics of mine :uglystupid2:
they were quite ruff and dog eared
similar to our man dave ,i did the fine files and wet n dry
for the finish i placed them in a bag of "shakenvac" for 2days and now they smell loverly :daumenhoch:
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Nice one Dave - they look the nuts. The blue finish is sweet.
:daumenhoch:
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nope not metallic paint...its glass paint, its translucent so the shiny alloy under neath shows thru slightly...then clear lacquered for a hard durable finish
Nice work Dave . . . where d'you get the glass paint from and are there plenty of colours available ??
Cheers
Steve :daumenhoch:
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available at b and q's and have all the colours.....red, blue, yellow, black, orange, green, ect
3 quid small tin is enough to do two sets of pedals
Dave
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Excellent :daumenhoch:
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very smart, i feel trip to b&q on the cards :daumenhoch:
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Spot on Davie baby ;)
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bitchin m8... i will have to raid my mums glass paint box :D
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hi where do you get it from? i might try that . cheers
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You can always buy it off ebay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Plasti-kote-Glass-Spray-Paint-Blue_W0QQitemZ8283943518QQihZ020QQcategoryZ3099QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
They do Blue, Green, Red or Yellow
How good is this thou if your actually using them to ride on ?
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How good is this thou if your actually using them to ride on ?
it can't be any worse than the original, the nos red pair i had lost most of it's surface colour in one good days riding. Gold seems to be holding out better though.
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More inspiration. The Inspector has just had a pop at an old black pair of mine. I now fancy the blue too! Still leaves the problem of the end caps tho!!!! >:(
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surely the guy could do some minus the text
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How cool would that look painted over chrome on a frame ? ???