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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: oldschoolace on November 28, 2012, 08:35 PM
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Ok, ok i know its a bit frowned upon when its almost as cheap to get stuff powdered of sprayed professionally but i thought i would give you a little report on my experiences. :P
So the budget build curtailed any idea of powder or going to a spray shop. I decided the easiest way to find the colour i wanted to to find a car in the right colour and work out the paint code ;)
I have used halfrauds rattle cans before and found them to be a bit bobbins so paint code in hand i looked on the net and found this place doing a nice little repair kit with free postage just big enough to do a frame and forks.
http://www.paints4u.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=5423
The pack turned up two days after ordering and with slight scepticism i set about my frame and forks. The primer went on as expected and after a bit of fettling i broke out the colour.
What a difference from the thin halfrauds stuff! the colour went on lovely and such was my confidence in its quality i decided i could just about eek out enough from the 400ml tin to do some special bars i had been working on. ;)
With a few words of wisdom from the Kapster i got the decals on and two coats of lacquer later she was finished. :4_17_5:
What it will be like for chipping i have no idea but to do a frame, forks and bars for 24 notes all in with a bottle of finishing polish to get through i thought was bob on value :daumenhoch:
It was getting too dark for a decent pic but i will bung some up in the morning for those who may be interested :daumenhoch:
Clint
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:daumenhoch: it's always funny when you ring me ;) you deffo made me smile today you loon , must be nice to have time to play with your own bike bits , i'm that busy i'm too fooked to even go in the toy room to play on an evening :(
Kappy
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The finished frameset :smitten:
(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/oldschoolace/2012-11-29121339.jpg)
(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/oldschoolace/2012-11-29121521.jpg)
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those bars are funky as hell :smitten: good looking job from here :daumenhoch:
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I have to confess, the bars are home made from a set of V bars :)
These pics dont really do the paint job justice. The lighting is quite soft in the shop and doesnt show of the metalic colour very well ;)
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Looks good. :daumenhoch:
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That looks awesome!! Nice work! :)
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Love it
I like the addition to the bars as well :4_17_5:
Top Bombin :daumenhoch:
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Top job, nice colour. :daumenhoch:
By the way, do you live in lapland, are you Father Xmas?
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Top job, nice colour. :daumenhoch:
By the way, do you live in lapland, are you Father Xmas?
:LolLolLolLol: Not lapland, just the northern quarter. The tree and christmasy toboggan help pull the punters in the shop ;)
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I'm popping up there in a bit to but some jeans, PM us address & I'll pop in & checkout the quality of your paintwork!
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fookin Xmas tree up in November bet you've got xmas songs playing as well :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:
love the colour bud :4_17_5: them bars look mental :daumenhoch:
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Yep, Bing Crosby does Christmas classics :LolLolLolLol:
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See you got the sledge out already too.
Hope we get loads off white stuff.
Frame looks spot on.
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Looking good fella, love this frameset too
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Nice... Bars look nice.
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looks good :coolsmiley:
like the wooden car :daumenhoch:
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Looks cool...
F+F & bars look ok too...!!! :D
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:4_17_5: can't wait to see this done.
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Cheers guys, proper getting excited about this build now, even if it is a cheap and cheerful one :daumenhoch:
Oh and the wooden cars i make myself out of offcuts from proper work ;)
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Nice job mate :coolsmiley:
Liking the custom bars aswell :daumenhoch:
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Cool Job :daumenhoch: I bet people will be taking a double look at them bars thing they are those Mirage X bars :daumenhoch:
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Lookin' good is that. Like to see it finished. 8)
Like the bars, pretty wacky but pretty funky at the same time !