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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: firebird4130 on April 17, 2009, 10:13 PM

Title: painted my bits blue today(brakes with decals added)
Post by: firebird4130 on April 17, 2009, 10:13 PM

Bike bits that is  :LolLolLolLol:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii227/firebird4130/bluestuff4.jpg)

Title: Re: painted my bits blue today
Post by: HARORIDER on April 17, 2009, 10:29 PM

sweeeeet :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: painted my bits blue today
Post by: meticulous on April 18, 2009, 08:28 AM

looks a nice finish....    :coolsmiley:

Title: Re: painted my bits blue today
Post by: daz bmx it! on April 18, 2009, 09:07 AM

If thats a rattle can job dont forget to laquer them  :daumenhoch: or the paint will come off quicker tham jodie marsh's knickers! :D :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: painted my bits blue today
Post by: firebird4130 on April 18, 2009, 09:21 AM

cheers for the comments  :daumenhoch: yeah I think I'm gonna blast with another clear coat,  using protection is the key, especially in the case of jodie marsh's knickers coming off  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: painted my bits blue today
Post by: firebird4130 on April 18, 2009, 10:50 AM

I've clearcoated them again, cranks look better now  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: painted my bits blue today
Post by: dannywhiteley on April 18, 2009, 12:11 PM

What paint did youuse, looks a nice finish. Looks more anno'd than painted if you know what I mean.

Title: Re: painted my bits blue today
Post by: firebird4130 on April 18, 2009, 12:24 PM

cheers mate, that's the look I wanted ,it's Halfords Ford Matisse blue (metallic), thought I'd do some of the stuff I had laying around and use them on my TA till I get more bike funds

Title: Re: painted my bits blue today(brakes with decals added)
Post by: firebird4130 on April 22, 2009, 06:45 PM

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii227/firebird4130/blubrakeidge.jpg)

Title: Re: painted my bits blue today(brakes with decals added)
Post by: Dex Dexter on April 22, 2009, 06:47 PM

Those brake levers have come up a treat!

 :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: painted my bits blue today(brakes with decals added)
Post by: firebird4130 on April 22, 2009, 06:48 PM

cheers for levers dex  :daumenhoch:, and justin and harorider for the link to retrospectbmx for the decals