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Title: raw finnish help
Post by: zed4130 on March 19, 2007, 06:56 PM

ive decided that i want a raw finnish on my old dk  :daumenhoch: ill strip it soon 'do i just clear coat it after ? or do i have to rough up the melal ie sand it ? i dont want it shinny  :-\ just indurtial looking  :daumenhoch: thanks for any help  :daumenhoch:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m279/zed2000/rad287.jpg)

Title: Re: raw finnish help
Post by: theRuler on March 19, 2007, 06:56 PM

take it to finland!

Title: Re: raw finnish help
Post by: zed4130 on March 19, 2007, 08:20 PM

Quote from: ruler™ on March 19, 2007, 06:56 PM

take it to finland!

?  :-\

Title: Re: raw finnish help
Post by: theRuler on March 19, 2007, 08:22 PM

you want it finnish?

seriously though, strip it bare, seriously degrease it's ass, then laquer it. see if the laquer stays on ok!!!

raw/clearcoat finish is pretty ugly though
go for a wacky colour scheme!!!

Title: Re: raw finnish help
Post by: MartyC on March 19, 2007, 08:42 PM

Quote from: ruler™ on March 19, 2007, 08:22 PM

you want it finnish?

seriously though, strip it bare, seriously degrease it's ass, then laquer it. see if the laquer stays on ok!!!

raw/clearcoat finish is pretty ugly though
go for a wacky colour scheme!!!

Yep, I'll second that, see if SuperbikeDan can do a nice pink and yellow spot number like the Race Inc he did bitd  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: raw finnish help
Post by: zed4130 on March 19, 2007, 08:50 PM

Quote from: MartyC on March 19, 2007, 08:42 PM

Quote from: ruler™ on March 19, 2007, 08:22 PM

you want it finnish?

seriously though, strip it bare, seriously degrease it's ass, then laquer it. see if the laquer stays on ok!!!

raw/clearcoat finish is pretty ugly though
go for a wacky colour scheme!!!

Yep, I'll second that, see if SuperbikeDan can do a nice pink and yellow spot number like the Race Inc he did bitd  :LolLolLolLol:

 :LolLolLolLol: was thinking of doing a custom job as im not too bad at that sort of thing 'but its a old bike not worth much 'well to others 'and money tight  :'(

Title: Re: raw finnish help
Post by: theRuler on March 19, 2007, 09:00 PM

do it zed.

bust out the rattle cans

Title: Re: raw finnish help
Post by: zed4130 on March 19, 2007, 09:03 PM

i was thinking along these lines  ::) this is vic murthys old bike  :daumenhoch:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m279/zed2000/bmx1819.jpg)

Title: Re: raw finnish help
Post by: MartyC on March 19, 2007, 09:10 PM

Quote from: zed4130 on March 19, 2007, 09:03 PM

i was thinking along these lines  ::) this is vic murthys old bike  :daumenhoch:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m279/zed2000/bmx1819.jpg)

ooohhhh do that to it  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: raw finnish help
Post by: dj_benice on March 19, 2007, 09:13 PM

 :Great_Britain: flag of course  ;)

Title: Re: raw finnish help
Post by: zed4130 on March 19, 2007, 09:25 PM

I dont know 'you lot   :2funny:  i do a post about raw and end up doing a star spangled union jack job   :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: raw finnish help
Post by: dj_benice on March 20, 2007, 10:43 AM

think of the children  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: raw finnish help
Post by: zed4130 on March 20, 2007, 11:09 AM

been out too look at spray   :shocked: its well pricy  :-\ down hear its £11-13 a tin ? so im going to stick to the clear coat for now 'its cheaper  ::)

Title: Re: raw finnish help
Post by: scary_leary on March 20, 2007, 06:07 PM

Wire brush it.. i did my mid skool GT and it looks spot on.

Title: Re: raw finnish help
Post by: zed4130 on March 20, 2007, 06:09 PM

Quote from: scary_leary on March 20, 2007, 06:07 PM

Wire brush it.. i did my mid skool GT and it looks spot on.

 :daumenhoch: thanks sound good and pics ?  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: raw finnish help
Post by: dj_benice on March 20, 2007, 06:18 PM

raffle the paint job its the latest craze is raffles, £1 a ticket winner decides on colours scheme ie union jack in grey black and white, red green and yellow etc

Title: Re: raw finnish help
Post by: SteveG on March 20, 2007, 06:20 PM

You could also try scotchbrite. I found that you can get a nice satin finish on alloy if you put oil on it, might work the same on steel as well.

Title: Re: raw finnish help
Post by: zed4130 on March 20, 2007, 06:22 PM

Quote from: dj_benice on March 20, 2007, 06:18 PM

raffle the paint job its the latest craze is raffles, £1 a ticket winner decides on colours scheme ie union jack in grey black and white, red green and yellow etc

 :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: raw finnish help
Post by: theRuler on March 20, 2007, 07:44 PM

vic murphy had a wicked paint job on one bike

i think it went white to flames to black
do it like that!!!

get yourself an airbrush off the bay. they are pretty cheap, and you can run 2k paint through them no problem

when it's all done, bung a ton of laquer over it :)

Title: Re: raw finnish help
Post by: zed4130 on March 20, 2007, 07:46 PM

do you mean this paint job  ???
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m279/zed2000/bmx1819.jpg)

Title: Re: raw finnish help
Post by: theRuler on March 20, 2007, 07:47 PM

nah it had flames - as in hod rod paint job. but it was white at the front.