Author Topic: frame ready for the paint (Read 2648 times)

stevied · « **on:** April 04, 2006, 10:40 PM »

this was an absolute nightmare to strip the paint as theres so many nooks and crannies.
should have had it blasted really but theres a good sense of satisfaction doing it yourself.
all i gotta do now is pick a colour........ any ideas???

daz bmx it! · « **Reply #1 on:** April 04, 2006, 10:42 PM »

Good work fella!

just laquer it like it is!

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #2 on:** April 04, 2006, 10:44 PM »

have you got any parts to build it up with? it may be easier to pick a colour if you have an idea of what parts you got, or are available.

although whiite is nice on trm's

lazychubs · « **Reply #3 on:** April 04, 2006, 10:44 PM »

polish and clear coat lol
looks the nutts mate

stevied · « **Reply #4 on:** April 04, 2006, 10:51 PM »

i was thinking of going down the just polish and lacquer route but thats an effin lot of elbow grease and wasnt sure how tough the finish would be in clear and i will be using this once its done as i cant just leave them sat there, gotta go out and do some wheelies down the street on them

MartyC · « **Reply #5 on:** April 04, 2006, 10:54 PM »

Looks the mutts nuts, I'd go for a polish, stickers then a nice clear coat lacquer 3 or 4 coats should do it a treat - Sikkens do the best clear coat

ORB · « **Reply #6 on:** April 04, 2006, 11:05 PM »

White

White

White

theRuler · « **Reply #7 on:** April 04, 2006, 11:16 PM »

nice powder coat white will suit that

or maybe red . . . .

fook it
go for a metallic

stevied · « **Reply #8 on:** April 04, 2006, 11:18 PM »

orbs gotta white one and winnit. gotta be different..
just got a bit of wet n dry on it to see what it will look like polished.....
hmmmm.... might be a late one tonight...

winnit93 · « **Reply #9 on:** April 05, 2006, 09:23 AM »

welcome to the executive lounge

Peanut · « **Reply #10 on:** April 05, 2006, 09:31 AM »

tell us what colours you're thinkin of and I'll photoshop it for ya.

stevied · « **Reply #11 on:** April 05, 2006, 07:39 PM »

hmmm....
done a bit of polishing today and its starting to look really good. it will take an effin long time to get it spot on but i think itll be worth it. ill post a pic in a while.......

stevied · « **Reply #12 on:** April 06, 2006, 09:03 AM »

its nowhere near done yet but you get the idea...

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f187/clarenceroad/d44cb71b.jpg

theRuler · « **Reply #13 on:** April 06, 2006, 09:33 AM »

looking good mate
quite a task though. :o

BrianP · « **Reply #14 on:** April 08, 2006, 08:33 PM »

looks excellent. what's the polishing procedure?

stevied · « **Reply #15 on:** April 08, 2006, 08:51 PM »

started rubbing down with 240 grit wet and dry paper, then onto 800 then 1200. after that going onto autosol polish with a cloth then using a car polishing mop with autosol again. for the hard to reach areas ive been using a dremel type tool with a little buffer on it.

if your going to try this i will warn you that it is a mamoth task to undertake on a steel frame. it has taken me over 10 hours of sanding and polishing so far and ive got about 60% of it done at the moment.

you need to buy,
lots of wet and dry
lots of autosol
and get your name on the nhs list for a new elbow joint....

if i can find some batteries i will post a more up to date pic of the frame as it is now.

steve...

dordymush · « **Reply #16 on:** April 08, 2006, 09:19 PM »

looks like the effort is gonna be worth it steve.
looking good mate

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stevied · « **Reply #17 on:** April 08, 2006, 10:34 PM »

this is about 10 hours of work polishing and its nowhere near finished, but it should look the nuts once its finished
i now know what i want it to look like once its done but need info on coaster brake hubs, like what sort of money am i lookin at?

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f187/clarenceroad/135e3b36.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f187/clarenceroad/9661dd7b.jpg