Author Topic: from p.o.s to n.o.s (Read 4837 times)

Rombloke · « **on:** June 18, 2006, 09:15 AM »

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.

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.

mmm....just need some end caps now.....bollox!!!

Dave

harris · « **Reply #1 on:** June 18, 2006, 09:24 AM »

look sweet, time well spent

danny silverstreak · « **Reply #2 on:** June 18, 2006, 10:03 AM »

they look great dave

well done

danny

gmac · « **Reply #3 on:** June 18, 2006, 10:05 AM »

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

spinmaster · « **Reply #4 on:** June 18, 2006, 10:23 AM »

dave they look the plums

Rombloke · « **Reply #5 on:** June 18, 2006, 10:39 AM »

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

Waxintaxin · « **Reply #6 on:** June 18, 2006, 10:59 AM »

spot on mate

good find , and another fine top tip

Rich

DR VINOAH · « **Reply #7 on:** June 18, 2006, 11:04 AM »

i like

i forgot 2 do b4 pics of mine

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

Stodgy · « **Reply #8 on:** June 18, 2006, 01:10 PM »

Nice one Dave - they look the nuts. The blue finish is sweet.

Steve P · « **Reply #9 on:** June 18, 2006, 01:26 PM »

Quote from: Rom Bloke on June 18, 2006, 10:39 AM

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

Rombloke · « **Reply #10 on:** June 18, 2006, 02:13 PM »

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

region11 · « **Reply #11 on:** June 18, 2006, 04:18 PM »

Excellent

silentpartner · « **Reply #12 on:** June 18, 2006, 05:15 PM »

very smart, i feel trip to b&q on the cards

Bob_Acid · « **Reply #13 on:** June 18, 2006, 09:13 PM »

Spot on Davie baby

FuNMoNsTeR · « **Reply #14 on:** June 19, 2006, 10:01 PM »

bitchin m8... i will have to raid my mums glass paint box

bokbok · « **Reply #15 on:** June 21, 2006, 10:39 PM »

hi where do you get it from? i might try that . cheers

adeshere · « **Reply #16 on:** June 21, 2006, 11:43 PM »

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 ?

Bob_Acid · « **Reply #17 on:** June 22, 2006, 01:45 AM »

Quote from: adeshere on June 21, 2006, 11:43 PM

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.

Brownie · « **Reply #18 on:** June 22, 2006, 10:02 AM »

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!!!!