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Do I powder this survivor GT performer? Now finished page 2:)
« on: September 07, 2012, 02:32 PM »
Hi Fellas,
I have had this frame and forks sitting around now for a few months while a gather up some of the parts :) I wasnt sure on weather to powder it so I asked for some advice on here first. Most people said its up to me, so got it done the other day :daumenhoch:




Cheers guys :)
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Re: Do I powder this survivor GT performer? any advice ??
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2012, 02:36 PM »
I'm sure I read in another GT survivor thread that if you give this bike to a certain member on here? He gives you a shiney chrome GT in exchange?  :D

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« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2012, 06:40 PM »
noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo a really waste if repainted . sell it and buy another one that needs painting , so few original painted bikes left 
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« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2012, 07:05 PM »
Hmmm, maybe ill stick it in the trade section.  :daumenhoch:

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« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2012, 07:22 PM »
+1 on the survivor, get at bit tired of seeing shiney, shiney powder all the time  :-X
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« Reply #5 on: September 08, 2012, 11:41 AM »
Don't be mad, keep it as it is.
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« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2012, 03:47 PM »
If like me you wouldnt be happy rolling around on a tatty looking bike powder it or swap for one you dont mind powdering.

Just remember its your frame so do what you like with it.  :daumenhoch:

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« Reply #7 on: September 08, 2012, 07:00 PM »
If like me you wouldnt be happy rolling around on a tatty looking bike powder it or swap for one you dont mind powdering.

Just remember its your frame so do what you like with it.  :daumenhoch:

Sorry but I have to agree with the dude who strips NOS frame sets I'm afraid.   :crazy2: 

After all it's a mass produced Tai frame set.  There's survivor paint and there's dog-rough and that is heading towards the latter IMO.  If it was someones holy grail then maybe it would be an issue but I would be getting busy with the Nitro-mors if it was mine.   >:D

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« Reply #8 on: September 08, 2012, 07:25 PM »
I'm not into all this survivor crap I like stuff to look mint and that's far from mint, it's your bike tho fella do what you want!

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« Reply #9 on: September 09, 2012, 11:05 AM »
Cheers for the advice and comments. The only reason I hesitate is the fact that the decals are in such good order and it seems a shame to get them blasted and then re done :-\ I think I will go for the re powder as I had it in mind for this all along and all the parts I have collected for it will be as mint as possible.
Ill post it in the resto thread when I have it done :daumenhoch:

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« Reply #10 on: September 09, 2012, 11:53 AM »
BEFORE  you do repowder....... why dont your psot up and see if someone wants to do a swop. you may well get a ready powdered frame set your happy with , and give someone who really wants a survivor performer a chance to get one  :daumenhoch:

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« Reply #11 on: September 09, 2012, 12:20 PM »
Good advice mate. Ill stick it in the trade section and see what happens. :daumenhoch:

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« Reply #12 on: September 09, 2012, 12:43 PM »
Put discs on then get it powdered  :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #13 on: September 09, 2012, 01:07 PM »
BEFORE  you do repowder....... why dont your psot up and see if someone wants to do a swop. you may well get a ready powdered frame set your happy with , and give someone who really wants a survivor performer a chance to get one  :daumenhoch:

The paint is a pretty gay colour and most poofters like their stuff to be pristine so I think you may struggle with the trade option.   :LolLolLolLol:

There is another option which I have done on an old race bike that I couldn't get decals for.  I carefully masked the decals up and rubbed the worst bits of the frame down, got some colour matched paint and applied a few light coats until it looked tidy.  Then I carefully removed the masking and lacquered the lot.  It looked proper sweet I tell thee.   :)

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« Reply #14 on: September 09, 2012, 01:28 PM »
Good idea, although what paint did you use? I rattle canned a frame before, looked sweet but was very delicate and chipped dead easy. I think it was duplicolor or something :)

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« Reply #15 on: September 09, 2012, 01:49 PM »
Good idea, although what paint did you use? I rattle canned a frame before, looked sweet but was very delicate and chipped dead easy. I think it was duplicolor or something :)

Yeah, I don't have a compressor so I got the guy at a paint supplies place to knock me up a couple of cans of U-Pol custom paint and it worked out OK for me. 

Obviously, it would never be as tough as powder but it's kind of a happy medium and you get to keep the OG decals.

You could always do it properly if you know someone with the gear.   :daumenhoch:


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« Reply #16 on: September 09, 2012, 01:56 PM »
If like me you wouldnt be happy rolling around on a tatty looking bike powder it or swap for one you dont mind powdering.

Just remember its your frame so do what you like with it.  :daumenhoch:

Sorry but I have to agree with the dude who strips NOS frame sets I'm afraid.   :crazy2: 


Yeah but it was a shit colour  :LolLolLolLol:

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« Reply #17 on: September 09, 2012, 03:29 PM »
Re Powder  >:D

Like any old girl, they all need a little work so they look their best  :coolsmiley:
I might actually build a bike this year instead of just hoarding parts :)

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« Reply #18 on: October 18, 2012, 04:18 PM »
Well fellas :) Picked it up from the powder coaters :daumenhoch: and managed to straighten out the seatpost a little :daumenhoch: Powder is pretty thick, you can just about see the GT logo on the back of the frame  ::)

Had to strip the powder of the lower part of the seat post in order for it to fit into the frame ::) began to build it up today:

Found some original pro performer decals on the us ebay, worked out at £15 for the set including shipping :)

Just need some cables, pedals and brake blocks and a headtube decal, I have everything else for it sat in my spare room :)

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« Reply #19 on: October 18, 2012, 06:59 PM »
Nice one chap :coolsmiley:, really like the colour way you got going on there. Look forward to seeing it complete :4_17_5:

Buz :daumenhoch:

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« Reply #20 on: October 18, 2012, 07:17 PM »
Looking sweet mate,you defo made the right decision there!can't wait to see it built up,looks very factory,apart from EZ's of course. :daumenhoch:

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« Reply #21 on: October 18, 2012, 07:17 PM »
Magic that

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« Reply #22 on: October 18, 2012, 07:45 PM »
I have a nice set of '87 Performer bars that would look sweet on this. :coolsmiley: :daumenhoch:


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« Reply #23 on: October 18, 2012, 08:52 PM »

   :4_17_5:   The right choice bud , can't wait to see it finished  :daumenhoch:  got to love a blue Performer  :4_17_5:
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« Reply #24 on: October 18, 2012, 08:54 PM »
nice  ;)
good luck fitting them cranks  :D

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