Author Topic: Better Than Sex, A Morales saga (Read 24497 times)

chubby · « **Reply #50 on:** April 10, 2016, 11:47 AM »

Quote from: OllyHall on April 10, 2016, 11:28 AM

Lose the bars chubby somewhere no 1 will ever find em!

I like em

. Not strictly era correct for it but fook em

chanksy · « **Reply #51 on:** April 11, 2016, 11:36 PM »

Looking good chubby

Those wheels look familiar

chubby · « **Reply #52 on:** April 12, 2016, 08:14 AM »

Quote from: chanksy on April 11, 2016, 11:36 PM

Looking good chubby Those wheels look familiar

They should, didn't wanna wreck them or the tyres so put some rider bfr's on there

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chanksy · « **Reply #53 on:** April 12, 2016, 06:10 PM »

Glad to see it getting used

its certainly in good company.

chubby · « **Reply #54 on:** April 30, 2016, 12:04 AM »

Right mid kid's, plan A has Fooked off & plan B has been put in place. When I got the thing I really liked the raw look with the bluing to the welds n everything. Unfortunately that went tits up when I got it dunked as it took it off. Decided a nice candy red was in order & Dan was up for the job, then had a chat with my mate Dave. He has an og raw Streetbeat & always liked the look of it & he offered to have a whack at bluing it up again & giving it a shine up n that. Thought well it can't hurt to try & can powder over if it fooks up. Anyway, sent some pics yesterday & fook me what a difference, some will hate it but I think it's ace & can't wait to pick it up later today

Bit stuck on the decals now, quite like the idea of a ghosted sort of thing that really blends into it, fook knows what though

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midschooljon · « **Reply #55 on:** April 30, 2016, 08:59 AM »

Looks great. Clear powder over that will be awesome.

chubby · « **Reply #56 on:** April 30, 2016, 09:07 AM »

Quote from: midschooljon on April 30, 2016, 08:59 AM

Looks great. Clear powder over that will be awesome.

Thanks Jon, just off to get it. Would be difficult to get the lacquer to stick properly, his beat & this have a wax on them to stop it rusting, his has lasted ages now & Beauty is you can just touch it up when needed

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CustardLips · « **Reply #57 on:** April 30, 2016, 09:13 AM »

Them welds look great... nice work Dave.

deeman · « **Reply #58 on:** April 30, 2016, 10:53 AM »

Great job mate, it looks fantastic!
You can get lacqeur which will stick, made by MIPA it's 2k but a 5:1 mix...made for raw banisters etc. I should still be able to obtain it, used to use it on the polished ally wheels, real good stuff

How about getting the decals done as a rub on, sticking them on then spray/fade around them, then peel them off and lacquer over...bit hard to explain but you would be left with the MORALES in raw with an outline... I reckon would look killer

chubby · « **Reply #59 on:** April 30, 2016, 01:40 PM »

Quote from: deeman on April 30, 2016, 10:53 AM

Great job mate, it looks fantastic!
You can get lacqeur which will stick, made by MIPA it's 2k but a 5:1 mix...made for raw banisters etc. I should still be able to obtain it, used to use it on the polished ally wheels, real good stuff
How about getting the decals done as a rub on, sticking them on then spray/fade around them, then peel them off and lacquer over...bit hard to explain but you would be left with the MORALES in raw with an outline... I reckon would look killer

Thanks Damo, now I've got my hands on it I reckon this wax stuff is the answer. It stops the rust,won't chip or flake & it's easy to redo if required. Will shine up nice after after few more layers

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ED209 · « **Reply #60 on:** April 30, 2016, 05:30 PM »

Thats looks the spidermonkeys undercarriage!

insectbones · « **Reply #61 on:** April 30, 2016, 05:34 PM »

How did he blue it up? Blowtorch?

chubby · « **Reply #62 on:** April 30, 2016, 06:39 PM »

Quote from: ED209 on April 30, 2016, 05:30 PM

Thats looks the spidermonkeys undercarriage!

That good or bad Ed

chubby · « **Reply #63 on:** April 30, 2016, 06:40 PM »

Quote from: insectbones on April 30, 2016, 05:34 PM

How did he blue it up? Blowtorch?

Certainly did bud

Penfold · « **Reply #64 on:** April 30, 2016, 07:34 PM »

Great job mate, it looks fantastic!
You can get lacqeur which will stick, made by MIPA it's 2k but a 5:1 mix...made for raw banisters etc. I should still be able to obtain it, used to use it on the polished ally wheels, real good stuff

How about getting the decals done as a rub on, sticking them on then spray/fade around them, then peel them off and lacquer over...bit hard to explain but you would be left with the MORALES in raw with an outline... I reckon would look killer

Yeah that would be nice if it could be made to look like the bluing on the welds. Even better if it could be done with heat!

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Penfold · « **Reply #65 on:** April 30, 2016, 07:35 PM »

Ok I did that wrong, sorry chaps!

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Nbevan83 · « **Reply #66 on:** May 06, 2016, 12:01 AM »

You hoping to have this done for August? I need a bts buddy

chubby · « **Reply #67 on:** May 06, 2016, 07:35 AM »

Quote from: Nbevan83 on May 06, 2016, 12:01 AM

You hoping to have this done for August? I need a bts buddy

Trying Nick, should be ready by then

pickle · « **Reply #68 on:** May 06, 2016, 08:17 AM »

Fooking love that RAW and those welds look superb!

insectbones · « **Reply #69 on:** May 06, 2016, 07:42 PM »

Quote from: chubby on April 30, 2016, 06:40 PM

Quote from: insectbones on April 30, 2016, 05:34 PM
How did he blue it up? Blowtorch?

Certainly did bud

Was it just a little plumbers type one chubs?

chubby · « **Reply #70 on:** May 06, 2016, 07:47 PM »

Quote from: insectbones on May 06, 2016, 07:42 PM

Quote from: chubby on April 30, 2016, 06:40 PM
Quote from: insectbones on April 30, 2016, 05:34 PM
How did he blue it up? Blowtorch?

Certainly did bud

Was it just a little plumbers type one chubs?

No idea bud, he did say that he wouldn't use oxy on it so must of been something like it.

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chubby · « **Reply #71 on:** May 06, 2016, 07:48 PM »

Coming along sort of

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ED209 · « **Reply #72 on:** May 06, 2016, 08:20 PM »

looking great .... don't fuk it up

chubby · « **Reply #73 on:** May 06, 2016, 08:31 PM »

Quote from: ED209 on May 06, 2016, 08:20 PM

looking great .... don't fuk it up

Don't worry, got some tan walls mate 😯😯

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chubby · « **Reply #74 on:** May 06, 2016, 10:31 PM »

Had a little bit of a build session, had to do a bit of bodgery on the fishbone to get it round the larger head tube & come up with a way of holding the rear cables. Because this frame is pre production, they helpfully forgot to fit the cable guide on the down tube & drill/tap the seat tube .

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