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Offline meticulous

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'And a quadangle is (re) born'
« on: August 11, 2008, 05:55 PM »
nos quad stripped back to bare metal for a make over...







 

then primered and flat down for a smooth finish as it had been shot blasted before





then a white basecoat under the pearl white finish, then laquared.


to look like this...




fitted with scranny dewishus wheels..





and built up looks like this









all the way from this



which would you prefare...

weel its tuff really as it will stay like this for the forsee-able future, which will be about a month for me... :daumenhoch:
R.I.P  O.M. Far short of the finish line...

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Re: 'And a quadangle is (re) born'
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2008, 06:01 PM »
i prefer the blue un to be honest, but fook it..if you can do it all yourself, a change is better than a rest!

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Re: 'And a quadangle is (re) born'
« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2008, 06:09 PM »
i prefer the blue un to be honest, but fook it..if you can do it all yourself, a change is better than a rest!

ggrrrrrrrrr.....


 :LolLolLolLol:
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Re: 'And a quadangle is (re) born'
« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2008, 06:12 PM »
Fantastic job mate.

Looks really well. ;)

Damon

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Re: 'And a quadangle is (re) born'
« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2008, 06:48 PM »
Looks sweet.

Plan on doing a Quad after my current project  :smitten:

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Re: 'And a quadangle is (re) born'
« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2008, 06:49 PM »
oooo..buy mine!

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Re: 'And a quadangle is (re) born'
« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2008, 07:02 PM »
Sam that's lovely mate, top job  :daumenhoch:

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Re: 'And a quadangle is (re) born'
« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2008, 07:29 PM »
another stunner Sam, loving that pearl paint!

daz bmx it!

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Re: 'And a quadangle is (re) born'
« Reply #8 on: August 11, 2008, 10:26 PM »
Lookin good bud :daumenhoch: I had a pearl paintjob on my Curtis Freestyler,loved it! :daumenhoch:

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Re: 'And a quadangle is (re) born'
« Reply #9 on: August 11, 2008, 10:29 PM »
I like it  :smitten:

Think i need a Quad too  :)

daz bmx it!

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Re: 'And a quadangle is (re) born'
« Reply #10 on: August 11, 2008, 10:34 PM »
Surprised you ain't got one stashed away young pooly! ;)

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Re: 'And a quadangle is (re) born'
« Reply #11 on: August 11, 2008, 10:36 PM »
Daz i,ll have 1 by the end of the week  :daumenhoch:

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Re: 'And a quadangle is (re) born'
« Reply #12 on: August 13, 2008, 05:34 AM »


Very nice that, have you a  compressor for spraying of is it out of a tin. when i get a job that will be my next build :daumenhoch:

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Re: 'And a quadangle is (re) born'
« Reply #13 on: August 13, 2008, 06:15 AM »
Looks better with the fork decals on the right way  ;)

looks good Sam  :daumenhoch:

 :) DINGO :)

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Re: 'And a quadangle is (re) born'
« Reply #14 on: August 13, 2008, 11:11 AM »
Looks better with the fork decals on the right way  ;)

looks good Sam  :daumenhoch:

 :) DINGO :)

trust you to notice that, but you never mentioned the rear brake adjuster mechanism wasnt also on the right way round when the quad was blue, check it out! ;)

and yes to the other question about the compressor... :daumenhoch:
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Re: 'And a quadangle is (re) born'
« Reply #15 on: August 13, 2008, 05:04 PM »
renault 5 turbo white nice

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Re: 'And a quadangle is (re) born'
« Reply #16 on: August 13, 2008, 07:34 PM »
renault 5 turbo white nice



HMMMMM! sooner call it audi quattro pearl white :LolLolLolLol:

but yes, same colour! reno did look nice in that colour too! :daumenhoch:
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Damon

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Re: 'And a quadangle is (re) born'
« Reply #17 on: August 13, 2008, 07:46 PM »
Or Lotus Aspen White ;)



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Re: 'And a quadangle is (re) born'
« Reply #18 on: August 13, 2008, 07:52 PM »
is that pearl? ???
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Damon

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Re: 'And a quadangle is (re) born'
« Reply #19 on: August 13, 2008, 09:11 PM »
is that pearl? ???

Aye real light pearl, that pic was on a dull day.

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Re: 'And a quadangle is (re) born'
« Reply #20 on: August 14, 2008, 01:56 AM »
  Incredible bike, either way=)

    Not to hijack the thread, but do those Tioga tyres come in different colors?



    Steve

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Re: 'And a quadangle is (re) born'
« Reply #21 on: August 14, 2008, 08:18 AM »
aparently so, some one on here was selling some green ones about a week ago :daumenhoch:
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