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Title: Dia Compe Breaks - blacking out the indentation
Post by: punkdSICO on June 21, 2011, 10:21 PM: Hi all

How has this guy blacked out the indentation (before/after shot):

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S0A-KpNPQKs/TduvMhYaIlI/AAAAAAAAA2o/r5ng2-3Ae2U/s1600/5.jpg)

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QzVQhQjpONk/Td32q8OOUYI/AAAAAAAAA3s/POSeheuLwCI/s1600/IMGP9332.JPG)

I think it looks pretty cool and, I will be polishing mine up very soon. I quite fancy doing the blacked indentation affect..

ta,

Paul
Title: Re: Dia Compe Breaks - blacking out the indentation
Post by: punkdSICO on June 21, 2011, 10:25 PM: Ah, found it:

http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=1301346 (http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=1301346)

So, whats the verdict? Hot or Not? I like it..

ta,

Paul
Title: Re: Dia Compe Breaks - blacking out the indentation
Post by: Robbo on June 21, 2011, 10:28 PM: Did my front Nippon myself, the painter at work gave me a small pot of black paint and a small pointed metal rod and I just carefully dabbed away!

Once it had dried I carefully scraped any excess paint off with a nail and it came out sweet! :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Dia Compe Breaks - blacking out the indentation
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on June 21, 2011, 10:58 PM: Looks cool and works well for me 8)

you could do it in a colour to match yer ride or so >:D
Title: Re: Dia Compe Breaks - blacking out the indentation
Post by: punkdSICO on June 21, 2011, 11:06 PM: Quote from: tfi_friday on June 21, 2011, 11:03 PM
Yep those are my brakes :)

I used black paint and thinned it out a little. Brushed it into the gaps and let it dry. Polished off the excess with Autosol. Repeated it a second time to get better coverage.

Nice.. Yours look better than the ones in the link I posted - your graphic has a sharper edge..

Defo going to give this a go.

Good suggestion about doing it in a colour to match the bike!!

ta,

Paul
Title: Re: Dia Compe Breaks - blacking out the indentation
Post by: monkian on June 21, 2011, 11:12 PM: I used the eye end of a sewing needle to work the paint around the Tourney. Seemed to work Ok :)
Again, just scratched off any excess with my nail when it was touch dry.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i175/vimto_uk/Peugeot%20CPX500/cpx500_web12.jpg)
Title: Re: Dia Compe Breaks - blacking out the indentation
Post by: TELLIS302000 on June 21, 2011, 11:28 PM: Quote from: monkian on June 21, 2011, 11:12 PM
I used the eye end of a sewing needle to work the paint around the Tourney. Seemed to work Ok :)
Again, just scratched off any excess with my nail when it was touch dry.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i175/vimto_uk/Peugeot%20CPX500/cpx500_web12.jpg)

can i have those pedals please!! ;D ;D
Title: Re: Dia Compe Breaks - blacking out the indentation
Post by: griff on June 21, 2011, 11:58 PM: those look 8)

slightly off topic, but how hard is it to get those allen key spindles? (and would they work on DC coies as well as originals?)
just wondered in case I can't manage to get the ones I've got back to a decent finish....