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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: insideoutland on December 29, 2007, 10:19 PM

Title: the special one
Post by: insideoutland on December 29, 2007, 10:19 PM: time to give you guys a good ;D few weeks ago put this up as a post .. trying to find out the special sticker on the seat mast
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/cc17/INSIDEOUTLAND/7847_12.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/cc17/INSIDEOUTLAND/b025_12.jpg)

:'( :'( :uglystupid2: (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/cc17/INSIDEOUTLAND/P1000609.jpg) ;D :2funny:
ooo well ...the frame came up nice
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/cc17/INSIDEOUTLAND/P1000601.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/cc17/INSIDEOUTLAND/P1000624.jpg)

this is nickel, you can still see very slight were the decals had lived, any ideas on how to bring it up a bit more
Title: Re: the special one
Post by: Olliecw on December 29, 2007, 10:23 PM: Leave it at that and build it as a survivor.Looks good ;)
Title: Re: the special one
Post by: snav69 on December 29, 2007, 10:26 PM: I'd have left the original decals on and polished around them :'( :'(
But still , looks very nice :)
not sure if auto-sol would be ok on nickel or not :-\

Paul :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: the special one
Post by: insideoutland on December 29, 2007, 10:35 PM: the dec's had ad it .. got a new set from (vintage) so sould cover up were old ones lived.
as for auto sol i used 2 tubes ;D seems to be ok :-\
Title: Re: the special one
Post by: lazychubs on December 30, 2007, 12:28 AM: thats come up real nice
i used proper polishing compound on mine
but was so badly scrathed almost come up nice
then powderd it lol
Title: Re: the special one
Post by: insideoutland on December 30, 2007, 12:36 AM: i was gona go for powder white before it turned up...gave it a go with the polish not to good :'( ,
so got some allo foil, covered the frame in auto sol left for 24hours............... then rubbbbbbbbed like fu*k with the foil :shocked:
fook the coke i need that after :P
Title: Re: the special one
Post by: lazychubs on December 30, 2007, 12:38 AM: so how much was the sticker set then after postage
Title: Re: the special one
Post by: insideoutland on December 30, 2007, 12:43 AM: £23 ;) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mongoose-and-GT-BMX-decals-Vintage-BMX-stickers_W0QQitemZ320191387726QQihZ011QQcategoryZ64644QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD2VQQcmdZViewItem
Title: Re: the special one
Post by: eloopnai on December 30, 2007, 09:54 AM: nice one glad your frame polished up looks better than being painted :daumenhoch:
on mine also you could just make out where the stickers were but ive put new ones on so hides that
what colour bits you gonna put on it ?
did you get the blue outline sticker you dont get with the set ?
Title: Re: the special one
Post by: insideoutland on December 30, 2007, 10:35 AM: ye i email him and he sent it with the set :) , soz i ant got back to you bout the forks :D
as for colour (part) not sure???? was thinking gold i like this ...... its going to be my rider
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/cc17/INSIDEOUTLAND/goose2_copy3_lg.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/cc17/INSIDEOUTLAND/goose1_copy1_lg.jpg)