Author Topic: Leary Turbo paint job (Read 21502 times)

Jazzchimp · « **on:** November 29, 2006, 05:36 PM »

Anyone close to perfecting this effect??

pkradman · « **Reply #1 on:** November 29, 2006, 10:51 PM »

best i see is from a northern gimp on this site .. cant name him as its all top secret... aint it leary !!

jT Racing · « **Reply #2 on:** November 30, 2006, 02:50 PM »

so he is a gimp and his name is lee. so many choices it's scarey

theRuler · « **Reply #3 on:** November 30, 2006, 02:57 PM »

what does this effect look like?

is it like "smoked chrome" ?

Jazzchimp · « **Reply #4 on:** November 30, 2006, 03:18 PM »

It's like a smoked pain over chrome which you can scratch off with your finger nail

Mattdub · « **Reply #5 on:** November 30, 2006, 03:41 PM »

Quote from: Jazzchimp on November 30, 2006, 03:18 PM

It's like a smoked pain over chrome which you can scratch off with your finger nail

Smoked pain ?

theRuler · « **Reply #6 on:** November 30, 2006, 03:42 PM »

if i had a diamond back frame i would have a go at doing it myself.

Jazzchimp · « **Reply #7 on:** November 30, 2006, 04:15 PM »

I mean Paint

digitaltransfer · « **Reply #8 on:** December 03, 2006, 08:10 AM »

OK like many others I bought a DB Turbo lite with the View to doing it up but asking around no one seems to know a company that can do !! there is lots of talk about Electro plating etc.. and types of paint and smoke chrome lacour etc...

pros and cons to most of them lacour peels off quite easy, Paint never gonna get the right effect

However......

How ever I think I have found a solution

http://www.fhlambert.com/services/nickel_black.htm

the Black Nickel is an Electrolytic colouring process which gives it a BLuish Black Chrome finish I am gonna speak to this lot first thing on Monday to see how I get on this bunch do all sorts so I think they would have no probs doing a F&F

I have a meeting in Watford on Wednesday so I will take the F&F to them see what they got to say !!

I will post a review once I have spoken to them, if they are any good I will let you know and tell them should it go OK to expect a few more calls from here !

Ta for now

Moose · « **Reply #9 on:** December 03, 2006, 12:46 PM »

Firstly, I've never seen such a clean platers workshop before

Secondly, I guess this is the finish you're talking about - look at the black nickle trumpet, it's a thing of beauty

http://www.fhlambert.com/mi/gallery.htm

Bren Gunn · « **Reply #10 on:** December 03, 2006, 01:02 PM »

Wow, that looks fantastic

gmac · « **Reply #11 on:** December 03, 2006, 02:21 PM »

That's the stuff - bring it on

digitaltransfer · « **Reply #12 on:** December 03, 2006, 05:25 PM »

All I can say is .....

THis one time at band camp !!!!

Bring it on if they are as good as they look boyz we found our savour !!!!

scary_leary · « **Reply #13 on:** December 03, 2006, 11:28 PM »

will this electrolytic colouring process allow you too mask off the rear turbo dropouts & turbo crank plates?

Jazzchimp · « **Reply #14 on:** December 04, 2006, 09:24 AM »

Thanks for the help fellas! The black looks very black but that's the closest I've ever seen!

lazychubs · « **Reply #15 on:** December 05, 2006, 08:03 PM »

nice one mate lookslike me boys turbolite could turn up there aswell lol
and may show the twat who ruined my bike this is how you do a chrome job lol

digitaltransfer · « **Reply #16 on:** December 06, 2006, 06:03 PM »

OK Chaps the answer you have all been waiting for I went to there offices today more like a Bank Security Centre the work areas were absolutely Mint I saw them in action doing the Instruments looks metal the colour was amazing.

The MD was very nice and polite and gave me the best advise, the good news is it can be done

the bads new not by this firm

the reason being is there tanks are not large enough to hold a frame of 36" +

However they have put me in touch with the UK Institute of Metal Finishers of which I have now spoken to them and advised them of our problem, he has assured me there are people who can do this work for us in the UK and is going to get me the relevant details

I explained that there are very keen enthusiasts who are after this solution for both new bikes and old bike restorations he has promised to get back to me tomorrow after lunch so watch this space !!!!

Once again the solution is out there and nearly in our grasp, I will update you all tomorrow

Bren Gunn · « **Reply #17 on:** December 06, 2006, 06:25 PM »

Nice one... Keep up th good work Sherlock

digitaltransfer · « **Reply #18 on:** December 08, 2006, 07:00 PM »

Right Chaps nearly there I have today received a couple fo responses one goes as followes

Hi Russell
I have been copied your enqiry We do market a product called Trichrome Smoke.This is a trivalent chrome applied ontop of bright nickel to achieve the Smoke appearance It is not as dark as black nickel but still quite an attractive finish Please let me know if you want any further info
Regards
Bill Jones

I spoke to him briefly this evening and he is gonna send me some pictures so we can see the quality and colour also to discuss costs, how many people poss might want this doing numbers please and I will let you know on the costs early next week

We will get there evenutally

danny silverstreak · « **Reply #19 on:** December 08, 2006, 07:05 PM »

if it helps ive got a bike with has got the original finish

digitaltransfer · « **Reply #20 on:** December 08, 2006, 07:46 PM »

I used a couple of Pics of yours off BMXMus sent them to him but like all these things it is better to see things in the flesh where are u based Danny ? might need to look at it PM me or email me details speak soon

Russell

bmx-796 · « **Reply #21 on:** December 08, 2006, 07:59 PM »

how much dose it cost

danny silverstreak · « **Reply #22 on:** December 08, 2006, 08:04 PM »

im based just south of coventry - pk radman had a guy that i thought had this paint job sorted - lee got some bars painted for a turbolite i used to own and they were the dogs natts

digitaltransfer · « **Reply #23 on:** December 08, 2006, 08:10 PM »

Quote from: bmx-796 on December 08, 2006, 07:59 PM

how much dose it cost

Waiting to find that out but wont to be sure we get the best deal if we know sort of volumes and numbers of people interested in theory we should get it cheaper. but I will ask for both single and mutliple quotes and see how we go

The one company I quoted earlier are poss in te process of doing some work on this triple chrome for Bently Cars so they must be good but also lets hope the prices are affordable !!! but I will let you once I have seen the pics and shown a few of you,

Danny this firm is based in the Midlands so I might take a trip up there b4 I finish for the year, saying that that only gives me 3 days next week !!! DOH !

will KIT and let you all know

sawzall · « **Reply #24 on:** December 08, 2006, 10:31 PM »

top work mate

Author Topic: Leary Turbo paint job (Read 21502 times)

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