Repainting A Kona Explosif - Any Rules To Follow?

Afflicted.John · Oct 25, 2011

Well I finally got my frame back from repair and respray only to find the twinpack had not been applied properly. It is flaking in the head tube which is a killer.

I went for traffic orange in the end and it looks lovely but I think it will have to go back for a second go...

Kona-Ian · Oct 25, 2011

Sorry to hear about your problems, it's all in the prep, painting is easy, I did mine myself about a year ago.

Came out like this:

Afflicted.John · Feb 16, 2012

Well here it is. A little late but I got around to it in the end:

I went for traffic orange, with orange, black and silver decals. Very nice it looks. I was surprised that the decals were actually a shiny silver.

I am very pleased with it. Now to get the dremel out on those brake bosses:

Ouch! Will take some sanding as the brakes won't fit at all. Also, the seat tube was not exactly blocked up prior to powder coating! Files...and dremels oh my!
Full album so far is here.

hamster · Feb 17, 2012

That's nice - I also absolutely agree with painting and decals to taste and not just as original.

These are mass-produced things, not rare in any sense and 'catalogue correct' is just plain unimaginative I think. :evil:

cornholio's RC200 · Feb 17, 2012

Stunning!

There's just not enough brightly coloured bikes around. Just have to look at my sig to see that

Elementary mistake to not mask up the canti studs or block the seat tube though. Did they really know what they were doing?

Afflicted.John · Feb 17, 2012

cornholio's RC200":2oqdjyfl said:
Elementary mistake to not mask up the canti studs or block the seat tube though. Did they really know what they were doing?

They were commercial chaps - would not have known completely. And I didn't know enough either to say they needed to do it. C'est la vie!

We_are_Stevo · Feb 17, 2012

This my 'raw' '97 Explosif...

...clearcoat with microflake over bare metal

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Afflicted.John · Feb 18, 2012

That thought crossed my mind but the frame repairs would probably not lend to a great finish. Nice though!

We_are_Stevo · Feb 18, 2012

Afflicted.John":2x11n8dh said:
That thought crossed my mind but the frame repairs would probably not lend to a great finish. Nice though!

Would the blasting not blend the repairs in?

Afflicted.John · Feb 18, 2012

The frame had a nice sizable dent and while not deep, the silver repair would not be the same alloy. I don’t know for sure but it probably would show up.

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