Marin IFT '92....done!

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20150318_114911[1] by ste.forshaw, on Flickr

 

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Painted the stem and forks and a lot of elbow grease on the frame...the green isn't spot on but near enough out of a rattle can.

 

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20150318_114842[1] by ste.forshaw, on Flickr

 

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Definitely a couple of things missing

Love it - top job. These are great bikes - I've got the '93 version which I've restored and I'm about to paint all the purply blue bits. See if you can get a Marin bottle cage too and paint it to match the forks.

Out of interest what paint did you use? - looks like you've achieved a great finish

 

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Halfords own neon green...stripped them first, good coat of anti rust primer, little bit of flattening to do then with 600 grit, built up the top coat over a few hours then when totally dry got the decals on and built up a nice coat of clear...paint isn't rock hard but defo looks good atm.
The colour shown on the lid of the can is about 10 shades lighter than the finished paint...Halfords for you

 

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Ahh.....good old Halfords Neon. Didn't realise they did a green. I've sprayed all my Marin Pine Mountain forks with their Orange neon.

Did you use a white primer?

 

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no was just a grey m8

 

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Ahh....probably why the finished green is darker than the lid of the aerosol. The neon orange only really works with a white undercoat.

But it looks great - don't reckon it needs to be any lighter.

Lovely looking bike. What tyres you going for?

 

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just got some slicks with amber wall as its going to be used for road mostly...they arnt "retro" ones which may spoil the finish.