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Been faffing
🇬🇧 Dave lloyd bees neez MTB pro test bike 🐝 British steel
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Been faffing
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So let's get this straight.....
I am by no means a master sprayer, the frame and the forks have all been done using just rattle cans purchased from Halfrauds, they were as a close match as I could get and it's taken a lot of faffing, masking and redoing to get this to a point where I'm happy enough to apply the decals.
I still have to create a new head tube badge and the model name decal, I'll get this as close as the pennies and skill allow it and then give it a few clear coats.
For now though, here it is.
Note: I left the stem paint and decals original.
Ttfn
I am by no means a master sprayer, the frame and the forks have all been done using just rattle cans purchased from Halfrauds, they were as a close match as I could get and it's taken a lot of faffing, masking and redoing to get this to a point where I'm happy enough to apply the decals.
I still have to create a new head tube badge and the model name decal, I'll get this as close as the pennies and skill allow it and then give it a few clear coats.
For now though, here it is.
Note: I left the stem paint and decals original.
Ttfn
27motorhead
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PhillB
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Certainly do! That looks a great job! I can appreciate the work that went into that!
(Not sure I'm entirely comfortable with the term 'home sprayer'
but I'll wear it 
)27motorhead
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Ha!Not sure I'm entirely comfortable with the term 'home sprayer'
Was going to write DIY, but that felt too amateur... and then I wasn't quite sure what to write and just thought I'd post the message rather than do a bloody Google search to find the correct terminology!Bicycle artists???
TreaderSteve
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Excellent job. Excellent. 2K rattle can clearcoat? For me, the only option nowadays.
I more than approve
, an absolutely lovely paintjob, well done!The short mask/black fade work in layers on top of the yellow turned out great
Congrats on pulling it off so well
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I had some bottle cages lined up that looked correct... Ish
But I didn't think they matched well so I resprayed a spare I had and.... Blobbed it.
So I need another now, with the elite logo on the side.
I think I'll use One of the dayglow ones on the swallow instead.
But I didn't think they matched well so I resprayed a spare I had and.... Blobbed it.
So I need another now, with the elite logo on the side.
I think I'll use One of the dayglow ones on the swallow instead.
Corduroyboy
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Looks kick ass dude! Don't clearcoat it though until you've pulled out the fills in the 'D' and 'e' of 'Dave'.
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Yeah, I noticed that after looking on here, weird .... All the others were done already.
