Anyone paint their own frames/forks ?

[stewlewis]

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... p;t=272619

Did that one a while ago, moved house and the gear is stored, looking forward to having another go.

 

[bwhsh8r]

I owned those wheels for 4 years after painting and when they were sold they still looked the same.
Just use cans.
Got good money too. Not many 17" 5stud Vauxhall Compos.

Those wheels are a rattle can job????? WOW. I'm impressed.

 

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http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... p;t=272619

Did that one a while ago, moved house and the gear is stored, looking forward to having another go.

looks good stew !!

did you decal it ? hows the paint holding up ?

 

[Kona-Ian]

That red does look great.

 

[integerspin]

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I painted some forks a few weeks ago.

 

[M-Power]

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I painted some forks a few weeks ago.

Great finish... what paint did you use to achieve that ?

 

[integerspin]

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Basecoat and 2pack clear.

 

[stewlewis]

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... p;t=272619

Did that one a while ago, moved house and the gear is stored, looking forward to having another go.

looks good stew !!

did you decal it ? hows the paint holding up ?

Its still holding up well, there's a couple of chips where it's hit a metal rail or something, as if the primer didn't adhere to the alloy, I had no idea about the age of the primer it could've gone off. Or possibly I sanded the alloy too smooth, or dirty, or oil speck/fingerprint etc.
It's only a small chip and was my test piece anyway. Good practice.

Never got around to decals, I didn't invest in a vinyl cutter. Knocked up a few designs but never printed or masked and painted. another future project.

I also bought a cheap airbrush. Another future project.......

 

[legrandefromage]

I dont do as much these days but heres a few:

My first RB project went from this

to this:

And a roadie

 

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Stoked you guys are doing paint !!
Can't wait to get cracking ...I've done lots of painting but never applied graphics ... Not so keen on applying them myself.