Custom paint and cycle cleaning

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Over the last few weeks we've been mixing some custom colours inspired by 60s HotWheels. We've made some really cool colours but this is my personal favourite..


We started with a white primer to really bring the green out followed by a super metallic. Green, yellow, black, red and blue all went into mixing this colour. Just before lacquering we sprayed a very very light mist of black over the high points of the tubes where the light would hit if you were looking at it side on, this gives the frame a even glow, a small detail which you'd probably never notice but it does make a difference.

http://tinyurl.com/kf22ta4

We've also taken stock of some really pretty frames, here's my favourite

James

 

[Jamiedyer]

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They all look pretty good but that dave Moulten is a really nice combo.
I like that a lot. Might drop you a pm later about painting one of my frames that colour. Just a straight strip and one colour, no lugs or chrome so pretty simple.
Cheers
Jamie

 

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Some really pretty new stock in the form of frames, cranks and headsets.

SBDU Raleigh frames coming in next week plus a couple of Italian numbers.


James

 

[bagpuss]

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Interesting
I admire any one who has a go
A good friend of mine owns a cycle business together with his good lady wife
He started off as a wheel builder etc
They build some of the finest frames there are
Mine at 15 +years old has recently covered 1, 300 miles to austria

 

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Happy New Year all!

For 2015 we're not going to be supplying vintage components or frames, just concentrating on the powder-coat and paintwork side.

We've got some stunning carbon frames in at the moment plus a few steel frames in for restoration.


Here's what we're upto...

http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q74 ... 7f3f0e.jpg

http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q74 ... e242d5.jpg

http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q74 ... 65d880.jpg

http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q74 ... c82992.jpg

 

[cce]

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FWIW, Dave Moulton is registered on this forum and still has records of all the frame numbers etc.

 

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Carbon Boardman frame in for a re-lacquer. Original lacquer was chipping and marking very easily so we've replaced it with some super strength gloss, here's the frame during prep.

 

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Here's what we're currently up to...

All masking done by hand, no printed stencils have been used. Frame + forks are going red/white/blue. We paint the white on first, mask it up then paint the red and blue after.

Current state:

https://instagram.com/p/z5CvL4lZZV/?modal=true


We've still got a lot of work to do, all decals on and some super gloss lacquer to go over. The blue is 2 part super metallic, it's going to look stunning!


James

 

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Harry Quinn frame in for stripping and paint!

 

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finished!