If ever a Klein was in need of a refurb...!
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nausea
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Thanks for all the compliments, really looking forward to completing this now! I just hope I don't mess the remaining stages up as I'm in unknown territory from here on in with the sponges and varnish. Hopefully the effect of the varnish will be twofold - to help smooth off the texture of the sponged paint and also to protect the colour from UV.
I'm going to have to add a funny boat name now aren't I?
I think the one I've seen that made me laugh most was 'She Got the House'!
I'm going to have to add a funny boat name now aren't I?
I think the one I've seen that made me laugh most was 'She Got the House'!
27motorhead
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@PhillB has replicated the amazing GT Midnight Aurora colourway, so maybe you could borrow HIS magic sponge?!*
PhillB
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That's an epic job, especially brush painted. I love the colour too!How f**kin' cool is that paint job!!!
Looking forward to seeing what a magic sponge can do! You've done amazingly well with your magic brush!!!
@PhillB and @Canuckbiker - can you two believe this has been hand painted?!*
Can't wait to see the next stage (good luck!)
Frankenorange
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Blown away by the paint finish. It is a real skill to get brushed paint that good and this is right up there with some of the best classic car and steam loco brushed paint restoration work i have seen. Congratulations 
Wow, that's an outstanding result @nausea very smooth finish!
Looking forward to seeing what a magic sponge can do! You've done amazingly well with your magic brush!!!
@PhillB and @Canuckbiker - can you two believe this has been hand painted?!*
Love the colour also
Obi-Juan
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@PhillB - Wow, really love what you did with your GT. In particular I like the urban setting for the photos - really original idea and it sets it off beautifully!
@Frankenorange @Canuckbiker and anyone else who commented - Thanks for the compliments and encouragement, it's much appreciated!
@Obi-Juan - Lovely stuff. I wonder if that is in fact the exact same colour? I've been using Craftmaster's 'Bethnal Green'.
Ok, so sponge work completed! Was a bit nervous at first but I soon realised that the technique is really just to slap it on without a huge amount of thought which is alot of fun! Once the layers start to build up, the effect evens out very nicely.
It's funny - I remember somebody ordering a Rainforest Adroit at Motosport in Surrey back in the day (anyone remember that shop? Absolutely wicked place!). The few of us that were in the shop at the time stood around drooling over it - my recollection of what it looked like was pretty much what I've attempted here (rather that the neon green and black that I assume it must have been) but I guess it must be a constructed memory. The Pinnacle in this thread was also purchased at Motosport back then - one of the most exciting days of my life at that point. There was also a Horizon Linear Fade Attitude for sale at the time which I begged my parents to help me afford but they weren't having it! Ironically, I expect I would have ended up making a profit by riding that into the ground then refurbing it as the fuselage was only £1300 if I recall! Think I paid about £560 for this frame in black with XT headset and Spinner forks - happy days...
@Frankenorange @Canuckbiker and anyone else who commented - Thanks for the compliments and encouragement, it's much appreciated!
@Obi-Juan - Lovely stuff. I wonder if that is in fact the exact same colour? I've been using Craftmaster's 'Bethnal Green'.
Ok, so sponge work completed! Was a bit nervous at first but I soon realised that the technique is really just to slap it on without a huge amount of thought which is alot of fun! Once the layers start to build up, the effect evens out very nicely.
It's funny - I remember somebody ordering a Rainforest Adroit at Motosport in Surrey back in the day (anyone remember that shop? Absolutely wicked place!). The few of us that were in the shop at the time stood around drooling over it - my recollection of what it looked like was pretty much what I've attempted here (rather that the neon green and black that I assume it must have been) but I guess it must be a constructed memory. The Pinnacle in this thread was also purchased at Motosport back then - one of the most exciting days of my life at that point. There was also a Horizon Linear Fade Attitude for sale at the time which I begged my parents to help me afford but they weren't having it! Ironically, I expect I would have ended up making a profit by riding that into the ground then refurbing it as the fuselage was only £1300 if I recall! Think I paid about £560 for this frame in black with XT headset and Spinner forks - happy days...
