Raw bicycles! ROAR!!! The 'naked' no paint bicycle thread

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scooter":29afcf6t said:
More RAWNESS with another lacquered 653 Ribble.

can I ask how you got such an even finish when you removed paint etc
Is this what blasting gives ?

bike looks superb overall
 
Ribble 531 Competition Raw Steel now with it's 70's style Ribble head an seat tube badges...

Build thread here..viewtopic.php?f=23&t=419928
 

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Ive been doing some more research on best way to deal with these raw steel frames.
Someone who finishes bikes like this for a living said not to clear coat straight onto the steel, use an adhesion promoter -
this is the one he uses (but not the spraycan version if you have the paint gun etc)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/855645621

once you have applied this, then use a 2k automotive clear coat laquer, from halfords fine.

I still stripping my frame so a few days from using it, and a few years from seeing if it actually works :D
 
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ok finally finished my raw steel build, ex Raleigh gemini trail.
had lots of fun with this one. Removed brazeons I didnt need and filled a couple of dents along the way.
 

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Has anyone got experience of 'bluing' a frame? I was thinking of trying it with one of the old steel framesets I have. Works well for guns, so I assume it would look great on a bike (I would probably clear coat, as I live in Scandinavia, which is not exactly a dry place!).
 

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