New bike, slightly off topic

a.palmer
a.palmer Posts: 504
edited March 2010 in The Crudcatcher
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I know it's not MTB, so I put it in the crudcatcher. Plans are to spray the forks and bars black then start adding the bling. Gold brake cable,lever, seat clamp, spacers, ect.

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  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    cool, I'd leave them red TBH, rattle-can paint jobs always look.... well, just like a rattle can job. It never lasts..... or were you gonna get them done locally?
  • .blitz
    .blitz Posts: 6,197
    Jr says it's 'fly'
  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,700
    You'll have no pedalling efficiency with the saddle that low...
  • a.palmer
    a.palmer Posts: 504
    The forks and bars are sprayed red anyway. I think a couple of coats of black will be alright. I was thinking 5ish coats then a few coats of clear gloss. Maybe primer before the paint?
    Haha, my main concern isn't pedaling efficiency so that's fine
  • Briggo
    Briggo Posts: 3,537
    How come you bought a childs bike?
  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 21,861
    Briggo wrote:
    How come you bought a childs bike?

    lol
  • a.palmer
    a.palmer Posts: 504
    Briggo wrote:
    How come you bought a childs bike?

    Everyone's a comedian eh? Good one
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    Nitromoors with a wire brush

    Good rub down with wet and dry

    Clean thoroughly.

    Primer

    Base coat

    Rub down

    1st coat

    Rub down... and so on.

    You want about 4 decent coats on there.

    then a clear coat over the top

    :)
  • a.palmer
    a.palmer Posts: 504
    Nice one, thanks for that. I'll give it a bash this weekend
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    only a very fine rub down between coats, just to key the next coat. And use a very fine paper ;)
  • a.palmer
    a.palmer Posts: 504
    Going for something like this:

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  • Frostys
    Frostys Posts: 277
    The basket has fallen off the front :wink:
    Ribble Gran Fondo
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  • Raymondavalon
    Raymondavalon Posts: 5,346
    Plenty of room on the handlebars for a bell too...
    The Bouncer
    The Shaker
  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    You may want to think about getting a local powdercoater to do the front end? About £30 for the two. Its going to cost you about £20 to get all the bits to do it yourself, worth a thought?
  • a.palmer
    a.palmer Posts: 504
    Spraying done

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  • thekickingmule
    thekickingmule Posts: 7,957
    Looks good! Stealthy 8)
    It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.
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  • a.palmer
    a.palmer Posts: 504
    Some of the gold and a new seat is on:
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    Just waiting on my gold brake lever so i can put this bad boy on:

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  • The Big Cheese
    The Big Cheese Posts: 8,651
    Looks great (I still have a hankering for a BMX to make me feel like a kod again)

    I trust you ordered the 'Goldfinger' lever?
  • a.palmer
    a.palmer Posts: 504
    I did indeed. Yeah i'm glad to be getting back into bmx. I used to ride alot but haven't for years. I'm thinking maybe a gold chain to finish it off, as i've get a bit of a bent link in the current one
  • a.palmer
    a.palmer Posts: 504
    Done, for now

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