Langster Repspray

Buster_05
Buster_05 Posts: 37
edited June 2012 in Your road bikes
With over a week till my next bit of work, i decided to have a go at respraying my trusted steed.

The original poo brown is pretty boring! so i have decided to go for something a bit more flashy and see able!

Anyway this is where i started this morning, after a much needed bacon sandwich!
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this is what i managed by the end of day 1
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the paint is pretty much off the front half of the bike, and the welds are much smoother now.

hoping the weather holds out for a few more days so the spraying can be begin!

Comments

  • jim55
    jim55 Posts: 93
    what u gona do?
  • Buster_05
    Buster_05 Posts: 37
    wait till the end of the week and find out
  • Buster_05
    Buster_05 Posts: 37
    lil update on progress

    after being rained out and day two, and called into work on day three, work resumed today.

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    all prepped ready for some primer, hopefully i can get my hands on some paint tomorrow amd the weather holds out....

    also my inner tube came today, so i can fix my puncture on my back wheel.

    i noticed ive lost a bit out of the BB too
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    anyone know where i can get my hands on another one?

    cant wait to get back on it and go for a ride!
  • Theomerchant
    Theomerchant Posts: 187
    It's just a plastic cap for the bolt, it won't make a difference mechanically but if you're worried about the looks of the crank bolts not being the same just go to some local bike shops, they'll more than likely have one knocking around in the workshop!
  • Buster_05
    Buster_05 Posts: 37
    awsome! cheers bud!

    also, im pretty clued up on painting the frame, the forks on the other hand....
    they are meant to be carbon, is the best plan of attack just to put a light key on them with some abrasive paper?

    May sound like a silly question, but how do i check if they are carbon?
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    If you have to strip the forksand they are carbon, DO NOT USE any chemical agent as it will attack the lacquer of the forks. Use wet n dry only.
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • Buster_05
    Buster_05 Posts: 37
    more progress today, the frame has its 1st coat of primer.

    expected to get more out of one can... need to go back and get more tomorrow, and more cans of paint as i can see those running short too :(

    forks are keyed up ready to go. I was planning to use plastic primer on the forks before the hammerite, i think ill skip it.

    i think the weather will hold me up again, it clouded over a lot this arvo. i hope it clears up overnight!
    im not going to paint on an overcast day risking the possibility of rain....
  • markos1963
    markos1963 Posts: 3,724
    Buster_05 wrote:
    hammerite

    :shock:
    Norfolk, who nicked all the hills?

    http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3013/243 ... 8d.jpg?v=0
    http://img362.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... 076tl5.jpg
    http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/3407 ... e001af.jpg
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    markos1963 wrote:
    Buster_05 wrote:
    hammerite

    :shock:

    +1 :shock:
    Faster than a tent.......
  • Lord Jimmy 7th
    Lord Jimmy 7th Posts: 379
    Hows this getting along???
    My Rides:
    Road: Ciocc Extro http://www.flickr.com/photos/46624319@N ... hotostream
    TT: http://www.flickr.com/photos/46624319@N ... otostream/
    Winter: http://www.flickr.com/photos/46624319@N ... otostream/
  • Buster_05
    Buster_05 Posts: 37
    FInally all done and dusted...

    photo2.jpg

    happy with the result. the paint looks a lil dodge up close. but its ok for me


    hope you all like it

    Jack

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