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Gonna repaint my old Carrera hard tail, want some inspiration on colours etc!
There's a big paint thread on Pinkbike somewhere...
I resprayed the tail and mudguard on this , does this count 😉
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No. But I like it anyway
After the grief this caused me I won't be painting anything again in a hurry 😉
i researched a while ago and came to the conclusion that if you want a good job, take it to a professional (often cheaper, and much much less hassle). Its only really worth it if you want a quick and dirty respray for a city bike.
That said, this looks ok (from a distance) and its just a tin of hammerite...
http://oranj.wordpress.com/links/town-bike/
There's a big paint thread on Pinkbike somewhere...
[url= http://www.pinkbike.com/forum/listcomments/?threadid=68870 ]Show us your colour combinations[/url]
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My rendition of the Vandeyk Night Stream. Actually a DMR Switchback.
I sprayed bmx's when I was a kid, it was good fun and gave a certain satisfaction.
By the time you've bought all the materials though (maybe 2 cans of colour, 1 lacquer, a wire brush/paint stripper for prep, some sand paper, etc) you might as well get it powder coated.
It'll also look decent and last.
I can spray, and have boxes of stuff to do it with. Just like some inspiration as to colours as I've not tried a bike!
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Hammerite from aerosols:
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/53860438@N06/5891485937/ ]IMAG0006[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/53860438@N06/ ]Northwindlowlander[/url], on Flickr
Proper job:
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/53860438@N06/6255892980/ ]IMG_0103[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/53860438@N06/ ]Northwindlowlander[/url], on Flickr
Just the front beam on this bike but done with Plastikote which I've used for load of other things like forks, etc and is pretty hard wearing.
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1. rub down existing paint with reasonably fine wet/dry - just enough to key, not enough to actually take the old paint off as there's no need
2. clean/degrese thoroughly (I use water then meths)
3. 3+ thin coats of spray paint
4. Clear lacquer if you want (I rarely bother)
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Rattle can jobby, not got a picture of it resprayed with a white swing arm