Miles Mallinson Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 (edited) Now, my Effect is getting pretty scrappy loads of chunks out of the paint and stuff and the paint is weird as the full bike you can buy is blue and black and as mine is black and grey it has been painted on top i think so any chip it looks blue, i'm not sure whether to go a rawed look or a matt black, and also i would like some tips on painting and what paint to use. Cheers http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/5944075/ this is my bike at the moment you can't really see the chip of blue but they are there Edited December 18, 2010 by Milo123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Worst topic ever man but raw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles Mallinson Posted December 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 (edited) Worst topic ever man but raw! i know it doesn't really deserve its own thread and yeh raw is proberly easier Edited December 14, 2010 by Milo123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrialsMan Dan Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Worst topic ever man but raw! I thought raw was a bmx trend.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirt jumper jake Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 I thought raw was a bmx trend.... Since when were echos,zoo, becauses & Zhi's bmx's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles Mallinson Posted December 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 (edited) i think rawed will look pretty good im' gonna need alot of wire wool though to get it shiny like a echo or a zoo, i can't find anywhere that sells ashton decals so its gonna have to be just bare Edited December 14, 2010 by Milo123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirt jumper jake Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 i think rawed will look pretty good im' gonna need alot of wire wool though to get it shiny like a echo or a zoo, i can't find anywhere that sells ashton decals so its gonna have to be just bare Make sure you laquer it afterwards though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles Mallinson Posted December 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Make sure you laquer it afterwards though yeh i was gonna ask what to do to protect it from the elements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrialsMan Dan Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 Since when were echos,zoo, becauses & Zhi's bmx's? I thought that was just a special shiny paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 Since when were echos,zoo, becauses & Zhi's bmx's? What does that even mean? becauses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brettoll Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 (edited) Im sure if you ask nicely they will be able to sort you out with some stickers.... I would say matte stealth black and no stickers personally, but thats just me Edited December 15, 2010 by Brettoll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 I would say good luck getting the paint off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles Mallinson Posted December 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 I would say good luck getting the paint off. the paint is coming off nicely with nitromorse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles Mallinson Posted December 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 I've spent the last few days stripping the off it, took ages but I'm pretty happy how it turned out. Ashton haven't come back to me about the decals but I might just get some old school Diamondback stickers off Ebay. Crappy photos for some reason but you get the idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 the paint is coming off nicely with nitromorse Really? I tried some on my drop out and it didn't touch it! i might have another go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles Mallinson Posted December 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 (edited) Really? I tried some on my drop out and it didn't touch it! i might have another go. It took bloody ages though the top layer is fine but then there is a white under coat which is a female dog to get off. Edited December 19, 2010 by Milo123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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