paulbell818 Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 so what do you thinkframe as it washttp://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p160/pa...18/100_0309.jpgnew spray jobhttp://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p160/pa...18/100_0907.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsey Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 looks alot tidier mate, nice one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redroy Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 yeah does look alot tidier mate, good job did you spray it yourself?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johneh Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 are your forks bent or am I being a retard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbell818 Posted October 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 yeh i did spray it my self and yeh the forks are bent lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337 Trials Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Nice job mate. What paint/ items did you use to spray that because im looking into sprayin my bike black but im not sure what paint/spray etc i will need. ~matty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials 123 Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 good job mate like it alot better in black nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STC Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Good spray job how did you bend your forks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337 Trials Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Btw, can anyone put a picture of a bike for example onto a program and change the colour of the frame?? ( Not like on a paint with a paint brush, lol!) Ps. So it looks real but in black ~matty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reinold Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 I am impressed with that it looks way better with the spray job.I recon you should spray the forks black as well because i think it will make your bike look wicked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbell818 Posted October 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Nice job mate. What paint/ items did you use to spray that because im looking into sprayin my bike black but im not sure what paint/spray etc i will need. ~mattyi just used spray paint from the car parts shop down the road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337 Trials Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Got a picture of the paint??? ~matty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbell818 Posted October 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Good spray job how did you bend your forks?they were like that when i got them but i needed some (my others snapped) and they were cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommonty Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Looks a lot better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337 Trials Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Any black spray paint for a car is ok??? ~Matty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Any black spray paint for a car is ok??? ~Matty If you want to do it properly, you'll want more than just a can of paint.First you want to strip the frame down to bare metal, sand it down, and the Nitromors it to get all the old paint off. Rinse the rest of the Nitromors off with some warm soapy water.Make sure you've got the BB threads and headtube covered, and all brake mounts. I used blu-tack for the mounts, and BB threads, then card for the headtube.Then you'll want some primer. Spray a few coats of that on, then leave it for a round 12hrs to dry. Get some wet and dry sandpaper to roughen up the surface for the main coat.Get the colour you want, then spray one even coat all over, let that dry for an hour, apply another coat, let it dry, etc.Let that properly dry for 24hrs, then apply the lacquer.Completely coat the frame in the stuff, make sure it's all even. Usually, lacquer is supposed to take 3weeks to fully dry, but I left mine for a day, then built it back up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337 Trials Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 damn, i dunno if I can assed with all that. Whats its like if you just spray over? ~matty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbell818 Posted October 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Got a picture of the paint??? ~matty i did http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p160/pa...18/100_0930.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337 Trials Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Ok mate, Thanks. What was your method??? hehe E.g. take old paint off did you ? etc ~matty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 I know I've said it before, but please don't ride with those forks! They are dangerous! Aluminium fails suddenly, at unexpected times, it could be when your riding home on the road at like 15mph with a car behind you for all you know, or any other time, not just when you impact the forks, it could just be a bump in the path or something. Front teeth are nice things to have, try and hang onto yours!Anyway, yeah, paint looks good. You can paint things with just the paint, but with light colours the colour below might show easily without primer, and gloss finishes wont be very glossy without lacquer, and the paint wont be quite as tough. You do always have to sand down the old finish though, or the paint wont stick properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337 Trials Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Ok. So i sand the old layer off and ( is that till all the paint is off? ) then spray the whole frame, let it dry, spray more on, leave to dry (how many coats???). I want it mat black so I guess i dont put gloss on. then I laqur it??? ~Matty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cas Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 looks good. .i was thinking of spraying my bike matt black.i am now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337 Trials Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 caspa, when you do it can you tell me how you did please? Thanks~matty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cas Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 caspa, when you do it can you tell me how you did please? Thanks~matty lol ive sprayed loads of frameslink heres a link on spraying frames.its easy when you know how caspa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misson boy Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 Looks a lot better than before! just a quick question what headset do you have ? because i got told you need some kind of converter. misson boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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