Help Moanthebairns Paint his bike

Help Moanthebairns Paint his bike

Poll: Help Moanthebairns Paint his bike

Total Members Polled: 118

Keep it Silver: 8%
Black like my women: 9%
Blue & White, its effing dynamite : 14%
Pink like the helmet: 52%
Grey/black: 8%
others please state: 9%
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moanthebairns

Original Poster:

17,918 posts

197 months

Monday 8th September 2014
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Its time to paint the track bike, I have track fairings, the tank is going to be grey but everything else can be painted. I might get that done to match as well.

what would go best?

Id like to have two colours.

The actual reason for this topic is to ask the best way to prep, paint and finish track fairings.




theshrew

6,008 posts

183 months

Monday 8th September 2014
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MTB + Paint = Disaster laugh

Id go for Pink.

DoubleSix

11,691 posts

175 months

Monday 8th September 2014
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moanthebairns said:
The actual reason for this topic is to we some photos of myself
EFA

wink

RemaL

24,967 posts

233 months

Monday 8th September 2014
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ORANGE !!!!

v60marko

1,048 posts

178 months

Monday 8th September 2014
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You should seriously consider plastidip. Can be bought as aerosols, or a paint gun kit requiring an air compressor. fk all prep compared to what you need for paint, peel it off if you get bored, touching up is also easier. None of this is based on experience, just stuff I've read on the internetz. I can however tell you from experience that prepping for paint and getting a good finish is very, very labour intensive, would I fk attempt to do an entire bike.

neelyp

1,690 posts

210 months

Monday 8th September 2014
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This has got disaster written all over it.

bass gt3

10,186 posts

232 months

Monday 8th September 2014
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GTIR

24,741 posts

265 months

Monday 8th September 2014
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Why are you speaking about yourself in the third person?

Who are you, Scotland's answer to Craig David?

rolleyes

I can't wait for Sunday...

moanthebairns

Original Poster:

17,918 posts

197 months

Monday 8th September 2014
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GTIR said:
Why are you speaking about yourself in the third person?

Who are you, Scotland's answer to Craig David?

rolleyes

I can't wait for Sunday...
What's happening on Sunday?

Prof Prolapse

16,160 posts

189 months

Monday 8th September 2014
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Is this another job you ask how to do it, then I tell you, then you never fking do it? Seriously mate if you're doing track fairings give me a shout and I'll run you through it.

Short version is that you need an etch primer, followed by your colour, followed by lacquer. In fairness though, with a rattle can finish you're probably best skipping the laquer and just going in with a matt black or matt grey, as it's hard to get a consistent finish, very very hard if the ambient temp isn't hot enough. You also will need fine wet and dry before and after the priming, again unless you go for matt.

Personally I'd just pay someone. It usually costs only a bit more after paint/primer/laquers, and you get two days of your life.




Deranged Granny

2,313 posts

167 months

Monday 8th September 2014
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Can we have a "help Moanthebairns stop logging in" poll, next?

bass gt3

10,186 posts

232 months

Monday 8th September 2014
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Alternatively, just get the bike vinyl wrapped. much easier than paint and looks excellent.

Prof Prolapse

16,160 posts

189 months

Monday 8th September 2014
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bass gt3 said:
Alternatively, just get the bike vinyl wrapped. much easier than paint and looks excellent.
You seen this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaLtWJLJBVU

Mind. Blown.


bass gt3

10,186 posts

232 months

Monday 8th September 2014
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Prof Prolapse said:
bass gt3 said:
Alternatively, just get the bike vinyl wrapped. much easier than paint and looks excellent.
You seen this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaLtWJLJBVU

Mind. Blown.
WOW!!! That's incredible!

Ritchie335is

1,856 posts

201 months

Monday 8th September 2014
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bass gt3 said:
Prof Prolapse said:
bass gt3 said:
Alternatively, just get the bike vinyl wrapped. much easier than paint and looks excellent.
You seen this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaLtWJLJBVU

Mind. Blown.
WOW!!! That's incredible!
I saw that stuff at the Goodwood FOS. They had a stand there with various bits and bobs on display, wheels etc. I had a look and wondered how durable it was so had a sneaky dig with my thumbnail on the rim of a wheel and scraped a bit off! Oops. Doesn't seen very durable to me.

Ritchie335is

1,856 posts

201 months

Monday 8th September 2014
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End of thread.

George29

14,706 posts

163 months

Monday 8th September 2014
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RemaL said:
ORANGE !!!!
That would be my choice, although I am biased.

Next years colour scheme is going to be purple/silver for me I think.

Prof Prolapse

16,160 posts

189 months

Monday 8th September 2014
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Ritchie335is said:


End of thread.
Hydrographics tartan. fk me that needs done. Sod durability.

I'd do it but I'm going to be forced to leave the country next week after the great unwashed vote for FREEDDOOOOMMM.


Prof Prolapse

16,160 posts

189 months

Monday 8th September 2014
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Ritchie335is said:
I saw that stuff at the Goodwood FOS. They had a stand there with various bits and bobs on display, wheels etc. I had a look and wondered how durable it was so had a sneaky dig with my thumbnail on the rim of a wheel and scraped a bit off! Oops. Doesn't seen very durable to me.
Why not just lacquer it? It's just a layer of paint so should take.

Problem solved?

moanthebairns

Original Poster:

17,918 posts

197 months

Monday 8th September 2014
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bass gt3 said:
really like this, but I wont achieve it myself.