DeanvZ Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 First/tester decal on... Was quite tricky to apply on the curve of the chain stay. But I think it looks ok... Vinyl looks much lighter than in pics. And this is the dark one. Looking good patches,get it down to Karkloof for some shredding......
patches Posted January 15, 2014 Author Posted January 15, 2014 Looking good patches,get it down to Karkloof for some shredding...... Haha, thanks Dean. I plan to!
Grebel Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 Exactly! I use soapy water in a spray bottle to apply the vinyl. Works great on normal paint finishes. Not so easy on plastidipped ones. So I think a clear coat or 3 will definitely help that vinyl stay vas I was going to suggest heat to tease the vinyl around corners and compound curves but not sure how that would work with the Plastidip... Soapy water on paint works a treat.
(Deon) Posted January 15, 2014 Posted January 15, 2014 I was going to suggest heat to tease the vinyl around corners and compound curves but not sure how that would work with the Plastidip... Soapy water on paint works a treat.hairdryer should be mellow enough.. RockCoach, Alouette3 and Grebel 3
patches Posted January 16, 2014 Author Posted January 16, 2014 These ones were a pain to weed shaper, BogusOne, Captain Fastbastard Mayhem and 21 others 24
HaydenWilson Posted January 16, 2014 Posted January 16, 2014 how are you doing those graphics patches? you mentioned a computer and a cutter. are printing onto the vinyl and cutting manually or do you have a nifty fancy thing to do it for you?
Rata Del Spruit Posted January 16, 2014 Posted January 16, 2014 This paint job has so much masculine sexiness it makes Nigerian politicians uncomfortable. Captain Fastbastard Mayhem and (Deon) 2
Wil6 Posted January 16, 2014 Posted January 16, 2014 Wow, only saw this thread this morning. Looks really good. :thumbup:
patches Posted January 16, 2014 Author Posted January 16, 2014 (edited) how are you doing those graphics patches? you mentioned a computer and a cutter. are printing onto the vinyl and cutting manually or do you have a nifty fancy thing to do it for you? I just used AutoCAD for this. I'm not very creative/artistic, but for those that are, programs like Illustrator will be capable of far more. I then send it through (click print) to a little vinyl cutter. This doesn't print but just cuts precoloured vinyl to precision (according to the vectors) After cutting, the vinyl needs to be "weeded". Basically remove (with tweezers) all the excess so that only the design remains. Partially weeded (above) and fully weeded (below) Then I put application tape on. This allows me to transfer the design in its entirety onto the surface. Design on application tape. Then I prep the surface with soapy water. Apply the design. Shift into place. Push out excess water and air bubbles and leave to dry. (Sometimes the application tape can only be removed once the water dries, or it will lift up the design) Edited January 16, 2014 by patches Hairy, the nerd, BogusOne and 2 others 5
missionS Posted January 16, 2014 Posted January 16, 2014 Looking good so far, well done Really want to see this all built up. What your plans for the build?
patches Posted January 16, 2014 Author Posted January 16, 2014 (edited) Looking good so far, well done Really want to see this all built up. What your plans for the build? Thanks Mish! As for the build... I'll basically be building my Jekyll over. So with the exception of a few parts. Spec is as follows: Lyrik DH in the frontKashima RP23 at the backOld XTR cranks with Narrow-Wide and orange straitline bash guard.Saint 10sp clutch.Hope Tech M4 Evo'sReverb with orange straitline clampRenthal bars with orange gripsOrange easton havoc stem (only part I'm waiting on)Black (don't tell anyone) spank spike 28s on green straightpull hope pro 2s If spank made spike 28s in orange, I'd be sorted Edited January 16, 2014 by patches
Rata Del Spruit Posted January 16, 2014 Posted January 16, 2014 Black (don't tell anyone) spank spike 28s on green straightpull hope pro 2s I don't know who you are anymore. RockCoach 1
Grebel Posted January 16, 2014 Posted January 16, 2014 Thanks Mish! As for the build... I'll basically be building my Jekyll over. So with the exception of a few parts. Spec is as follows: Lyrik DH in the frontKashima RP23 at the backOld XTR cranks with Narrow-Wide and orange straitline bash guard.Saint 10sp clutch.Hope Tech M4 Evo'sReverb with orange straitline clampRenthal bars with orange gripsOrange easton havoc stem (only part I'm waiting on)Black (don't tell anyone) spank spike 28s on green straightpull hope pro 2s If spank made spike 28s in orange, I'd be sorted And I suppose blue wasn't an option? Dissapointed........
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