Beard Posted August 21, 2019 Posted August 21, 2019 These are the best projects to follow! Spray job is looking top notch so far!
Dadbod Racing Posted August 21, 2019 Posted August 21, 2019 Awesome looks good.... But I say beginners luck, I dare you to respray my bike and see if you get the same results....
Ispeed_V Posted August 21, 2019 Posted August 21, 2019 Looking awesome - Looking at doing something similar for my 6 yo daughter who inherited her older brothers bike that now needs to be made to look girly as she is not crazy over the current Blue and Orange colour scheme
CScriba Posted August 21, 2019 Author Posted August 21, 2019 Awesome looks good.... But I say beginners luck, I dare you to respray my bike and see if you get the same results.... Looking awesome - Looking at doing something similar for my 6 yo daughter who inherited her older brothers bike that now needs to be made to look girly as she is not crazy over the current Blue and Orange colour schemeI would just give it a go. i reckon you can get a good job done just using paints from standard cans, from builders warehouse.enough prep work and patience can get you very far! I should hold my tongue to see how this one turns out though haha. It looks really good in black. I would clear coat it and call it good at that point I was tempted. but keep an open mind for the outcome...i think it gets a best of both worlds going!
CScriba Posted August 21, 2019 Author Posted August 21, 2019 Step 6. Struggle to find vinyl stickers for a few days. beg. pleade. be unsuccesfull...and realise that is the easiest thing to have made. Google for the Vector File of almost any brand, resize on vector program and send to vinyl cutting company. Cost us about R150 for a rather large amount of vinyl. Apply vinyl onto primer base, to be covered and masked by the Black base coat._2 part automotive paints can be 'canned' into spray cans, with a hardener pre mixed. Put on your respirator and gloves,Wipe down the frame parts with isopropyl alchohol again and here we go! 2 coats of black basecoat, wait for 20 minutes between coats for flash off. let stand for 2 hours before handling or removing masking. Photo 1: vinyls custom cut - these are quite large decals, and they cost almost nothing.Photo 2: some decals applied onto the primer coat, for a planned two tone black finish.Photo 3: Myself, battle ready.Photo 4: Busy spraying on the custom mixed base coat.Photo 5: The outcome. 2 coats of basecoat Note: put the spray can into a bucket of warm water to allow for better paint flow (i didnt do this which made for slightly orange peely paint, no problem though given the clear coat will be semi-gloss)
CScriba Posted August 22, 2019 Author Posted August 22, 2019 Step 7: After removing the masks and letting the base coat cure sufficiently, we prepared a plastic lined crate filled with water.I applied some final masking decals to prepare for the ‘hydro dipping’.Mix Humbrol enamel with some thinners to get a nice viscosity and using a pipette or syringe, add a few drops to the water bath, swirl around or move the water around to get the desired wavyness and swirl.While hanging the parts with cable ties or similar, dip slowly into the bath; the paint will adhere to the surface.In this case, we only dipped the rear stay, pivot bracket, top corner of the frame and the main logos.Hang up to let dry for an hour or two, until you can’t smell the solvent in the enamel. We are Insanely pleased with how this came out! Photo 1: Paint film on the water, before dipping.Photo 2: Closeup of a dipped surfacePhoto 3: Dipped seatpost junctionPhoto 4: The logo area after removal of the maskPhoto5: parts left out to dry.
Dexter-morgan Posted August 22, 2019 Posted August 22, 2019 This is very nice, I think my Genius will go the same way but I think I will keep it matt black.
Pure Savage Posted August 22, 2019 Posted August 22, 2019 Step 7: After removing the masks and letting the base coat cure sufficiently, we prepared a plastic lined crate filled with water.I applied some final masking decals to prepare for the ‘hydro dipping’.Mix Humbrol enamel with some thinners to get a nice viscosity and using a pipette or syringe, add a few drops to the water bath, swirl around or move the water around to get the desired wavyness and swirl.While hanging the parts with cable ties or similar, dip slowly into the bath; the paint will adhere to the surface.In this case, we only dipped the rear stay, pivot bracket, top corner of the frame and the main logos.Hang up to let dry for an hour or two, until you can’t smell the solvent in the enamel. We are Insanely pleased with how this came out! Photo 1: Paint film on the water, before dipping.7.1.jpgPhoto 2: Closeup of a dipped surface7.2.jpgPhoto 3: Dipped seatpost junction7.3.jpgPhoto 4: The logo area after removal of the mask7.4.jpgPhoto5: parts left out to dry.7.5.jpgExplain how you got it on the decals only. Did you mask the space around them and then dip? Looks cool
CScriba Posted August 22, 2019 Author Posted August 22, 2019 Explain how you got it on the decals only. Did you mask the space around them and then dip? Looks coolYes, i just had the decals/vinyl cut so that i could only use the "negative" image, covered the rest of the frame with plastic using some masking tape etc, and then just dipped that portion. Pretty easy, and the vinyl peels off really easy after you are done.We didn't want an obnoxious logo paint job, so we quite liked how subtle and slightly faded the end product came out. If anybody want, i still have the .vector and .pdf files for the vinyl cutting, should they need them.
Hairy Posted August 22, 2019 Posted August 22, 2019 Step 6. Struggle to find vinyl stickers for a few days. beg. pleade. be unsuccesfull...and realise that is the easiest thing to have made. Google for the Vector File of almost any brand, resize on vector program and send to vinyl cutting company. Cost us about R150 for a rather large amount of vinyl. Apply vinyl onto primer base, to be covered and masked by the Black base coat._2 part automotive paints can be 'canned' into spray cans, with a hardener pre mixed. Put on your respirator and gloves,Wipe down the frame parts with isopropyl alchohol again and here we go! 2 coats of black basecoat, wait for 20 minutes between coats for flash off. let stand for 2 hours before handling or removing masking. Photo 1: vinyls custom cut - these are quite large decals, and they cost almost nothing.5.jpgPhoto 2: some decals applied onto the primer coat, for a planned two tone black finish.3.jpgPhoto 3: Myself, battle ready.4.jpgPhoto 4: Busy spraying on the custom mixed base coat.4.5.jpgPhoto 5: The outcome. 2 coats of basecoat4.6.jpg Note: put the spray can into a bucket of warm water to allow for better paint flow (i didnt do this which made for slightly orange peely paint, no problem though given the clear coat will be semi-gloss)good to see you used Parkade print ... they rock!
CScriba Posted August 22, 2019 Author Posted August 22, 2019 The logos in .Pdf format, if anybody should require it.Tried uploading the .ai illustrator file, but it doesnt alow me toScott Vinyl Print.pdf
Wannabe Posted August 22, 2019 Posted August 22, 2019 Yes, i just had the decals/vinyl cut so that i could only use the "negative" image, covered the rest of the frame with plastic using some masking tape etc, and then just dipped that portion. Pretty easy, and the vinyl peels off really easy after you are done.We didn't want an obnoxious logo paint job, so we quite liked how subtle and slightly faded the end product came out. If anybody want, i still have the .vector and .pdf files for the vinyl cutting, should they need them. PM sent. Thanks for posting it. Looks great, wish I had your patience to wait for the paint to flash off. When I did my gravel frame, I was too hasty in buffing the clearcoat, and the end result is not that great.
CScriba Posted August 22, 2019 Author Posted August 22, 2019 PM sent. Thanks for posting it. Looks great, wish I had your patience to wait for the paint to flash off. When I did my gravel frame, I was too hasty in buffing the clearcoat, and the end result is not that great.Cool. patience is the hardest part it seems...specially after the final clear coat, giving it a few days to cure properly is so damn difficult! I have an AI file and an EPS file, so if you need it just let me know, and ill send a wetransfer link or something.
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