Originally Posted by
skidder
Just my 2-cents: If its a carbon-fiber frame like is shown on Specialized's website, I wouldn't work on it myself. As for coating I'd take it to a body shop and get it painted. And expect a two-tone 'fade' job to cost more. If it was an AL or steel frame I'd say get it powder coated.
I don't really want a fade. What I'm looking for, I'm sure you've seen some of those Teslas that look white-ish but depending on the angle of the sun can be green, blue, yellow or orange. Pretty sure that is some kind of a wrap.
Originally Posted by
veganbikes
If it is a Specialized bike and you are the original owner go to HotTubes or Black Magic Paint or one of the other approved painters from their list so that way you keep your lifetime frame warranty and get a really sick paint job in the process. Otherwise if you aren't the original owner or just don't care (which is silly) then do whatever. If I am painting at home I am going to spring for the Spray.Bike paint
Not the original owner.
Originally Posted by
njkayaker
I doubt these are "wraps".
Does this ever look anything other than crap?
Seems like it might make more sense to live with it rather than go through the expense of getting an equivalent finish or having it look worse.
You shouldn't be paying that much attention to the color while riding it.
At least, the "blacked out look" is fairly popular and fairly timeless. So, it's not like it would bother other people.
I don't want to live with it, but that's why I'm asking. I also don't want it to look like poo, either.
Originally Posted by
squirtdad
Has anyone ever wrapped a bike? Did it come out well? Pictures? truly curious
I am sure a lot have tried, but I would think that a bike would be exceedingly hard to wrap with all the small tight curved surfaces. Car wraps cover large areas with few if any tight curves like on a bike
maybe instead of painting the entire bike, do some bits a color accent?
I believe my BMC is a wrap. I can't say for sure because I can't find any seem where the wrap joins around a tube. But there is a distinct "seam" where it goes from color to the base black. Plus, all the labels on it look integrated into the color. They are not individual stickers on paint.