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Old 06-30-07, 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Dubbayoo
I love how you blended paint with the natural carbon...now build that sucker up so we can see it!
Yeah Yeah!!! is it done yet? Is it done yet?!
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No, it's not. The paintjob is clear coated but still hanging in the basement. It needs some decals, and final clear coating. No big deal really.

The big deal is the money I need for the Record or Chorus Group and a wheelset so I can finish it. You're talkin' $2,000 or so. At this point, the money is my only limitting factor. I'm hoping sometime this fall.
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Headset Delete Headset
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^^ I can get the 8-piece Record group even cheaper.
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I hope you wear your helmet every time you ride it.
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^^^ Oh, you are soooo baaaad.

Besides, I won't. It's my wifes bike.
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totally effin awesome, Patriot! But is that an aluminum seatpost? No, no no, we won;t let you do that...

Can;t wait to see it finally built. That is a labor of love...
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Well, still not much prgress has been made. But, I have picked up some extra parts, and the paint job is finally finished with the final coats of clear and decals applied. The sun was behind the clouds today, so it gave me better light. However, even with the flash turned off, the fresh clear coating is so bright and glossy, I got alot of glare. Not muich I could do about it, unless I had a professional studio to control the lighting a little better. Anyway, here's a ton of pics.

Here's the finished frame with the new carbon seatpost, and white Rav-X saddle installed.

I know, I got carried away with the camera, but what the hey?











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And, a bunch more...











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Let's keep it rollin'.









Next, will be parts. That may be quite a awhile.

However, I'm just glad I finally got off my duff and finished painting the frame.
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Patriot.

Paint my bike pink. PLEASE. PLEASE.

Pink is my favorite color. I need my frame pink.

Click sig to see my bike.
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Patriot - The Valiant script doesn't do a thing for me but the paint job is out of this freakin' world. You should rightly be very proud of your accomplishment...
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Patriot - The Valiant script doesn't do a thing for me but the paint job is out of this freakin' world. You should rightly be very proud of your accomplishment...
Well, Since it is in Latin, I thought I would use an old English text to fancy it up. Besides, I didn't want big decals either. I wanted mainly just a neat paint job. The decals are just there to label the bike, along with my wifes initials in the hearts.

Sorry Pheard. As fun as it would be, I've made sort of a personal vow not to get into painting bikes too much. I do it just for fun when I get the time, and not for anything (ie, money), or anyone else (other than my family).
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Very nice.
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Really nice work Patriot! The lines are so sharp and the clear coat is so wet, very inspirational
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Originally Posted by Patriot
Well, Since it is in Latin, I thought I would use an old English text to fancy it up. Besides, I didn't want big decals either. I wanted mainly just a neat paint job. The decals are just there to label the bike, along with my wifes initials in the hearts.

Sorry Pheard. As fun as it would be, I've made sort of a personal vow not to get into painting bikes too much. I do it just for fun when I get the time, and not for anything (ie, money), or anyone else (other than my family).
Ok. You don't even know how jealous I am of your bike right now.

Any tips on me trying to add something like that to my grey frame?

Kinds of paint, etc?
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Originally Posted by Patriot
Well, Since it is in Latin, I thought I would use an old English text to fancy it up. Besides, I didn't want big decals either. I wanted mainly just a neat paint job. The decals are just there to label the bike, along with my wifes initials in the hearts.

Sorry Pheard. As fun as it would be, I've made sort of a personal vow not to get into painting bikes too much. I do it just for fun when I get the time, and not for anything (ie, money), or anyone else (other than my family).
Understood. Your logic is sound. I must reiterate that it is a wicked sweet paintjob...
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WOW! I thought i was nice by giving my girlfriend some Campy wheels.
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Originally Posted by Pheard
Ok. You don't even know how jealous I am of your bike right now.

Any tips on me trying to add something like that to my grey frame?

Kinds of paint, etc?
Well, if all you wanted to do was add some pink, you could do a procedure like this....

1. Strip off all parts, down to a bare frame.

2. Lightly wet sand the whole frame/forks with a 600gr sandpaper, but do not remove any paint. Just scuff the clear coat.

3. Tape off all the silver, and leave only the red stripes showing. Use fine line tape around the edges of the red, leaving just a little silver showing. This prevents any red from reappearing after you pull the tape. Then paint over all the red with metallic pink. When you remove the tape, the pink panels will cover the old red. Silver with pink stripes would look pretty neat.

4. Paint two coats minimum of clear over the whole thing, with wet sanding between coats to smooth out the whole paint job.
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Absolutely beautiful paint job. I find the scriptwork particularly beautiful.
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Sweet baby jesus.. That is a work of art..
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Originally Posted by Patriot
Well, if all you wanted to do was add some pink, you could do a procedure like this....

1. Strip off all parts, down to a bare frame.

2. Lightly wet sand the whole frame/forks with a 600gr sandpaper, but do not remove any paint. Just scuff the clear coat.

3. Tape off all the silver, and leave only the red stripes showing. Use fine line tape around the edges of the red, leaving just a little silver showing. This prevents any red from reappearing after you pull the tape. Then paint over all the red with metallic pink. When you remove the tape, the pink panels will cover the old red. Silver with pink stripes would look pretty neat.

4. Paint two coats minimum of clear over the whole thing, with wet sanding between coats to smooth out the whole paint job.
What kind of paint? Where can I get it?
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I am astounded! It's beautiful. What's your masking technique (materials and procedure) and how did you create those curves and keep them so symmetrical?

Edit: Did you use waterslide paper for the decals or something different?
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^^^ I drew out the basic design on my computer. I then freehanded all the taping. I just eyeball both sides to make sure they are the same. Sometimes I use a sewing measuring tape to make sure points are in the same place on both sides, so it is symetrical. I also use standard fine line tape which goes around curves easily without crinkling.

I used Vinyl decals in some areas (initials), and waterslide for some of the text. That's all. I kept it simple.
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Very good work. Impressive.
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