Hand painting wheels? How would I do it?
02-10-08, 09:56 PM
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Hand painting wheels? How would I do it?
Does anyone know the process to hand paint a wheelset?
My new track bike project will have some velocity deep V like so:
All i know is "layers".
My new track bike project will have some velocity deep V like so:
All i know is "layers".
02-10-08, 10:17 PM
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You can get reflective tape that color:
I think it even comes in red.
</sarcasm>
I think airbrushing would do it. Last time I painted something like that I sanded it to prep the surface, so not too smooth and then with with an airbrush. Sadly there are no pictures. It also didn't have any spoken in at the time which eased the process of masking the spoke hole eyelets. See what user CrimsonKarter21 (sp?) has to say. That or Dr. Deltron.
I think it even comes in red.
</sarcasm>
I think airbrushing would do it. Last time I painted something like that I sanded it to prep the surface, so not too smooth and then with with an airbrush. Sadly there are no pictures. It also didn't have any spoken in at the time which eased the process of masking the spoke hole eyelets. See what user CrimsonKarter21 (sp?) has to say. That or Dr. Deltron.
02-10-08, 10:57 PM
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Don't hand paint. That's not the smartest way to attack this.
02-10-08, 11:06 PM
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haha alright i wont' hand paint then.
so airbrush, alright sounds good.
if its hard with spokes, I'll just buy some rims n paint them first, then build it up.
time to buy an airbrush kit.
so airbrush, alright sounds good.
if its hard with spokes, I'll just buy some rims n paint them first, then build it up.
time to buy an airbrush kit.
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ask this guy, or watch his show.
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02-11-08, 12:44 PM
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You'll spend a lot of money doing this. Although they screwed up on an order I put through a few weeks ago, www.tcpglobal.com has the best prices EVER on brushes and paints. To put it in perspective, it's like getting everything at your LBS for the price they get it at.
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yes, that's bob ross.
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Food for thought: if you aren't dead by 2050, you and your entire family will be within a few years from starvation. Now that is a cruel gift to leave for your offspring. ;)
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Food for thought: if you aren't dead by 2050, you and your entire family will be within a few years from starvation. Now that is a cruel gift to leave for your offspring. ;)
https://sanfrancisco.ibtimes.com/arti...ger-photos.htm
