New Paint

[Disastrous]

I'm not sure how I'll feel about this once it's back together...but it was time for a change! This is just a preview. I will have to let it cure until next weekend before applying clear-coat

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[belrix]

Wow, I like it! Can wait to it finished

 

[Bug Dr.]

Inspired by Eddie Van Halen? I like it too and want to see it put back on the bike.
Mike

 

[670cc]

That is very cool! Please provide details of your process, that is, if you want to share.

 

[Disastrous]

No problem...I sanded thoroughly, cleaned with wax & grease remover, primed (3 coats), black paint (3 coats), made designs with dishwashing soap, immediately painted with flat green (1 semi-heavy coat), spray off soap with hose after about 1 minute, and then leave to dry/cure. Plastics take 5-7 days to cure depending on the brand of paint.

 

[Bug Dr.]

You sprayed with green over the soap and then washed it off only one minute after spraying the green? I've never heard of that process before. That's really cool. I would've thought it would have messed up the green after only one minute though. Do you have to spray it off again to make sure you remove any soap residue before the clear coat?
Mike

 

[Disastrous]

I'm going to hit it with the wax & grease remover again. I used spray cans so it dries incredibly fast! I experimented a few times before this process...first time I used 3 coats before rinsing and waited 10 min between each coat...it didn't work well...required lots of sanding with 800 grit to expose the base color.

 

[L.B.S.]

Bold!

 

[JDE]

That's pretty sweet so far! Can't wait to see the finished results.

 

[itlives]

A video of the process would be cool. I've painted all my life and never heard of that .
I really like the pieces and think, put together, it's going to be very cool!

 

[Disastrous]

After 3 coats of clear.
There is a lot of orange peal right now. It will still need wet sanding and polishing.

 

[L.B.S.]

I, too, would have never thought of this as far as car or bike paint inspiration method, even though I've been a part of more than my share of girlfriends who got caught up in the "faux finish" and "trompe l'oeil" craze that seemed to be all the rage back in the early 90's. I spent many an hour helping with fake marble look using scrunched up damp newspaper or polyethylene plastic draped over a two colour primary and top layer, and then a clear glaze rolled on top, after paper or poly removal, and drying. (some of them actually turned out pretty darned cool I must admit, lol)

The closest that application makes me think of nowadays, is the dipped (not plasti-dip) type, which uses a thin layer of product applied to the substrate, when dipped in water that the product is floating on. (ie: sheets of faux carbon fibre, cheetah spots, etc.)

But dish soap? Awesome!

 

[Disastrous]

I really wanted to do the saran wrap method but it just doesn't work well with spray cans. The paint dries too fast. The soap was a last minute decision.

I can't take credit for the process...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0TT5vvPKJw

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOacdxYQOx0

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_UBNZAyoSc

 

[johnakay]

soap is that the same as washing up liquid?
all clever stuff.

 

[vman1313]

CAN NOT WAIT to see it on the bike...looks AWESOME!

 

[bertnik1958]

Looks very good!

 

[Disastrous]

I finally got around to putting it back together. More pictures in the future.

 

[johnakay]

looks good.
don't think I'm brave enough to start fannying around with my bike.

oh and by the way you've not answered my question above regarding soap.

 

[itlives]

I really like it! It's anything BUT disastrous!

Now, do those huge panniers the same and go to a show!

 

[Disastrous]

@johnakay
I'm not sure what washing up liquid is but the stuff I used is for the dishes.
Regards,
Mark