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ruffle wrote:hutch wrote:I think next time somebody wants advice on standard paint work i best leave it to the experts and keep my gob shut
Please don't (keep your gob shut).
Just remember that the written word can come across very differently to the spoken. A throwaway comment down the pub can seem like a mortal insult when it's written down
KeithZ1R wrote:ruffle wrote:hutch wrote:I think next time somebody wants advice on standard paint work i best leave it to the experts and keep my gob shut
Please don't (keep your gob shut).
Just remember that the written word can come across very differently to the spoken. A throwaway comment down the pub can seem like a mortal insult when it's written down
And its sometimes a hard lesson to learn
Ginger Bear wrote:Padders......
malmojoe wrote:Hello Mark,
here is a link which explains how the paint was done. http://www.paintworkz.com/Paint.html
The design is done in black and white - the white goes on first then the black. Then a coat of fine silver/grey flake in clear lacquer (I think its about 200 m pearl) goes all over. The top coat is either orange or yellow candy, depending on if you have an orange/brown bike or a yellow and green bike. Too many orange coats will make the colour too red. Similarly too many coats of yelow will make the black too green. The cany needs to be thin enough to let the flakes do their job. the Finally a few coats of clear to finish.
The lines are important and most painters seem to get wrong. The modern tapes are slightly different widths to the ones used originally, and I think a lot of painters use tapes which are pre-cut to do the pinstripes because its easier - unfortunately they are not correct.
The outer stripe should be 5.5mm, the inner gap should be 8mm. If you are going to do it yourself, I can let you know where I found my materials if you PM me.
welcome to the site
Glyn
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