Hulsroy's Hustle

First test

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Hoping we get a matte dark finish like this

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Watching this with great interest. A fabulous way to finish a fabulous frame.

great colour, reminds me of this bike

Great stuff as usual, and I'm also excited to follow the linseed oil experiment. Would be interesting see a linseed treated steel bit thrown in the yard along with a traditionally 2k painted one to see how they hold up in comparison over time.

First later has dried up nicely. Still tacky but I am excited.
Will another coat tomorrow as I did not find time today

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I will be doing some weather tests. But we know it holds up nicely as weatherproofing. Main concern is mechanical wear. Frame bags and collisions with branches and stuff might be difficult to handle. But supposedly I can you h up scratches easily which is a sexy thought.

Very cool. Can you use a plumb Bob from a given height to simulate small impacts?

Easy way to do a quick check of impact durability vs conventional paint maybe.

Haven’t commented on this thread before but I just wanted to say it’s really an inspiration

Thank you!

I think I am just gonna give my daughter a screw driver and a hammer and have her explore durability of the paint ;)

But I am also pretty committed to painting the MTB and just see what happens. Worst case I get it blasted and powder coated next summer. Paint was free anyways.

I helped my mate do some modifications to his Trek years ago and we removed a lot of paint. He has been riding the exposed parts just covered in cold pressed linseed oil. He oils it every spring and it's been solid for eight years now. So I am positive that this linseed oil paint will be fine with if maintained.

Second coat

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The colour is really nice.

How are you planning on applying the paint without getting brush marks??

I think I'll just embrace it. Massaging it into the steel is big part of making it work so paint fabricator could not recommend me spraying it.
I might want to try it anyways tho. Problem is that turpentine might be necessary to get a viscosity appropriate for spray guns.

complete paint noob here, but a couple of coats + sanding could flatten a bit the paint and might eliminate a bit the brush marks maybe? that way manufacturer recommendation (brush) is respected and the brush marks could be a bit less, but in any case as it is for a MTB the brush marks/industrial look might give a cool result maybe?

That is an option yes. I will have to do more research, but personally I don't think I am willing to spend hours and hours on paint jobs. And I think the brush aesthetics could be refreshing in a sea of posh candy colour fades

you could try a fine sponge roller?
a mate of mine painted his campervan with rustoleum paint applied with a roller and it looked pretty decent.
i appreciate it might be quite tricky on round tubes vs flat-ish panels though but maybe worth a shot?
or maybe dab on the topcoat with a sponge?

saying that, i do like the honesty of the brushstrokes.

Yeah brush > roller for tubes i reckon

although pipe paint rollers are a thing...

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Wild

The bike itself is a tool to get you closer to the natural environment, a break from an otherwise mechanised and pristine world.

The brushed finish reflects this desire, each of those visible strokes as beutiful and intentional as the hand finished welds we value so dear. another example of displaying the builders labour, their art and skill

the non toxic nature of the paint soldifies this, with a desire for builder to again lower their footprint, both on the trail and in the workshop.

yet more deliberate acts that show the final product is something to be cherished for years to come, not replaced by next seasons model. it is designed to have a meaningful life before it eventually returns to the ground which built it

I have a lot of time for you. Thanks.

You could sponge it on and get a cool texture to it

You sound like my older brother doing his flat up (drunk) in the early nineties

Wait are you that old or is there a big age gap with your brother?

I am from 1986 my older brothers are from the early 70s. They have zero taste. My youngest older brother had a crack den of a flat. Yellow with nasty green sponged on top

Lol k den