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This thing is starting to get the "the fuck you looking at?" look to it..
My seatpost was jammed stuck. Usually I would carefully heat it up with a hairdryer, thin oil, wiggle it, leave it to soak etc. But not with this, out the propane came. Within 30 seconds my seatpost was free to move!
Now being project shitter, I wasn't really bothered about the look of it, I just wanted to keep it going, so i got out the 180 grit and then sprayed some cheap lacquer I had laying around, here is the result:
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q748/nqbikes123/560B5DF3-40ED-4EB0-BDC7-C326E593D906-102-0000000048C722E7_zpsb11daa1d.jpg
At the same time I noticed the sharpied-up chainring needed a little lacquer, so I sprayed a little "sweet", I sprayed a little more "cooooool" before I knew it, I ended up with this:
http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q748/nqbikes123/76C09E51-8F43-4A28-A1B1-C626E15ABA6D-102-000000004DD0B025_zpsb0c7bfdd.jpg
I have no idea why, but I like it..?