Stiff-up your brush: paint porn

My rule of thumb, is that if you have to ask, it isn't.

PP should smack you square between the eyes, tickle your bollocks and get the beers in: there's no doubt about the real thing.

Bigger.

Wa-Wa-WE-Wa

From apollo in CP

Can't make up my mind about this but it's certainly
Interesting http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/171282627054?nav=SEARCH

^ "Collaged": does this mean it's not painted?

Ah hadn't seen that. I'm not sure, perhaps the design is just laid onto it and then clear coated over, similar to the la gazetta baum coretto. If so not sure how they fix the collage to the frame?

moar

Can't make up my mind about this but it's certainly
Interesting http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/171282627054?nav=SEARCH

Alright chaps,

Aimed at the decal crew - can you print a pattern on to vinyl, and then cut it in to decals, or are you restricted to what manufacturers produce?

I want to spray my road bike matte black and replace the decals. I'm thinking about cutting them from an image of a Nebula or some other colourful space phenomena, but I can't find anything similar.

Other vinyl I've found include 'chrome oil-slick', and a chromaflare effect or a ridiculous silver holographic shimmer. Should I?

you could get someone like this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Custom-Sticker-Printing-Any-Shape-vinyl-Stickers-Decals-Labels-Waterproof-/261439809665?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3cdf06e881

to print lots of super rad space pictures onto vinyl and then get someone else (roboto?) to cut what you need from that?

that's rad - I've not had any experience when it comes to decals and the like.

Presumably if I send the decals and the F&F to armourtex or the like, they could fit them up all nice like...

The decals that H Lloyd supply are printed vinyl - I don't know if it would be worth asking them if they could do a custom job.

The print will wear off from rubbing if you don't clear coat over them, mind. They are supposed not to fade from sunlight though.

You could also try www.diginate.com as they do custom printed & cut vinyl, and it's not expensive at all. I made some fake 531 decals and they were very cheap, less than a tenner for 50 (on gold metallic vinyl):

Just did a quick check and as an example, they'll do a single 40cm x 3cm gloss printed vinyl with custom cut for £8.23.

As roboto, he can do some good stuff these days

here is a code for 10% off from diginate: R9XS83

So outragious its a little cool.
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I'd ride the shit out of that if the seatpost, stem and bars hadn't ruined it.

Bigger.

Just give me the EscapeGoat on the left. Now. Please?

ride a downhill melon

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Bike with Scottish country themed tartan paint in non-Don Walker anti shocker!

Lovely paint on this Donhou at Bespoked.

Do you know who did it?

Got a close-up of the top tube?

I don't sorry, no.
All I know is I see a Donhou in my future.

Looking at his website, it seems it's done in house!