Cookie Fluo Radness Revival

Hello,

I though I'd open a CP thread for this forum frame that will undergo a much needed revival..

So, to put everybody on the same page: I bought it back from @Thomas63 a while ago and then built it like this:

After a few weeks, a fire in my parking garage left it like this:

I had the frame and fork checked by a local frame builder, everything's in order, it didn't heat that much to make it unsafe to be ridden.

I then had it sandblasted and applied a base coat to avoid rust. It's been sitting for a few months at my in-laws attic, so I've decided to give it back the glory it deserves.

I'm kind of set on the colours I want but I'm having trouble deciding which the scheme, so I need you to help me decide.. what do you think?

Cheers.

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Original paint was very excellent. I'd have it redone as was personally.

why not original pattern, those colours - black>cyan>purple?

Good idea.

original bike was soooo hot!!! maybe thats why the fire started in the 1t place!!!!

I also like the fades from the 2nd bike* from the 2nd picture

*the one that stands behind the 1st bike. Sick fades. Made by fate.

Actually, I'll be doing the paint myself and for some reason I don't want to have the same colours.. maybe coz it was almost perfect to me and I don't feel able to redo it as good as it was..

And I just noticed that in my first message the other paint patterns didn't upload.. but your messages got me thinking and I came up with 2 final patterns:

Option 1, original:

Option 2, updated fluo radness:

I think I'll go with option 2..

Ha! I left that surly as it was after the fire, just added a clear coat: https://flic.kr/p/SYFoZP ;)

option 3

That is bad ass. Surviving fires seems like the sort of thing Surlys are designed for.

Haha, definitely not my cup of tea..

Exactly what I thought when this happened! Sadly, I had to sell it to finance another sscx project..

C'est juste pour le sauver ?
et si tu fessais ces couleurs ?

Save it from what? The frame's ok and i'm hoping it'll become my nice road bike to replace the klein.. ;)

I like the purple on that frame, but combined with that blue not too much.. anyway, I've already chosen and it's option 2..

Managed to apply all the paint on Sunday..

Everything went fine but those neon colours are a mess. They leave some sort of dust residue on top of the paint making the surface uneven, sanded it a bit and all but it was too late, the surface's not so perfect anymore.
I don't know if it's the brand (Molotow's Belton Premium) or every neon/fluo paint is like this?

Too late to start over again and lacquered it last night, will put up some more pics once it's fully dry.

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Looks great in the pic anyway!

Yep, looking good!

Thanks! Although it looks definitely better, this lacquer really does the job:

I've started the build.. a few parts missing, most of them are easy to come by except a black 26.8mm nitto seatpost, so if anybody has one in good nick > PM..

I have a china carbon seat post that is supposed to be 27.2 but has come out 26.8 according to my calipers. If you're interested, you can have it for a forum donation.

It's one of these:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/ELITA-ONE-Bicycle-Mountain-Seatpost/dp/B074N2LZJN

Frame looks ace by the way. I tried to buy this when it was last advertised, but think you must have got in there before me. Even more jealous now!

Thanks for the offer but I’m looking for a seat post with 20mm setback..

And originally I had bought it from @Chak through @Thomas63 who brought it to me to France.
I had some money trouble and Thomas bought it, who then sold it back to me! A few months later, the fire burnt it down.. :/

Looks incredible! What clearcoat/lacquer did you use?

Thanks! It's spraymax 2k.

I don't know where you can get it in the UK, but in France I buy it from here: https://www.maquis-art.com/shop/1-1781-8-Spraymax-2K-vernis-brillant-400ml.html

And also, whats the standard method for DIY decals? I'll be painting up a winter pompino soon and might put some over the spray job / under the lacquer. How did you create yours?

There are a few websites that do custom stickers but I don't know of any in the UK. Otherwise, through a friend with access to a plotting machine + vynil, maybe?

And for what it's worth, I put them over the lacquer.. they are too thick to go underneath it and if you ever want to change, you can replace them easily.