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Josh is a former GFGSS member and I’m almost certain also a LFGSS member.

Grey scotchbrite

Might as well share this here too

Oh hai

Stand corrected

That concrete Canyon pal. All about it.

Haven’t seen the finished bike yet. Certainly has a certain aura

Because I know LFGSS loves some tartan

Personally use stripper to do most of the work, some scrapping and then sand blasting to get into the nooks that the stripper always misses and to mechanically clean the surface.

I’ve has frames dipped before and it’s hard to find someone who will do a decent job consistently. If it’s new chemicals, the paint might fall off after half a hour. Or if they are being a cheap skate and using stuff that’s just gone, two days later and it’s hardly lifted.

And wear the thickest Judge Doom gloves you can get

Stroked some Isens yesterday, they do have some #sickcandyfades

It’s all gone quiet.

Some would say too many cooks spoil the broth

+1 for BB mounting painting stand. Honestly no idea how guys paint with a static frame. Also as a short guy, painting a 60cm+ frame would be impossible if I couldn't move it into a suitable position

SCHAWEET CANDEE FAHDS

Schawweeeeet. But there is probably a reason why our main colour range is entirely RAL and and Car Manufacturer colours ;)

Last bike for me this week. My favourite colour for reals. Hands have just about survived all the wet sanding this week

Ah my fault. Aye can't fault Columbus, except maybe their bent downtubes.

They've mostly been fine, but a fair few I've had issues with pin holes and there have been runs/ripples under the crown.

I don't really want to think about how many I've masked up in the last couple of years

I've got one of them sitting waiting. Hopefully better quality than the TRP OEM forks

There is nothing wrong with 2K primer or clear coat.

There is everything wrong with having to use a colour which is only available as a 2K single stage. You’ve got to get full coverage on at a push three coats, wait for a day for it to dry, carefully wet sand it avoiding rubbing through on all the tiny sharp edges bike have, then do your graphics as normal and then clear coat it with your chosen 2K clear cloat.

They can but they require someone to do it. Despite The Bridge I reckon Earth Olive isn't the most popular colour

Aye I think everyone gets confused, as I know it...

1K single stage is like the old cellulose, colour and gloss you just spray on after reducing.

I think we are talking about 2K single stage which is again like cellulose but also requires hardener/activator.

And all we want is 2K two stage, aka base/clear coat.

That'll explain those fades ;)

I've only done 2K colour bike and I'd gladly not repeat the process. I'd rather do matte by a longshot, shoot it, remove the masks the next day and it is ready to be built.

The way I've been told it, is that the old single stage colour formulas were never transposed into the modern two stage systems. Basically its a computer says no situation.

Ah fuck that. The Hoolet MTB I posted on the other page is colour matched to Porsche 414 Earth Olive.

I spent two weeks phoning around Porsche restorters after the usual supplier could only supply singlestage 1K. Specifically asking for basecoat and not 1K singlestage or 2K.

All but one said aye, got it, stupidly didn't do a test tube because it was a lunchtime project, and it was bloody 2K. Sprayed it thinking it was basecoat and as it stayed glossy and didn't flash off knew I was in trouble.

Hassle to strip back to the primer but managed to mix a pretty close match out of what we had in stock.

Single colour though is my jam. Unless its black. Because fuck black.

And if you are doing something that has been done before, your character is what is going to change it

(this is cheating because it's a vinyl sticker)