Wheel Color or Colour ;-)
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RE: Wheel Color or Colour ;-)
Harry we're bike twins mate and though the white is a pain in the **** to keep clean , I do prefer the original colours At least you can tell its clean when its clean , but if I was gonna change it would be for the grey.
Are you gonna paint them yerself mate , what type of paint you going with?
Are you gonna paint them yerself mate , what type of paint you going with?
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My 2 cents: Go with the original colour scheme, both on the wheels and, later on, respray the whole bike in original colours if it needs respraying. I have still not seen a Hurricane in custom paint that looks better than original colours. If you must change, use a colour scheme from another year or similar.
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RE: Wheel Color or Colour ;-)
Hi Guys, (Happy New Year BTW)
Thanks for all the advice
I think I will go with black for this set
Hawkwind - I will get them powder coated by these guys http://www.triple-s.co.uk/they are fairly close to me (I still think of distance by Ozzie standards lol) and@ £40 a wheel you cant complain (Their work is good as well)
If I do the Carbon Look scheme on my other set then I will do it myself - Using rattle cans for the colour but with the "Secret Ingrediant" of POR 15 Glisten - its a brush on clear coat that is SUPER tough and is smooth flowing so leaves no brush marks. I KNOW how crap that sounds but I have used it before (I used to be into the VW Scene) and it is AMAZING stuff
http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8775
I have never used it over an acrylic before - but POR advise me that there will not be a problem.
For the carbon effect you lay down a coat of dark silver then cover with Dry Wall tape (Sorry I dont know what it is called here in the UK - I did find some in B&Q though) it is the tape you join plaster board with. Then you spray your black over the top (OR vice versa depending on your preferance)
I found details for the technique on some modeling sites (That plastic models not naked ladies lol)
Thanks for all the advice
I think I will go with black for this set
Hawkwind - I will get them powder coated by these guys http://www.triple-s.co.uk/they are fairly close to me (I still think of distance by Ozzie standards lol) and@ £40 a wheel you cant complain (Their work is good as well)
If I do the Carbon Look scheme on my other set then I will do it myself - Using rattle cans for the colour but with the "Secret Ingrediant" of POR 15 Glisten - its a brush on clear coat that is SUPER tough and is smooth flowing so leaves no brush marks. I KNOW how crap that sounds but I have used it before (I used to be into the VW Scene) and it is AMAZING stuff
http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8775
I have never used it over an acrylic before - but POR advise me that there will not be a problem.
For the carbon effect you lay down a coat of dark silver then cover with Dry Wall tape (Sorry I dont know what it is called here in the UK - I did find some in B&Q though) it is the tape you join plaster board with. Then you spray your black over the top (OR vice versa depending on your preferance)
I found details for the technique on some modeling sites (That plastic models not naked ladies lol)
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RE: Wheel Color or Colour ;-)
Hi Steve (HtH)
Thanks for the write up on the paint job - very intriguing.
Re powder coat on wheels - is there a problem of preparing the chips before powder-coating applied?
Hope you postsome close up photos of the results anddo a photo "HOW TO" when you go ahead with the second set.
Enjoy your winter mate!!
Thanks for the write up on the paint job - very intriguing.
Re powder coat on wheels - is there a problem of preparing the chips before powder-coating applied?
Hope you postsome close up photos of the results anddo a photo "HOW TO" when you go ahead with the second set.
Enjoy your winter mate!!
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