Good looking fade. Nice!!! [emoji106]
(MBBO#05 Class II) 53' Lincoln Rug Burn
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Meringue huh? Hmm, now ya got me thinking about switching that yellow to white. Mmm, meringue... White Hot fade to Lime ice top it off with Duplicolor effex clearcoat (I love that stuff!) for that multi-fleck of color in the sunlight.
Time for a
repaint...
and wheelie bars... gotta get on them wheelie bars too!
Carl.
Time for a
repaint...and wheelie bars... gotta get on them wheelie bars too!
Carl.
That came out pretty!
I'm drooling....Meringue huh? Hmm, now ya got me thinking about switching that yellow to white. Mmm, meringue... White Hot fade to Lime ice top it off with Duplicolor effex clearcoat (I love that stuff!) for that multi-fleck of color in the sunlight.
Time for a
and wheelie bars... gotta get on them wheelie bars too!
Carl.
Brought it in to dry...
Before I remove the yellow.
Yeah I'm switching it to
white hot fade to lime ice
Carl.
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Before I remove the yellow.
Yeah I'm switching it to
white hot fade to lime ice
Carl.
sent from a banana phone...
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Why remove the yellow ?
scuff & paint over it,you'll , need it to execute the fade.
scuff & paint over it,you'll , need it to execute the fade.
I've been trying (and failing) to get a good picture of the Testors lime ice, it's really a nice microflake! So I'm getting ready to go out to the garage for some mineral spirit rubbing on the front half of the bike. I'm pretty sure there is some green that is lighter from overlapping the yellow. I'll be taking that off too. I have plenty of the lime, so my plan for tonight is to get the yellow off the frame which will then probably require some re-primering, but the end result will be cleaner. Primer, white, lime ice, and then color effex clear. Tonight's just strip and re-prime.
Carl.
ok here's the edit:
Yellow came off fine, primer went right back on too.
How did I miss the Mantis when I was looking for green bikes?
Carl.
ok here's the edit:
Yellow came off fine, primer went right back on too.
How did I miss the Mantis when I was looking for green bikes?
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There's only so many colors in the rainbow Carl, and so, so many bikes....
Looking forward to the colors on this one....
Looking forward to the colors on this one....
Hot White into Lime Ice
Micro flake detail...
Can't wait for the clear effect coat!
Carl.
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Micro flake detail...
Can't wait for the clear effect coat!
Carl.
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A 'pig' never looked so good! Can't wait to see it in the sunshine....
Loving the paint Carl!
Luke.
Luke.
Soaked in lemon juice for about an hour.
Debating on some silver and gold sharpie work...
Carl.
sent from a banana phone...
Debating on some silver and gold sharpie work...
Carl.
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I think a little gold would make it pop against the frame colors.Soaked in lemon juice for about an hour.
Debating on some silver and gold sharpie work...
Carl.
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how about white on the raised parts ?
The paint job turned out great !
The paint job turned out great !
Was it mostly old paint on the badge Carl, or rust? "Soak in lemon juice for 1 hour"...adding to my recipe book for rat rod restorationSoaked in lemon juice for about an hour.
Debating on some silver and gold sharpie work...
Carl.
sent from a banana phone...
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Haha, I love it!Don't you think that lime juice would've been more appropriate?
Just say'n
BUT, sometimes ya just gotta work
with what you have...
Carl.
I think we could pull off a Fruit Stripe gum commerical with TRM Mango, Carl lime, Chad lemon, Kildare orange, LTJ grape, and OJ cherry....!
Yeah buddy that's what I'm talking about! (And why I searched for the right color) a cut and paste montage with the finished bikes might be cool ...
Carl.
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Carl.
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Montage....like it....
