(MBBO#05 Class II) 53' Lincoln Rug Burn

[GuitarlCarl]

It's about 90% stripped. Now I've reached a real dilemma, color or black. The Marlon Brando Wild Ones MC vibe is screaming paint it black! But I'm also dreaming of Luke's speedboat glitter...

Carl.

 

[OneHorsePower]

black with siver/gold leafing and colorful pintstipes ?

 

[LukeTheJoker]

But I'm also dreaming of Luke's speedboat glitter...

Carl.

Here it is, just select '0.015' size:
https://www.paintwithpearl.com/shop...hic-prism-flake/gold-holographic-metal-flake/

This is the color I would do it, and it is a cheaper option (non holographic):
https://www.paintwithpearl.com/shop/metal-flakes/lime-gold-metal-flake-limetreuse/

Just remember that I did mine in the largest size flake (0.015") pretty sure that would not work through a normal spray gun, there are however many do it yourself versions of the 'dry flake gun' that would be cheap to make. (I wish I found those designs before I spent over $100 on my gun)

I will be using 0.004 'micronic' this time, just for something different, apparently it works fine through a standard gun mixed into the clear too, so that may be an option, just don't expect the huge flash like the 0.015 'Bass boat'...

Luke.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

I just can't do lime.
Would James Dean ride a lime bike?
No! But I think a nice black fade to silver might be pretty cool. (in glitter) Problem is I've never sprayed anything thru a gun, let alone heavy glitter...

Carl

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[LukeTheJoker]

It's pretty simple, here is a video of a homemade flake gun made from just an air blow gun:



Bear in mind, the bigger the flake, the more clear you need to put over it to get it all flat again!

Watching that video, I wonder if you didn't have a compressor you could do the clear with spray cans and use a computer air blow can to apply the flake?

Luke.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

A thread on making one from an airbrush:

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/63196-i-was-bored-so-i-made-a-flakebuster/

Looks like more experimentation, but it may be more controlled?

Luke.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

COOL! I have a blow gun and an airbrush... doesn't SEEM so hard. I actually have a decent spray gun too, but have never used it.

Carl.

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[Fv2]

I just can't do lime.
Would James Dean ride a lime bike?
No! But I think a nice black fade to silver might be pretty cool. (in glitter) Problem is I've never sprayed anything thru a gun, let alone heavy glitter...

Carl

sent from a crowded phonebooth...

He'd definitely ride a silver bike.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

I'd also like to find a little chrome tank to fit this,
or quite possibly a half tank...

Carl.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

Playing with paint.net

Carl.

 

[Fv2]

Playing with paint.net
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Carl.

That tank part reminds me of a Columbia girls tank..... looks cool.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

COOL! I have a blow gun and an airbrush... doesn't SEEM so hard. I actually have a decent spray gun too, but have never used it.

I hope you do it, would love to see it happen!

Playing with paint.net
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Carl.

Love Paint.net!

Luke.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

Got it stripped and checking out the pullback bars.

I want to keep the motorcycle look. So I'm not going full great ape with the bars.

Carl.

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[GuitarlCarl]

Found the rear hub for the Lincoln today...

3 speed coaster...
I just gotta get the skippy cog to match.

Carl.

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[GuitarlCarl]

Just laced it into the old rim I had used on Cyclodelic that was a 3 speed but no coaster.

It still needs tried but it's close.

Carl.

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[Fv2]

I gotta get one of those hubs.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

I gotta get one of those hubs.

I bought a ladies 26" Free Spirit today for 30 bucks, for the hub. Got some cool mustache bars, a skinny front tire/rim for something down the road and a funky rear rack.

Carl.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

AND now I have a freewheel 3 speed hub for the other bike I'm building... Interstellar Overdrive.

Carl.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

Now I need a chrome front fatty rim/wheel...

Got it true...

(don't they always look good in bare metal?)

Carl.

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[Wildcat]

I had the same 3 speed w coaster on my daily bike for years, it never had a problem, and I bought it used at a flea market. There's no lube port, I just added some light oil down the axle where the rod goes in.