My only thought to add, would be to use a flat color, and IF you end up stripping it down and starting over, do the color first... and I like the cream.
Carl.
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One-Liner.... Now in FINISHED BIKES thread !
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Here it is...my trial run on the "Sugar Coating Patina" technique....frosting mixed up and spread over existing rust paint on the donor woman's Firestone frame. Then spray with Rust-Oleum Satin Ivory Silk, very light coating. Then immediately hose off the frosting mix 'sugar coating' . TRM, you've done it again!
Pretty pleased with the result. The color is very soft, like it's been on there awhile. I'm going to do another round of the sugar coating, and then try a Rust-Oleum Satin Fossil (very faded sage green) and see what it looks like with a two- color approach.
Here's where it is so far.....step by step....I will use a brush to apply sugar coating next time. The sponge was handy....
Pretty pleased with the result. The color is very soft, like it's been on there awhile. I'm going to do another round of the sugar coating, and then try a Rust-Oleum Satin Fossil (very faded sage green) and see what it looks like with a two- color approach.
Here's where it is so far.....step by step....I will use a brush to apply sugar coating next time. The sponge was handy....
Thanks guys, I appreciate your fast trigger responses! Today is our sunny day, low humidity, very light wind, 63 degrees....perfect painting weather...gotta git er dun! 
Here is the frame after a second coat of the frosting, then with the Satin Fossil spray color. It really has an 'old' look to it....I guess that's why they call it fossil...
It gets better looking as it drys, and of course, my lo-fi photo phone doesn't do it justice in the first place.
Thinking if I want to add more 'surreal' rust later I could as well. Help with the over lapping areas to blend more consistently.
Here is the frame after a second coat of the frosting, then with the Satin Fossil spray color. It really has an 'old' look to it....I guess that's why they call it fossil...
It gets better looking as it drys, and of course, my lo-fi photo phone doesn't do it justice in the first place.
Thinking if I want to add more 'surreal' rust later I could as well. Help with the over lapping areas to blend more consistently.
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Your killing me all I herd was Lowe humidity, light wind & 63 degrees !!!!
Try now wind high humidity & 89 degrees.
Looks good also a scotch bright pad works wonders on slowly pulling off some paint & blending colors
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Try now wind high humidity & 89 degrees.
Looks good also a scotch bright pad works wonders on slowly pulling off some paint & blending colors
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Haha! Yeah, FL would not be for me. And, funny you mention it...I just rubbed my scotch brite pad over the paint / rust patina and it does help blend! Spring / early Summer in MN is pretty hard to beat....
Okay, so for comparison sake, I just freehanded some rattle can on the rear triangle / back of the seat post. First a light mist of Satin Ivory Silk, followed by a mist of Satin Fossil. Let dry for only a couple of minutes (like I said, it's very dry with a light wind out here...) then hit it with the Scotch Brite green pad. Then added a few shots of my Multi-colored Textured (lighter brown) . I think I like the results....fades in well, not so defined paint lines....
Check out the camparison of the rear triangle / back of seat post shot vs the Sugar Coated treatment.
Your thoughts?...
And here are the four spray cans of the Apocalypse ....
Check out the camparison of the rear triangle / back of seat post shot vs the Sugar Coated treatment.
Your thoughts?...
And here are the four spray cans of the Apocalypse ....
I like the sugar coated technique. Maybe have more rust on the top and more paint on the bottom to give it that naturally weathered look.
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Try a small amount of mist first and then the sugar coat over that.
Remember, anything goes! (Looking good)
Remember, anything goes! (Looking good)
Sweet paint. New paint lookin old! That sugar technique is pretty cool. The resulting look matches with the build quite well!
It was a beautiful day in the neighborhood....for the first ride on the newly 'painted' One-Liner.
I ended up freehanding the whole frame. Tore it down, hung it upside down in the stand, sprayed from bottom up. First with the Satin Ivory then the Satin Fossil. I gotta say, it does look old; and I'm not just talking about the guy in the black hat!
Fossil...that was a nickname we had for friend's older boyfriend in college! (he was 25....)
I ended up freehanding the whole frame. Tore it down, hung it upside down in the stand, sprayed from bottom up. First with the Satin Ivory then the Satin Fossil. I gotta say, it does look old; and I'm not just talking about the guy in the black hat!
Fossil...that was a nickname we had for friend's older boyfriend in college! (he was 25....)
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Good idea painting it upside down, I'll use that!
Who's Fred?
Who's Fred?
I finally figured out what you meant! Haha! It was my wife saying "Red" ...meaning the phone was recording video! Fred...
We will have to use that one on here somewhere.....
It looks like the lights caught on fire long ago and roasted the paint, leaving lick marks. Nice!
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Lookin' sweet! Love that color....you still gonna install some lights?
Had a couple of new ideas for the front of the tank. Have to see if I can make it work....
