New tank seems to flow better with the frame. Would there be a way to let it even flow back to the seat tube over the top tubes? Just a thought.
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Hmmmm........New tank seems to flow better with the frame. Would there be a way to let it even flow back to the seat tube over the top tubes? Just a thought.
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ReRanch Lake Placid metallic blue.Now I'm not saying you should make another tank. But I am saying that you could. There's 3 months to go on this build and IF you're not happy then make another one, don't settle. Minwax makes a very nice blue stain, water based that looks like paint straight out of the can, but thinned looks great, allowing the wood grain to show thru. I've used it on furniture it's pretty good, better yet, there are also alcohol based stain powders you mix yourself. Lay on the stain once, fine sand it, and stain it again it will show the grain fantastic. Reranch is the brand I used. Their website is good, links to application videos and tutorials etc.
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I recently found a nice red Spaceliner. I've always wanted one. Weird the painted ones are lower ended models and are painted right over the chrome, seems like it'd be more expensive to paint the low end ones (unless of course they were painting the flawed chrome ones...) I like what you've got going.
Carl.
No fake patina!The Rustoleum Multi-Textured paint works great for a bit of rust. Just added some to my fender and front fork / head light tonight. Silver / chrome parts always rust brown, rather than orange / red.
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??No fake patina!
Thanks OJ. Yes, I am still pondering the seat. I have '70's (probably, going by how long I've had them) Messenger and Troxel seats, the seat that came on the Spaceliner, and a late model gel/rubber spring seat on hand. I always grab that ratty old Bell seat to put on a work in progress.You definitely achieved a really close match to the blue on the rims. This bike has a swoopy, fast, vintage aerospace look to it; except for the seat.
Any thoughts to modifying / replacing the Captain's chair, Captain?
Oh wow. It took a bit to figure out what was going on, but that's cool. A remote control horn!
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