Thanks! That’s an interesting idea on making more forks. I’ll have to give it some thought.
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Thanks! That’s an interesting idea on making more forks. I’ll have to give it some thought.
I needed to prep this chain guard for paint. It’s chrome with rust so I started with the abrasive wheel on the 4 1/2” grinder which did a great job. It seems to have stripped the chrome down a bit and removed the rust. I’ll give it an oxalic acid bath to get rid of the rest of the rust. Then etch primer and more body work. I straightened out some of the dings with the body hammer. It will need a skim coat of filler to be smooth.
Have you looked at the Dupli-Color Metal Specks? Its not expensive, lays down good, has good coverage, and can be purchased almost any where. Here it is in blue.....Looks awesome. I’ll do some more homework.
https://www.duplicolor.com/product/metal-specks-automotive-paint/
I'll check that out. I'd like to have a heavy-ish metal flake effect on this one. I might have to bite the bullet and learn to paint with a spray gun so I can do the flake.
I wonder if a craft store like Michaels or an auto paint supply would sell a pack of flake only that you could sprinkle on while the paint is still wet.....just thinking out loud. I'm gonna look into that for future reference............
I couldn't wait so I just looked. Michael's has LOTS of options; more than I had time to explore now..........hmmmmm
I couldn't wait so I just looked. Michael's has LOTS of options; more than I had time to explore now..........hmmmmm
I second that!
I watched a video where a guy tried the Roth Flake aerosol kit and wasn't happy with the result, and truthfully it was kind of meh. Too expensive for meh. A professional paint job will cost me $600 and I'm already WAY over budget with this one so...
I'm going to order some more paints and try some combinations. I'm going to try Metalcast red over the gold metallic, and silver metallic
I'm going to try to salvage the red glitter paint with wet sanding, ugh, looks like a ton of work
And I'm going to try the Metalspecks in red
I'm also going to check out the Upol products at Autozone. We'll see what shakes out. No pun intended.
I'm going to order some more paints and try some combinations. I'm going to try Metalcast red over the gold metallic, and silver metallic
I'm going to try to salvage the red glitter paint with wet sanding, ugh, looks like a ton of work
And I'm going to try the Metalspecks in red
I'm also going to check out the Upol products at Autozone. We'll see what shakes out. No pun intended.
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Duplicolor is nice if you find the colors you want. They spray well. Fairly priced for the quality. 
Check out a Hobby Town if you have one around. They have good paint resources.
Check out a Hobby Town if you have one around. They have good paint resources.
I live in the mountains where nothing is close by, but Amazon has it. I'll be in town this afternoon and drop by the parts store too.Duplicolor is nice if you find the colors you want. They spray well. Fairly priced for the quality.
Wow, this guy got great results with the Upol from Autozone. I'm definitely interested in that!
That vid is from Kevin Tetz (spelling). He is a long time motor head painter/builder/etc and he knows a LOT. I used to watch car fab stuff years ago on the car shows.......
I encountered him thru Vice Grip Garage. He does seem quite knowledgeable.
I put on a few more coats of clear and I think with this clear and some wet sanding and polish I can probably live with this.
I'm really liking this option right now. I've got some silver metallic and Metalcast red on the way. Hopefully it will have a candy red look without too much wet sanding.
Metalcast…….multiple light coats until you get the right tone you want. Light!
I used metal cast here for the blue and the orange went on fantastic light coats like captain awesome said
Light coats it is. I'm hoping to get this painted next week.
@OddJob is the metal cast wizardLight coats it is. I'm hoping to get this painted next week.
Did somebody say, "Metalcast"?
Made a little progress today. I trimmed the fork tubes to the same height.
Then I checked frame alignment with the string. It was off to the right about 6mm so I broke out my special tool and nudged it back over.
Then I checked frame alignment with the string. It was off to the right about 6mm so I broke out my special tool and nudged it back over.
