Quick follow-up question to my "paint stripping" topic earlier. Do you have to use a "cleaner" to get all the stripping chemical out of the nooks and crannies before your primer coat? Like an isopropyl alcohol rub down or something?
☣☢ VerBoten ☠ϟ - Elgin Twin Evanaction Build - Big Butt Strikes Again!!
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I typically wash heavily with water and then rub down with mineral spirits or paint thinner. They make "after wash" products for strippers as well. If you have never used chemical paint strippers before, be VERY CAREFUL. This is some nasty nasty stuff and it will burn skin, blind, poison, etc.
Thanks. Yeah, I have stripped wood furniture before using Zip Strip, so I'm aware of the dangers. Thanks for the clean up hints. I figured there was something that needed to be done to help the new primer / paint stick to the steel after being stripped. Hope you have another dry evening to continue on das VerBoten!
Got the final coat of white on everything. Started working on turquoise racing stripes
Looking tasty...wow!
The suspense is killing me—put this thing together! 
Most of the taping came out fine. I'll have to do some tweaking to some places, but not much.
The suspense is killing me—put this thing together!
I can't yet, she still ain't ready. getting close to assembly time though. With all of these shroud on this bike, you have to install them first before you can install the cranks or the fork or the bars,,,,,,,,,
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Looking good...
There's some really nice details with the masking . Looking great buddy !
GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS
Well I got a incredible package today. I love my PHAT Lepper Primus saddle, but when I saw the color and quality of the Bob U restored Troxel longspring, I had to have it. We did some cool horse trading and were off to the races. I couldn't get to the shop fast enough to see it next to the frame. The color is awesome with the turquoise.
So that's the GOOD news.
The BAD NEWS is, I don't think I am going to be able to use it. Because of the fat and unusual laidback seatpost I have it won't fit without widening or scratching the undercarriage of the seat. If this was a beater seat, no problem. But this thing is pristine and powdercoated. I am the 3rd RRB to own this and we all have been too chicken to break it in. It's just THAT NICE!!! I still have a couple of ideas, but I have to move forward with the rest of the build. My Lepper will do in a pinch
Well I got a incredible package today. I love my PHAT Lepper Primus saddle, but when I saw the color and quality of the Bob U restored Troxel longspring, I had to have it. We did some cool horse trading and were off to the races. I couldn't get to the shop fast enough to see it next to the frame. The color is awesome with the turquoise.
So that's the GOOD news.
The BAD NEWS is, I don't think I am going to be able to use it. Because of the fat and unusual laidback seatpost I have it won't fit without widening or scratching the undercarriage of the seat. If this was a beater seat, no problem. But this thing is pristine and powdercoated. I am the 3rd RRB to own this and we all have been too chicken to break it in. It's just THAT NICE!!! I still have a couple of ideas, but I have to move forward with the rest of the build. My Lepper will do in a pinch
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That thing us going to pop,with the checkered rims & ww
Carried on with the other parts of the build.
I can't mount these pieces yet but I had to see how they looked.
Then taped up the guard for its turquoise accent.
Then taped up the soup can grill for paint
Then checked out what the fork was gonna look like
Decided to polish up the aluminum fork jets
Then added turquoise accents to compliment the bullet accents on the fork shroud.
I can't mount these pieces yet but I had to see how they looked.
Then taped up the guard for its turquoise accent.
Then taped up the soup can grill for paint
Then checked out what the fork was gonna look like
Decided to polish up the aluminum fork jets
Then added turquoise accents to compliment the bullet accents on the fork shroud.
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Incredible detail. This build is going to be an over-the-top beauty.
Mmmmmm...mmmm...is this ever looking good!..
I was just checking out that seat last night in the for sale section. Awesome seat. Hopefully you can figure out a way to use it on there eventually.
I was just checking out that seat last night in the for sale section. Awesome seat. Hopefully you can figure out a way to use it on there eventually.
