Checkered Rims

[aka_locojoe]

Tomb had brought this up in another post http://ratrodbikes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=180

A friend of mine did checkered rims on this bike

I think he just painted one color, covered the rim with tape, marked and cut out the squares with an exacto knife then painted the other color.
A slow tedius process with this many squares.

 

[tomb]

nice! love the fighterplane look.
slow and tedious aren't the words... But thats kinda what i figured.

 

[iRide Custom Bicycles]

Randy, tell your buddy he does fantastic work!

 

[october]

hmmm,

there must be an easier way... :?

it's going to bug me all day at work tomorrow... :|

 

[wahoonc]

hmmm,

there must be an easier way... :?

it's going to bug me all day at work tomorrow... :|

Let me know what ya come up with....same here :?

Aaron 8)

 

[TexasXXX]

Those checkered wheels are AWESOME.

Honestly, I can't see any other way of acheiving that look without tapeing the rim off and cutting squares.

 

[fattroy]

I haven't found an easier way. Although I must say instead of measuring out like 1" squares I just used the spokes holes for the template. That way they come out even all the time, if you look at the Electra wheels they don't come out even and that would bug me. Troy

 

[Clothespin n]

If I did it I would;

(1) Use the Spoke's as a Guide
(2) Paint The Lighter color as a "Base Color"
(3) Go to the Scrap Booking section at "Michaels Craft Center"
and buy stickers about the size of Postage Stamps.

I would make shure they are "Low Tack" or Removable.

A Guy could even find Little Square Vinyl Magnets at a Craft Store.
( like those one's that have a million letters you can write
different stuff on you fridge door )


and then they would be easy to position / move / and Remove.
I would put a Clear Coat on the whole rim after to Rid the edges
where the Paint Color Transition is around every little Square.

that's the Brainstorming I came up with when I first
saw That style done ..

peace,
Kev.

 

[RatFink]

I like skirts...

The pop rivieted skirts are sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet as well... :shock:

 

[primersfiner]

what about going to your local vinyl decal shop and have them print out the cheacker design and let them apply it on th rim for you. ofcourse you would hove to remove the spokes and hub but i belive that it would be much easier than taping off individual squares

 

[aka_locojoe]

BTW in the case of the rim I posted... I do believe it was done with the bare rim and laced afterwards.

 

[ricksterr1221]

Randy, looks like ur buddy does just as good of work as you, I still love your john deere bike Can you really cut grass with it?

 

[Firewalker]

primersfiner beat me to it!

have any of you seen the cars with the vinyl pictures all over it?

http://www.photocommunications.com/imag ... raphic.jpg

just like primersfiner layed out...I think doing the spokes may be a better deal than paint/tape and runs

 

[ricksterr1221]

Yeah.. Vynal would be better.

 

[aka_locojoe]

Randy, looks like ur buddy does just as good of work as you, I still love your john deere bike Can you really cut grass with it?

Thanks RIck. You know I've never tried to ride it pulling the mower. One of these days I will.

 

[VonMoldy]

i know this is super old but thought people who stumble on this might like this instructable on painting a bike and it covers checkers too which seems to be a good time saving solution to doing checkers.

 

[Lightfoot]

i know this is super old but thought people who stumble on this might like this instructable on painting a bike and it covers checkers too which seems to be a good time saving solution to doing checkers.

Linkage?

 

[Hugo]

Probably this one? http://www.instructables.com/id/Bike-Painting-Tips/

Hugo

 

[VonMoldy]

What the heck how did I forget the most important part! Anyways yes thats the link.

 

[JIMBO420]

do a search for "VINTAGE BMX PARTS" and I'm positive you will find checkered tape that they used to sell in the 80's