Guard and fender look great.
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It’s looking really good. I think the guard and fender play really well with the rest of the bike and really help give it an early ‘60s custom look, one that’s been parked in the garage for the last few decades. I still need to attach the guard and fender and I’d like to add a headlight if I get time. It’s a cool bike, I’m looking forward to doing some rides!
Perfect description. Great build man!
Thanks guys! It's been really fun with both of my builds. I have to admit I bit off more than I could chew with 2 time consuming builds in addition to everything else that needs attending to but I think I'll be able to get them both across the line.
Looks more like 50's hot rod mods to me. It's really looking great!
You could grind off every other tooth on the chainring and have skiptooth. I've done that on 2 bikes and it works with no problem.
Thanks! I've seen your bikes with the skip tooth mod but I hadn't considered doing it on this one, that's perfect! I had thought about running a real skip tooth but decided against it since I wanted some gears, which was a good excuse to use this old drum hub. If I get time I'll grind off the extra teeth. I'm pretty sure it's an even number off teeth, 44 maybe.
Great mods with the fender and chain guard! Bike has a cool hot rod vibe for sure!
If you want to knock down that white on the front tire, try a Cream or Off-White colored acrylic tube paint on a rag. Just a small dab wiped on and rubbed in can give a new tire an old look. Otherwise, this bike is dialed!
I also sprayed the rims on Desert Rat, a Columbia build I did a few years back out in AZ, but these will give you an idea of how I aged the tires using an acrylic tube paint. The color I used was called Plaid, if I recall.
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After
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Because of the bright lettering and reflective stripe, I went pretty heavy on the application. Because you have a white, even colored background, you could go much lighter.
If you want to knock down that white on the front tire, try a Cream or Off-White colored acrylic tube paint on a rag. Just a small dab wiped on and rubbed in can give a new tire an old look. Otherwise, this bike is dialed!
I also sprayed the rims on Desert Rat, a Columbia build I did a few years back out in AZ, but these will give you an idea of how I aged the tires using an acrylic tube paint. The color I used was called Plaid, if I recall.
Before
After
Because of the bright lettering and reflective stripe, I went pretty heavy on the application. Because you have a white, even colored background, you could go much lighter.
I think Plaid is the name brand of the paint you used, not the color.
https://plaidonline.com/products
We're going Plaid
I believe Folk Art is the brand.
That wasn't really the point of my original comment though. Just a helpful suggestion on how to age the bright white walls.
Most excellent tip too. I was only clarifying to make it easier for people hunting for acrylic paints to implement it. I can picture the big racks of Plaid paints at Michaels, Hobby Lobby, and Walmart craft areas.
Thanks OJ! I’ll try to order some of that acrylic paint, it looks like it does a great job. I wasn’t too impressed with the wood stain I tried on the back tire, though it did knock down the new look. The tires you did look great!
I love the under the seat suicide shift lever. Very nice.
Yeah, it’s my first jockey shift bike. It’s surprisingly natural and easy to use there also. I thought it would be pretty weird but it’s cool.
Are there any recommendations for acrylic paints? There's lots to choose from. I'm thinking about getting this set as it's cheap and I don't know anything about artist paints.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077WSBLZ...=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWxfdGhlbWF0aWM&th=1
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077WSBLZ...=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWxfdGhlbWF0aWM&th=1
MattiThundrrr
Rattus All Terrainus
I couldn't get the Amazon thing to work, so I can't advise on that, but when I was painting, Windsor & Newton were the stuff I used. Not cheap, but the colors and quality were top-notch.
If you were looking at sets, you might wind up spending for a bunch of tubes of colors you'll never use. If there's an art/craft ship nearby, you can likely buy by the tube and only get the amount and color you need. They might even have samples that you can test to see what works best
If you were looking at sets, you might wind up spending for a bunch of tubes of colors you'll never use. If there's an art/craft ship nearby, you can likely buy by the tube and only get the amount and color you need. They might even have samples that you can test to see what works best
Thanks Matti.
I'm not close to anything so I need to order it, especially to have it in time for this build off. It's just for patina projects on my bikes so I don't know that I need artist quality but it does need to work. The set I'm looking at probably has a lot of colors I won't use but a lot that I will too. And currently on sale for $12.
Don't forget to cross the finish line (and Finished Thread) in the next 6 days!!!
