Ive started Charleston Bike Rescue & Rehab, and most of the bikes Ive got and sold Ive just repainted flat black. Ive done other colours,but I need ideas. Pics appreciated
I am hoping to do some bikes to appeal to the college crowd, and all I have access to is walmart and auto places for rattle cans. The next bike Id like to do in a powder blue with white, and if I can find it a chrome strip separating the colours. If not chrome, darker blue I guess. Heres my issues:
Where can I get chrome stickered pinstriping? Or any good colours. I know autozone and the like will carry some.
How hard would it be to just do a simple line by hand drawing the pinstripe old school? (Ive only got 70% function in me left arm from a car running me over 9 years ago, but Im a righty)
90% of the bikes I get in either have UGLY rims, or theyre bent. Is there anywhere I can get coaster brake rim sets cheap/in discount? Same with tires, I have 4 bikes sitting because they need 26" white walls and im not wanting to put a $40 set of tires on a $10 bike. The last tire/rim set I bought ran me $170 from my LBS. Cables also.
Lastly, I could use some pics of anyones repainted bike, both ladies and mens. I have sold over 20 murray montereys in the past month...theyre everywhere here.
Im trying to go with classic car/hot rod themes within my limitations above. I need durable, rattle can paint. heck, my next bike is going to be covered in the truck bed liner!
Thanks all. This is by far my fav forum on the net. Nicest group around. Thanks!
I am hoping to do some bikes to appeal to the college crowd, and all I have access to is walmart and auto places for rattle cans. The next bike Id like to do in a powder blue with white, and if I can find it a chrome strip separating the colours. If not chrome, darker blue I guess. Heres my issues:
Where can I get chrome stickered pinstriping? Or any good colours. I know autozone and the like will carry some.
How hard would it be to just do a simple line by hand drawing the pinstripe old school? (Ive only got 70% function in me left arm from a car running me over 9 years ago, but Im a righty)
90% of the bikes I get in either have UGLY rims, or theyre bent. Is there anywhere I can get coaster brake rim sets cheap/in discount? Same with tires, I have 4 bikes sitting because they need 26" white walls and im not wanting to put a $40 set of tires on a $10 bike. The last tire/rim set I bought ran me $170 from my LBS. Cables also.
Lastly, I could use some pics of anyones repainted bike, both ladies and mens. I have sold over 20 murray montereys in the past month...theyre everywhere here.
Im trying to go with classic car/hot rod themes within my limitations above. I need durable, rattle can paint. heck, my next bike is going to be covered in the truck bed liner!
Thanks all. This is by far my fav forum on the net. Nicest group around. Thanks!