The ol Roadmaster

[Uncle Stretch]

Ok the weather was beautiful and I already had stripped the roadmaster frame so Its build a bike time. I had every intention of using this frontend on the westfield....Gee that didnt live here long. It is a cool frontend and let me see it came off of a roadmaster, so it might as well go back on one. I am not paticularly fond of blue ,but trying to match the paint on the westfield I seem to have 5 cans of differant blue. The off white is called kacki ....It didnt match the westfield either. I still have to paint the scallops but the paint is wet and I will have to force myself to wait. So here is the start of this one ...hope ya like it. :shock: Its so blue!!!!UGH

 

[Rat Rod]

Wow...looking sweet....really like the color combo already.

 

[user 135]

The Blue and Creme(khaki) look good. Who makes that Khaki?

 

[maddogrider]

I think the blue and kaki looks good man.
What is that green stuff outside the door?

 

[Uncle Stretch]

The Blue and Creme(khaki) look good. Who makes that Khaki?

ok I was confused . its called Fine Almond gloss and its made by Rustoleum in their American Accents colors.

 

[tikiharl]

That looks good. Did you paint the springs on that fork? They look really nice. If you did were you able to get inside the coils throughly? I just painted my frame and fork today and painting the springs would be a nice accent that would match the wheels. :wink:

 

[Uncle Stretch]

What is that green stuff outside the door?[/quote] its grass and that reminds me I need to mow tomorrow.

 

[Uncle Stretch]

Yeah Tiki the chrome wasnt that good so I wire brushed them really good and then shot them with black paint. The springs are wide enough apart where you can get a good coating inside them too.

 

[Uncle Stretch]

It was funny when I took that frontend apart I broke one of the top strutt rods. I had to drill out the old part and since I needed to have new ones, I made some out of 9'' long 3/8 bolts. bent them like the old ones and then cut off the bolt head part and threaded it to the 3/8 fine thread for the parts that screwed into the spring and had a perfect fix.

 

[maddogrider]

Are the wheels gonna be a Fine Almond Gloss with blue spokes? Oh and HAHA i dont have to cut my grass for another 3 months

 

[Uncle Stretch]

naw I quit painting spokes after my first time at that. but the rims will be fine almond :wink:

 

[maddogrider]

Ya i know what you mean on the spoke thing mine got all scratched up when i put the wheel together

 

[aka_locojoe]

Nice frame/fork and color combo.

 

[Uncle Stretch]

Well I got some more paint on . It turned out pretty good . Its a shame we arnt born knowing how to pinstripe. Would be alot easier than using tape.

 

[blink]

Stretch,
will you be my uncle too?

 

[maddogrider]

Wow that looks pretty fancy. I like it.
Is that a Harbor Freight add i see on the bench?

 

[Markm]

Nice!!!

 

[Uncle Stretch]

Is that a Harbor Freight add i see on the bench?

Yeah now that the economy is in the toilet instead of getting one ad per week they send three. but they work good for covering up what you dont want sprayed. :wink:

 

[user 135]

Can I send you a frame to tape for me? :mrgreen: I will be attempting my first fancy mask job on my Elgin.

 

[Uncle Stretch]

Hey Clancy it is kinda hard but if you do smaller more delicate lines , instead of big fat points it looks better. These are alot quicker ....just tape to a point in the middle and then cover everything with paper and masking tape. the thinner lines have to be done with that 3m 1/4 '' tape. this was my first thin one so i will have to practice and get better.