Hello Rat Rodders! My first real rat begins now. I recently acquired a Schwinn Mesa http://ratrodbikes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=25694 Which I am building to leave at the train station for a couple months while I intern at a theater. I'm trying to put very little money into it and make it ugly(ish) so that nobody will steal it. It's going to be hard to make a dumb bike and probably I will really like the outcome and just hope nobody steals it...
So here it is after tear down and sanding:
Does anybody really like these kind of paint jobs?!
I'm going to have 2 color bands on the seat tube and top tube. For this I'm trying my layered paint technique. Layer one is a light green:
Layer 2 is a grey blue:
The top layer, which will show the most, is cream or a vintage white:
The bike is a red primer. I've wanted to build a red primer bike for a while. I really like how this looks with white walls. However, for this first version of the bike I will be using old, mismatched tires, to enhance the unattractiveness.
I used 2 different cans of primer. The first layer is a brighter, more red primer. The second and third layers are a flatter, brown primer. Next comes the sanding. This finish is all about layers, so time, wear, and tear will enhance the finish. :wink:
So here it is after tear down and sanding:
Does anybody really like these kind of paint jobs?!
I'm going to have 2 color bands on the seat tube and top tube. For this I'm trying my layered paint technique. Layer one is a light green:
Layer 2 is a grey blue:
The top layer, which will show the most, is cream or a vintage white:
The bike is a red primer. I've wanted to build a red primer bike for a while. I really like how this looks with white walls. However, for this first version of the bike I will be using old, mismatched tires, to enhance the unattractiveness.
I used 2 different cans of primer. The first layer is a brighter, more red primer. The second and third layers are a flatter, brown primer. Next comes the sanding. This finish is all about layers, so time, wear, and tear will enhance the finish. :wink: