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- December 19, 2010 at 7:02 pm #14304HippoDronesParticipant
I am hoping to put the bike back together and while doing it to tidy it up a bit as well. Nothing wrong with how it looked tbh but I think some fresh paint on the frame and possibly some nicer plastics or these resprayed with a graphics kit to boot will make the bike a rather desirable toy hopefully []
I am hoping to get it looking a little like this:
Its to be seen if I can make a battered old 90’s bike look that naughty tho hehehe
December 20, 2010 at 5:28 pm #61856HippoDronesParticipantFully stripped the frame and degreased it:
December 20, 2010 at 6:05 pm #61857HippoDronesParticipantmasked up and 2 coats of Adhesion Promoter applied:
December 20, 2010 at 6:06 pm #61858HippoDronesParticipantGrey Primed:
December 20, 2010 at 6:34 pm #61859imperialdataKeymasterAnd so it starts……
Either your garage is heated or you really want to do this project, it’s freezing in mine!
December 20, 2010 at 8:54 pm #61860RadarModeratorI was going to do a bit of work on the Thundercat over Xmas, but it is ferlkin freezin in my garage. Good to see you making progress pete, keep us posted
December 20, 2010 at 11:52 pm #61861HippoDronesParticipantit is pretty damn cold in there, not sure how well the paint will dry to be honest? :S
December 21, 2010 at 8:50 am #61862HippoDronesParticipant1st coat of black applied:
December 21, 2010 at 12:11 pm #61863HippoDronesParticipant2nd coat of black:
December 22, 2010 at 6:48 pm #61864HippoDronesParticipantTop coat finished:
Am leaving that a couple of days to harden in the house. Need to grab some High-Temp satin black for some engine bits now and once that is tidied will start bolting together the rolling chassis []
December 23, 2010 at 3:09 pm #61865HippoDronesParticipantFirst coat of High-Temp on some of the casings:
December 23, 2010 at 5:52 pm #61866HippoDronesParticipantFrame all dry now, am pretty happy with the result []
December 23, 2010 at 6:09 pm #61867imperialdataKeymasterIt’s gonna be black and mean! What paint did you use for the frame?
December 23, 2010 at 6:54 pm #61868HippoDronesParticipantHalfords Enamel rattle cans, should be reasonably hard wearing, not as good as powder coating but good enough for naval work!
December 23, 2010 at 8:27 pm #61869RadarModeratorLooking good so far Pete…
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