brawr
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Feb 24, 2011 13:28:43 GMT
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Last Edit: Mar 3, 2011 15:25:15 GMT by brawr
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Kai
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Feb 24, 2011 13:49:20 GMT
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Feb 24, 2011 14:12:05 GMT
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Cheapest would be brushing (rollering) synthetic enamel, which a local paint shop can probably make. Or various web places, HMG, Jawel etc.
BS codes are BS-381C 285 for NATO green and BS-381C 298 for Olive Drab. If there's a local car paint place than does synth it'd save post.
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'66 Amazon <-> '94 LS400 <-> '86 Suzuki 1135 EFE
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Feb 24, 2011 14:16:07 GMT
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Oops just spotted the "bike frame"! - ignore the brushing bit - you can get it made up in cans of celly, same BS codes - any place that does celly tins.
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'66 Amazon <-> '94 LS400 <-> '86 Suzuki 1135 EFE
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hodaz
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I wear this hat so they think I am one
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Feb 24, 2011 14:19:11 GMT
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I always use Montana Gold graffiti spray paint when I'm doing unshiny paint jobs. £3 a can from most places and any colour of the rainbow available.
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Feb 24, 2011 14:20:22 GMT
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For bikes, I always use graffiti spray paint because it dries quickly and is usually better quality than Halfraud's stuff. I buy from these guys because the shop was handy but you might know a similar shop locally - www.fatbuddhastore.com/There are a couple of colours in the Montana ranges that are close to NATO or Olive Drab.
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Feb 24, 2011 20:21:53 GMT
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I've bought it off good old eBay cheap enough.
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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brawr
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Feb 25, 2011 12:30:26 GMT
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Thanks folks, you're excellent as always. Just biked down to Totty court road in the sunshine and grabbed some Montana Gold in my colour of choice. I'll post pics up here when I'm done ;D
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brawr
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Sorted this yesterday! Before: After (+Charge Spoon saddle and Charge U-bend bar tape): Got the tape & saddle as a swap for an old fi'zi:k saddle I wasn't using, so it basically just cost me the £5 I paid for the paint. Chuffed, thanks for the help folks ;D
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Last Edit: Mar 3, 2011 15:06:24 GMT by brawr
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that impressed with this pic i've sprayed my mk3 polo bready to match.
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I've got a charge saddle on my 4x bike I used to ride. Be careful with the staples underneath, they tend to pull out really easily. Last a lot longer than my SDG I-beam though, which was twice the price.
Love that Polo.
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