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« Reply #2655 on: January 14, 2013, 08:52:34 AM »
After some evaluation, the frame was not cracked! Woohoo. However, I found out that I like my mothership far more than the beacon. I have a friend riding a mothership v2 that fancy's my beacon and we are going to swap to try it out. So stay tuned for a very different looking bike than the last couple bike checks

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« Reply #2656 on: January 14, 2013, 09:45:50 AM »
covered an old seat with some leather a few days ago.

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« Reply #2657 on: January 14, 2013, 10:04:39 AM »


Custom PiR Handle bars for the Flatland bike. Over the years i have tried numerous bars & got to know what sort of geo i like so they feature that obviously. The look is basically a KHE Swiss Miss bar/stem combo with out the built in stem. Theyre gunna be welded up shortly & the forks should be started pretty soon too!

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« Reply #2658 on: January 14, 2013, 02:28:15 PM »
^rad!

I started rawing my frame today. I was determined to do it without stripper, but after a good hour and a half of just sanding with 150 grit sandpaper I've only got 2/3rds of the left CS and half of the left SS done. Looks like I'm gonna have to find a good stripper...
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« Reply #2659 on: January 14, 2013, 02:30:28 PM »
Sanding it will make it look like shit anyway, stripper and wire wool (if necessary) means that it'll be decent looking raw metal, not a scratched to shit mess.

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« Reply #2660 on: January 14, 2013, 02:30:52 PM »
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^rad!

I started rawing my frame today. I was determined to do it without stripper, but after a good hour and a half of just sanding with 150 grit sandpaper I've only got 2/3rds of the left CS and half of the left SS done. Looks like I'm gonna have to find a good stripper...


good strippers aren't cheap.

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« Reply #2661 on: January 14, 2013, 02:36:22 PM »
You can get away with some carefully folded $1 bills I hear.

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« Reply #2662 on: January 14, 2013, 02:45:48 PM »

I use this fuck sanding.

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« Reply #2663 on: January 14, 2013, 02:47:38 PM »
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Sanding it will make it look like shit anyway, stripper and wire wool (if necessary) means that it'll be decent looking raw metal, not a scratched to shit mess.

Fine grade wet and dry. Mines not scratched to shit

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« Reply #2664 on: January 14, 2013, 02:53:06 PM »
I didn't think 150 grit would scratch it up too too much, especially since I was planning on polishing it afterwards but you're probably right.

What strippers do you guys recommend? Someone told me a while back that a company called "Circa 1850" made a nasty paint stripper, but all I can find is this stupid "furniture stripper"...
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« Reply #2665 on: January 14, 2013, 03:24:34 PM »
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Fine grade wet and dry. Mines not scratched to shit


Getting through paint with that would suck though, that's what I meant.

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« Reply #2666 on: January 14, 2013, 03:32:42 PM »
Ah thought it was already raw?

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« Reply #2667 on: January 14, 2013, 03:42:50 PM »
I assume his was painted? Mine's going well with the de-rusting, bought a buffing wheel drill bit today to get shiny. Should be fun.

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« Reply #2668 on: January 14, 2013, 03:50:10 PM »
Yeah my frame's the original powdercoat. I think we're all confusing each other here haha
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« Reply #2669 on: January 14, 2013, 04:04:19 PM »
Can you get Nitromors in Canada? It's like some weird gel stuff that you brush on, leave for a bit, brush more on, leave for a bit, brush more on etc. and the paint just falls off. Leaves you with perfect untarnished raw metal. Stings like a bastard if you get it on your skin though.

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« Reply #2669 on: January 14, 2013, 04:04:19 PM »

 

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