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JhnBssll

JhnBssll

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Well the lug painting isn't perfect but it's certainly good enough - the paint has crept under the tape in a couple of places but it's only minimal and you have to be up close to see it :laugh: For my first effort at painting a bicycle frame I'm going to say its good enough :laugh:

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Next job is to infill the holes in the lugs with the gold enamel paint and a small brush, then I'll give it a wipe down to degrease it and lacquer it :okay: I'm resisting the temptation to 'fix' the imperfections because when I have tried to do so in the past I've made things much worse :laugh:
 

EltonFrog

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Well the lug painting isn't perfect but it's certainly good enough - the paint has crept under the tape in a couple of places but it's only minimal and you have to be up close to see it :laugh: For my first effort at painting a bicycle frame I'm going to say its good enough :laugh:

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Next job is to infill the holes in the lugs with the gold enamel paint and a small brush, then I'll give it a wipe down to degrease it and lacquer it :okay: I'm resisting the temptation to 'fix' the imperfections because when I have tried to do so in the past I've made things worse :laugh:

Looks great. What brand of paint are you using?
 
One way I found for lining around the lugs was to paint in the edges as best as I could using enamel with a small paintbrush and then to run my finger back over it . A bit like smearing it .
Enamel paint uses a different solvent to cellulose or acrylic paint so any mistakes can be removed using white spirit on a rag.
 
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JhnBssll

JhnBssll

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One way I found for lining around the lugs was to paint in the edges as best as I could using enamel with a small paintbrush and then to run my finger back over it . A bit like smearing it .
Enamel paint uses a different solvent to cellulose or acrylic paint so any mistakes can be removed using white spirit on a rag.

I'm using a similar technique to infill the lug holes - I'm using gold metallic enamel paint and wiping off any errors :okay::laugh: Only downside is it takes an age to dry so have to wait a few hours before repositioning the frame for fear of it running :laugh:

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Since the messy bit is largely done for the time being I have had a tidy up in the garage whilst waiting for the enamel to dry... I've just put these bits to one side for a bit of spit and polish later, I'll probably strip and rebuild the hubs at some point too :okay:

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EltonFrog

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The gold is an interesting choice, it’ll look fab I think, but I think I would have infilled in blue.

Looking forward to seeing this finished.
 
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