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I have used the "Humbrol Enamel" colors for
this. They are made in the UK and one bottle is only 14 ml. They open with a spoon and stir with a match for 30 seconds. Brush cleaned every time in a small pot of white/mineral spirit. You can do small circles with the brush or go side to side. The color range is amazing with hundreds of colors. Colors also come in the categories matt, satin, and gloss, where gloss is the shiniest. There is also a "met" category which is thin and a bit transparent (?) - I don't know - does metal look like that? It says on the bottles it should be touchable after five hours, but maybe my room is too dark and cold, because I'd double that figure. The paint is typically used by kids doing model airplanes and such. It sticks good except for metal against metal which will remove or damage it, for sure. If you put the bike up high, and put on a movie or Survivor episode, it is pleasant work as well. What do you use? -- underground experts united http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573 |
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On Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 5:13:22 PM UTC-7, Emanuel Berg wrote:
I have used the "Humbrol Enamel" colors for this. They are made in the UK and one bottle is only 14 ml. They open with a spoon and stir with a match for 30 seconds. Brush cleaned every time in a small pot of white/mineral spirit. You can do small circles with the brush or go side to side. The color range is amazing with hundreds of colors. Colors also come in the categories matt, satin, and gloss, where gloss is the shiniest. There is also a "met" category which is thin and a bit transparent (?) - I don't know - does metal look like that? It says on the bottles it should be touchable after five hours, but maybe my room is too dark and cold, because I'd double that figure. The paint is typically used by kids doing model airplanes and such. It sticks good except for metal against metal which will remove or damage it, for sure. If you put the bike up high, and put on a movie or Survivor episode, it is pleasant work as well. What do you use? -- underground experts united http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573 Mostly Testors model paints but they come in a very limited color selection and you're expected to mix the colors you want if they're nonstandard. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006MZSLS...a-306911375996 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005C2KF..._t1_B0006MZSLS The first is acrylic paint and the second is enamel. |
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Emmanuel, I'm afraid I am not big on repairing chips in a frame's paint. When the bike gets too chipped and has too many rust spots to suit me, I strip the components off the frame, sandblast it and paint it with single-stage automotive paint. Although 2-stage (clear coat) jobs are popular these days, I think clear coat would look obviously inauthentic. IMHO, single stage paint more closely duplicates the original finish.
You need a fairly good-sized air compressor to run a sandblaster. I use a Campbell Hausfeld 2-stage model that delivers about 18 SCFM and has an 80-gallon air tank. Just about any portable, pressure-fed sandblaster will do the job. Avoid siphon-fed blasters. |
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Frank Krygowski writes:
Testors here as well. Mixing up a good color match is sometimes difficult, though. A color wheel helps. You mean like this: https://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net...olor_wheel.png I saw girls use them when doing makeup. It is not a bad idea. -- underground experts united .... http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573 Emacs Gnus Blogomatic ......... http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573/blogomatic - so far: 26 Blogomatic articles - |
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no machinery is as compelling as a 275 GTB with nose blasted clean of paint
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On Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 8:13:22 PM UTC-4, Emanuel Berg wrote:
I have used the "Humbrol Enamel" colors for Snipped In my opinion Humbrol paint is VASTLY SUPERIOR to the Testor's that come in the jars. I have tinlets of Humbrol paint that are over THIRTY YEARS OLD that are still useable and those paints have been opened from time to time over those thirty years. Cheers |
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On Friday, May 5, 2017 at 4:53:15 AM UTC-4, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
On Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 8:13:22 PM UTC-4, Emanuel Berg wrote: I have used the "Humbrol Enamel" colors for Snipped In my opinion Humbrol paint is VASTLY SUPERIOR to the Testor's that come in the jars. I have tinlets of Humbrol paint that are over THIRTY YEARS OLD that are still useable and those paints have been opened from time to time over those thirty years. Cheers .... “We don’t come here for our health. We can think of other ways of enjoying ourselves.” . my van is painted a bone white, all Ford white vans are off white not appliance white. chips are covered with a needle, small ground tip screwdriver, or Walmart brush assortment art brush with gloss white rustoleum. given the chip size vs the area of bone white, the brighter white is unseen. like the c. idea a chipped chainstay is examined for coloration.... ? |
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On Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 5:52:15 PM UTC-7, wrote:
Emmanuel, I'm afraid I am not big on repairing chips in a frame's paint. When the bike gets too chipped and has too many rust spots to suit me, I strip the components off the frame, sandblast it and paint it with single-stage automotive paint. Although 2-stage (clear coat) jobs are popular these days, I think clear coat would look obviously inauthentic. IMHO, single stage paint more closely duplicates the original finish. You need a fairly good-sized air compressor to run a sandblaster. I use a Campbell Hausfeld 2-stage model that delivers about 18 SCFM and has an 80-gallon air tank. Just about any portable, pressure-fed sandblaster will do the job. Avoid siphon-fed blasters. Almost any city has locations that will sandblast and powdercoat a frame and fork. This procedure is dirt cheap and the finish extremely long lasting if not the height of glossy finishes. |
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On 5/4/2017 10:48 PM, Emanuel Berg wrote:
Frank Krygowski writes: Testors here as well. Mixing up a good color match is sometimes difficult, though. A color wheel helps. You mean like this: https://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net...olor_wheel.png I saw girls use them when doing makeup. It is not a bad idea. Yes, something like that. For example, many people don't know that adding a bit of blue to a bright orange will tone down its brightness, muting it a bit toward brown. I had that problem with one frame I was touching up. -- - Frank Krygowski |
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