It's so pretty. The baby blue is sparkly with darker bluish purple sparkles...second pic shows it up close... :love:
I got my frame back...
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Oops...lets see if this worked...dh girlie said:
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Awesome.
Who did it? I remember the thread but can't remember who you actually sent it to - was it Spectrum?
Who did it? I remember the thread but can't remember who you actually sent it to - was it Spectrum?
yep...spectrumbinary visions said:
Very nice dh girlie.
It came out beautiful.dh girlie said:
Don't know much about powdercoating (outside of the basic process for it).. How do they do the flames? Decals? Paint? Are those powder too?
That's ugly take it back.....
j/k lookin sharp!
j/k lookin sharp!
That is dead sexy! That looks sharp! Good call on the color and flower/flame combo.
i seem to remember you saying you weren't going to post a thread about your painted bike or something.... big suprise you did 
for the cool paintjob 
for the cool paintjob 
That and the velvet Elvis cape and you'll be flying!
I know very little about powdercoating..the flames and flowers are not decals.binary visions said:
A friend of mine builds custom mtn bike frames and he sends his to a guy that powder coats, then he rubs the entire frame with a really fine grit sandpaper like 400, and then paints the custom graphics, then clear coats it...maybe that's how they do it, but when I called spectrum to inquire about the process they were not very forthcoming with the details...but it looks even better in person...I know jimmydean does a lot of powdercoating and he's really good so he may be able to tell us about the process...
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That's ok...you can make fun of me all you want for having a pretty bike...I'll make fun of you for being a tool...I've heard that around you know...stoney98 said:
Are you gonna leave it stickerless? or get some new ones from SC?
that's the same way mine was done as well.........dh girlie said:
I still like the old metallic blue better - but that color scheme suits you to a T so I'm glad you are stoked about it.
Looks like your BF is going to take care of the build 
Good luck 
Good luck
slcpunk21 said:
Actually, no I'm not going to leave it stickerless...I thought I'd cover up that nifty custom paint job with stickers...
Wow..thats really sweet looking! You should leave it stickerless IMO. Post some pics of it rebuilt.
And your opinion is good...I would no way put a sticker on that frame...maybe...just MAYBE...a teeny tiny monkey sticker in a very obscure spot where the top tube comes out the back of the seat tube...then the bike would be complete...definitely will be posting a pic when it's built...mtnbkr4235 said:
Well, I emailed them and played as dumb as I could and they wouldn't share with me either. But the way I see it is:dh girlie said:I know very little about powdercoating..the flames and flowers are not decals.
A friend of mine builds custom mtn bike frames and he sends his to a guy that powder coats, then he rubs the entire frame with a really fine grit sandpaper like 400, and then paints the custom graphics, then clear coats it...maybe that's how they do it, but when I called spectrum to inquire about the process they were not very forthcoming with the details...but it looks even better in person...I know jimmydean does a lot of powdercoating and he's really good so he may be able to tell us about the process...
1. The base coat is shot
2. The stencils are made for flames and flowers, shot with IR powder (uses an IR lamp rather than an oven) with a charged airbrush or something finner than a full on powder gun
3. Then the clearcoat is shot over the top of everything
4. Baked fully and your done.
They did say it was all powder, so that is the only way I can see it being done because the IR setup would allow you to shot and cure a small area without having to mask the whole frame for each little detail (and that has wicked detail for powder).
I have done some stencil work with my setup and it's a huge pain. I have to cover the entire part up other than the stencil because the powder goes EVERYWHERE, then bake just enough to gel the powder, then remove the masking and stencil and crap, clean everything off, then bake fully. I didn't do a clearcoat over the top, but I was just goofing in the shop with time to waste. I played with the idea of shooting the "Lifetime" logo on my Endless in powder, but it was way more trouble than it was worth.
Pimptastic! Tell me you have a matching helmet!
That is gorgeous
golgiaparatus said:
No...the bikes enough...I'm not that good a rider and the bikes over the top for a pansy like me already...
that looks nice.
Flames and flowers, like a forest fire theme?? That is what killed Bambi's mother.
Can I um, touch your frame. :devil:
Sweet looking frame Missy.You gotta put just a touch of velvet somewhere on that frame just to maintain some consistency in the kitsch factor
So when are we gonna see you bombing down some single track up at UCSC?
Awesome paint. I love it, it really appeals to my femine side.
I saw a beautiful white saddle with red crushed velvet at Big Bear races and asked the guy for one with blue...they don't make that color...cliffster5 said:
Thats a V10 right?
The paint job looks fast! Can't wait to see it dirty.
The paint job looks fast! Can't wait to see it dirty.
I might be able to talk to SDG about that :evil:dh girlie said:I saw a beautiful white saddle with red crushed velvet at Big Bear races and asked the guy for one with blue...they don't make that color...
some very nice work. just curious, what did it run you, $-wise?
i've had a couple of custom paint jobs but on xc frames. can't pull the trigger on a DH frame which is mostly gonna bounce off rocks or break.
i've had a couple of custom paint jobs but on xc frames. can't pull the trigger on a DH frame which is mostly gonna bounce off rocks or break.
Nice Lisa!!
narlus said:
no chance I'll ever break the frame...and that's kinda a personal question...I'll tell ya how much I paid as soon as you tell me how much money you make or the size of yer weiner! hahaha!
Carbon Fetish said:
I would LOVE crushed blue velvet with the black kevlar sides...carbon fetish posted a pic of the one I would pick, but I don't see it here anymore...Brian HCM#1 said:
I accidentally clicked the thing near his name yesterday reporting a bad post when I thought it was a pm thing...I tried to stop my browser before it did anything, so hopefully, I didn't report him.
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Dumb assdh girlie said:I accidentally clicked the thing near his name yesterday reporting a bad post when I thought it was a pm thing...I tried to stop my browser before it did anything, so hopefully, I didn't report him.