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Paint Your Electric Bike! (PART 1)
You can paint your electric bike! Everything you need and how to!
How to use Spray.Bike's Frame Builder's Prep & Finish range
How to use the Frame Builder's Prep & Finish range (from Spray.Bike Paints.us) Frame Builder’s Prep & Finish Primers, undercoats, metal plating and finishing topcoats Spray.Bike Frame Builder's Metal Primer - 400mlThis modern hi-tech anti-corrosive primer is designed to be used on any bare metal bicycle frameset prior to painting. Its acrylic base and white color make it slightly easier to use on steel than the Frame Builder's Cold-Zinc. Product color: white Spray distance: at least 20 cm White acrylic anti-corrosive primer Ideal for aluminium, steel, stainless steel and titanium bicycle framesets Provides a strong adhesion for Spray.Bike paints Recommended number...
Masking and stenciling
Masking and stencilingIf using masking techniques (with, say, masking tape) or stenciling after an initial coat, always wait 20 minutes before adding masking or a stencil to make sure the paint is dry enough not to be pulled away on removal.Masking can sometimes create lines where paint has built up against the edge of the mask: again wait 20 minutes so as not to pull that build-up away on removal of the stencil/mask.Leave for at least 2 hours to dry, and remove excess colour coat by rubbing down with a soft cloth. Masking difficult areasSometimes masking small or intricate areas...
Ascot Park
My mom's family were migrant workers who lived in Gardena, California. They worked the fields a stone's throw away from Ascot Park. That was another era - the 1950s Gardena. Beaches, farms, and motor sports! One of my cousins grew up to be a motorcycle rider and the head mechanic for Penske. Myself, I was into bikes. Our series in February 2020 isn't hearts and valentines - its a tribute to the things that get your heart racing: fast bikes! And its a tribute to Ascot Park and the 1950's hand-painted art style of the day. As electric bikes get...
FILLERUP CAFFEINE JERRY CAN!
Gimme fuel, gimme fire, gimme that which I desire. Oh yeah-eh!!! (guitar shreddage...) Never run out of fuel with this caffeine jerry can! We have two new stainless steel "cans" that fit the Super73 cup holder nicely and compliment the Garage Series.