frog
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Post by frog on Nov 21, 2008 12:04:03 GMT -5
Hi
my 'new' NTV650 (1994 - I guess it is a 'P' ??) needs some minor frame painting.
Does anyone know of a car colour I can get from halfords that's a good match or anything that comes in a tin - I can airbrush it if not an aerosol.
Cheers
Frog
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Post by rj2para on Nov 21, 2008 12:52:17 GMT -5
I use smooth hammerite on mine, which matces well but that will make some of you shudder.
Then again mine is an 89
ATB Roger
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Post by McF on Nov 21, 2008 16:34:19 GMT -5
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Post by frog on Nov 22, 2008 4:53:16 GMT -5
Sort of covered in previous post - not sure any of those are readily available from say, Halfords. I was hoping for a close match with a car colour I could get easily Anyone found a match? Frog
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Post by rj2para on Nov 22, 2008 7:04:14 GMT -5
Assuming by the deathly silence I am the only fan of "smooth hammerite" ;D As an idea you could ask in halfords if that is a silver you can match, as I think it is a good match. At least to my 89 Revere Just a thought. Roger
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Post by McF on Nov 22, 2008 11:27:49 GMT -5
I'm a big fan of smoothrite. On my '97 frame it was not a good match, but it covered the bare patches. As is covered in the other thread, there are several different shades. If you decide which code best suits your bike you go to Halfords; they look the code up for you and advise any suitable ready mixed colours or will mix it up for you in brush on or aerosol. My guess is that the paint on any NTV which has seen a few winters and a lot of miles isn't going to be the same shade as it left the factory so you might as well go down the smoothrite route and cover all of the exposed frame. Or you could perhaps take a leaf from Odie and go for the "set on fire" look in Matt Black 1.2.3.11/bmi/i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff318/growlbunnie/Image0051-1.jpg ;D
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Post by frog on Nov 22, 2008 11:59:31 GMT -5
Thanks everyone - I'll try that and if all else fails I may go with the smoothite but it will not be a good match and really I only need a few spots covering...
'Steel Wheels' may also be an option I guess.....
Cheers
Frog
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Post by norfolknchance on Nov 22, 2008 15:18:48 GMT -5
hammerite .........does the trick everytime
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Post by victor on Nov 29, 2008 16:04:33 GMT -5
Stay well clear of hammerite as it chips very easily after its sixteen week curing period. OK for garden funiture, but for anything that moves it will chip very easily and need constant re-painting.
victor
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Post by everydaybiker on Dec 1, 2008 9:14:37 GMT -5
.....16 week curing period for Hammerite? Is that true? I bet it doesn't say that on the tin!
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Post by victor on Dec 1, 2008 18:17:26 GMT -5
Read the tin. Sixteen weeks to be fully cured, then it chips off like toffee.
victor
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Post by jaz66 on Dec 1, 2008 21:48:13 GMT -5
I'd go along with that victor.. Got a givi rack, needed repainting. Black hammerite, looked lovely....For a while Chips galore now. Glad it was the rack NOT the bike frame. ( Although did not really wet N dry rack that well) better off getting a Close match with 'Car' paint, IMHO.. -1 for hammerite frame painting.
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Post by McF on Dec 2, 2008 16:10:55 GMT -5
I'll be curious to monitor in future, but haven't noticed any problems myself with Hammer or Smooth rite
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Post by hobbsie on Feb 28, 2009 8:40:13 GMT -5
Hi re frame paint i cant remember the name but i used a silver wheel refurb paint on the A frame and gear linkage, came up a treat on my bros
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Post by jasmanic on Apr 30, 2009 10:15:40 GMT -5
I 've just painted a blue front wheel and refinished forks with a standard Halfords sliver wheel aerosol and covered it with clear laquer which darkens it slightly - it looks a very close match to frame. Now going to try to patch my leaking radiator with Halfords Araldite putty. What a cheapskate!
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