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Originally Posted by look 171
My plan is to do just like the pic but with my company name on the bike. Peter, this is going on a Reynolds 853 frame build by a local garage builder over 20 yeas ago. I finally had it stripped and going to play with painting myself.
I am ok with a print on water transfer (I think that's what they are called) like the old models we use to build as kids, but have no clue how or where to begin? If they are, the Print itself needs to be UV resistant or proof? Is that even possible?
My other alternative is to have some type of backward sticker like Dad911 suggested. Peel after painted. I am thinking rattle cans? You think it will hold up? Clear coat will be applied on top of the paint.
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So a buddy of mine was a VERY good bicycle painter.
Use DuPont Imron, thin it appropriately, and when painting a bike you gotta hit it from 6 different directions to cover everything equally. Zinch-Chromate primer, followed by 6-10 coats of paint depending (fading colors, doing a candy apple finish, etc)
Stickers get applied and then 2 layers of clear Imron over them.
Be sure to consume lots of tequila while painting, and the occasional psilocybin mushroom.
RIP Bill Kurke