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Re: 360 dragger/bobber brat what ever

Kanticoy said:
Hey guys!

With the lace Troy, you just strech it as tight as you can get it and tape. It works well, just pull tight. I wet my lace and the wrung it out to where it was just damp. If you don't the lace will stick to the under surface. I think he lace looks awesome. I'd love somebody to tell me that our 31 dodge Ratrod with a spercharged 396 big block and zoomie headers looked girly! That's just me though, to each their own! And maybe you could do the lace stripe with scallops on the side that are weathered like jrk said. You can actually get a crackling compound that works well with spray paint, I've used it before. Makes it crack up like old barn paint. Looks cool as hell.

You can melt down beeswax in a pot on the stove (you can get blocks of it at craft stores) when you finish your bag, you paint it with the melted wax. When it drives it gives the bag form and a cool weathered "oily" patina.

I've never used copper line, but it sounds cool...especially if it was raw and allowed to tarnished. Awesome. Good work buddy, I love this bike!
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some awesome advice here! i guess i associate lace with "girly" cause i have done it on all girls bikes and cars... but then again it is usually me sugesting it, my buddy has a 54 delivery that the whole hood and roof are done in lace, looks awesome with pearl over it... the wetting down the lace is great advice! i can not belive i never thought of that! i just pull that tight and then as soon as i am done spraying pull it up, your way would be SO much better!
 
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Hey man you're right jrk, it is feminine, but I think that's what I like about it...ads a cool soft flare to the build. I dunno, it works! I like the pearl idea man...a pearlescent clear over it all would be sick!
 
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Hey maritime, thanks for the props. Good idea on the sleeves. It could look cool. I'm wondering what to do when you get to the hose clamps. don't know what that would look like. Have to give it some more thought.

Joe, thanks for all the paint ideas. Def. somethings to think about. I agree that lace paint on a new bike doesn't work (for a mans bike) but bro, on something vintage, I think it breaks the rules. I tend to think of these vintage bikes as art. Some I like and some I don't, but on a certain level, its all good. Don't get me wrong, i want to ride something cool, and i don't want a girly bike, haha. But if its done right I'll ride it. Hopefully it would look like I'm paying a little homage to the 50s era hot rod guys and not an attempt to show my femine side ;D.

Man, I love the history of the mods/rockers and the sub-culture, and working on the bike maybe even more than riding. To recycle something old instead of buying new is so rad. These builds are not mainstream (not yet at least) and in-fact it's little rebelous.
However, going femine would be a little too reblous! I don't want my bike to look like a girl owns it ;D So I guess i need to limit the flowers ;D. No seriously, I appreciate the ideas and input. Its much appreciated. I feel like I have some pretty cool paint options now and I'll have to decide what direction to go. The paint color is growing on me and I think once I throw on the brass, I'll like it even better.

Hotfunk: Lost count at about 10 coats. I used up two rattle cans.
 
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Damn, I'm slow. I need to go back and read.
 
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I just read all the replys. A bunch of great info and sound advice! Thank you guys so much. I'm getting stoked about the paint now. I'm not a painter or artist by any stretch but I'm stoked about the possibilities. Hope I can pull something off.
 
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All right brothers and sistas gather around.
Kiley if I get my ass kicked outside a bar because of my flowers... Hahaha, just kidding. Man, I love it. I love everything about it. Love the texture. design and I think it screams old school. Can't wait to throw some clear over top.
I really think it will fit the bike well. I wonder what chrome door edging around the edges of the tank would look like? Kinda like the chrome around vintage helmets. That may help it tie the chrome fender in. Hummmm..
Any how, here:
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Looks awesome! Maybe you could fan some of the gold on the edge to blend it with the sides?
 
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Looks awesome! JUST FANTASTIC!!!!! nicely done man... no go on the door molding stuff, looks too ghetto... love it man! how did you do it? did you do the damp trick?
 
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wow.. that looks great.

I always hate when I start following a build and love the bold direction in the beginning but eventually I get let down somewhere along the way. On your build I keep holding my breath when I check for updates since youre really trying some new stuff. But each time I realize I have nothing to worry about, theres no way this build can turn out to be a disappointment..
 
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boomshakalaka said:
wow.. that looks great.

I always hate when I start following a build and love the bold direction in the beginning but eventually I get let down somewhere along the way. On your build I keep holding my breath when I check for updates since youre really trying some new stuff. But each time I realize I have nothing to worry about, theres no way this build can turn out to be a disappointment..
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Just wait for the pink rims and furry Carebears seat cover! Ha!
Only kidding, I'm in the same boat as you......loved the cafe racer but am really digging the build on this one!
 
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Man troy... Just incredible. I love the nice wide design and the print in general. Those colors are where it's at. Great job bro.

And yah, I have flowers tattooed all over my arm, so I'm used to it!

Seriously though, well executed.
 
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I'll tell you what, I looked back at all of the pics and I think it looks good with the chrome fender. You could even put a bobbed front fender on it in chrome and it would look nice. But since you have two fenders now, you could paint the had one and see if you liked that. But as is I think it looks good.
 
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Thank you guys very much. Community project for sure ;D I panicked with that base but I'm so glad I was encouraged to move ahead with it.
It turned out better than I could have imagined.
Joe, I laid the pattern out dry to see how it would look/fit. I noticed that it didn't want to lay down all that well. Once i was ready I did just like Kiley said and got the lace wet. Then used tape on the edges to old it down. worked very well.

I'm friends with the hs art teacher and he stopped by just a little while ago. He is making a sign for the farm and wanted me to give final ok. The sign looks fantastic, BTW. Anyhow, he was very impressed. He thought the bike looked very retro. Said it looked like it was parked sometime back in the 70s and was just now found. ;D
He thinks its the seat and the headlight bucket that are throwing it off. The seat needs to be all black and the bucket needs to be painted the color of the tank. He has black dye if I decide to try it. He said that it may take?? Any thoughts from you guys?? Anyway, he also pointed out that once the tape on the tank lid is removed the chrome will change how it looks/ ties in with the rest of the bike.

I 'm thinking any more on the tank could be too much. So Right now I plan to lightly sand the edges of the lace then clear the crap out of it. Clear coat should be here tomorrow. What do you guys think?
Again, Thanks so much for all the help! Couldn't do it with out all of you!
I'm even liking the back end of the tank. I could get a couple of plugs (like the ones I used to plug the holes on the trees) to fill the two holes??

Tank on the bike. I can't wait till it gets cleared.
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personally i dig the brown seat... i like how it stands out... hell it is a cool seat you WANT it to stand out... i agree that the chrome cap will tie in the rear fender, rims, shocks, and speedo very nicely... agree withe the headlight bucket, however i would paint it black to match the lower legs... i would not want any attention to be pulled away from the tank...etiher that or do the WHOLE bucket in lace... that would be cool too
 
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I agree with Joe. Do the bucket black to match the legs. I like the seat as is as well, it looks worn in, like you've been sitting on it! I would love to see how this thing rides. It looks killer. I wish I had funds to grab another bike to do a project like this. You mentioned Firestones I think earlier in the thread. Are you doing those? I think they will finish the build nicely. I can imagine laying down on the lace tank and ripping the back country roads.

Cheers,

Maritime
 
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HOLY CRAP TROY!
That looks great! I had no idea what lacing is and I just showed my girlfriend and she told me how to do it. You work fast!
 
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if the bucket is done in black Id be afriad that the front end would feel to separate from the rest of the bike. I feel like the front end will look too "modern" if its all black and chrome/polished.

As for the fender, Id definitely give your junk one some paint and see how you feel about it. I agree as the bike comes together the chrome fender seems to fit more and more, but it cant hurt to try the painted fender. The question is though, do you lay lace on the fender or not? A wide stripe down the center just like the tank but close it out with a sort of arrow point instead of doing the whole thing could look killer.

This is the best image I could quickly find on google to explain what I mean about the lace on the rear fender. So it would be a stripe finished up in a concave arrow point.

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Also, while the copper stacks that cplumber turns out are awesome, I think the polished alum with copper screens fits your bike perfectly.
 
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Booms got it, a thong on the fender to tie in the lace! Might be right about the black bucket. May end up with too much black? Hard to say.
 
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Looks good.. LMK how the clear goes on. your really going to like the clear. it comes out like a regular spray gun. do about 4 good coats waiting 5mins between. then it's needs 24hrs to harden. I didn't have to do any wet sanding. if you have any questions just drop me a line.
 
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love it.

+1 on what boom said (except the thong thing). The chrome fender will work with the gas cap and as the bike comes along sits well. The headlight defo needs to be the tank colour black will kill it.
 
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