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Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-03-20, 06:22 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,373
Posted By Andy_K

The baby food jar is perfect. I collected paint...

The baby food jar is perfect. I collected paint this way Friday and it was still ready to use today.

Follow up question for everyone who might have an answer: what do you do about brush texture?...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-30-20, 06:41 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,373
Posted By Andy_K

Riffing on a few of the suggestions here, I...

Riffing on a few of the suggestions here, I decided on this:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50549171006_dd0380abbe_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2k1RHr9)

I'm betting at least a few people here...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-29-20, 10:38 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,373
Posted By Andy_K

But why use the perfectly matching paint I...

But why use the perfectly matching paint I already have when I can concoct some overly complicated technique to mix a new color that might almost match? ;)

Seriously though, I probably will do...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-29-20, 08:43 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,373
Posted By Andy_K

This is pretty much exactly where I'm at right...

This is pretty much exactly where I'm at right now. I have other solutions available, but I kind of want to play with the color matching. Next up on the docket is a repainted bike that's supposed to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-29-20, 08:40 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,373
Posted By Andy_K

I've also got two daughters but only one of them...

I've also got two daughters but only one of them wears nail polish. I've gotten a couple of exact matches that way, including a metallic red that I thought was going to be impossible. Instead, my...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-29-20, 08:35 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,373
Posted By Andy_K

I consulted a color wheel for this one. I have a...

I consulted a color wheel for this one. I have a basic understanding of yellow and blue make green, but I have no intuition for what I'd add to red to make brighter red. But after looking at the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-29-20, 01:13 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,373
Posted By Andy_K

Yeah, that was bad even by my humble standards....

Yeah, that was bad even by my humble standards. It started as a test with a toothpick, but I dripped too much on and then grabbed the first brush I could find to try to feather it out, but the brush...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-28-20, 07:15 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,373
Posted By Andy_K

That could work. I only need about an ounce of...

That could work. I only need about an ounce of paint, but this could be more cost effective than buying a bunch of small jars of model paint. I've also heard it suggested that some auto body places...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-28-20, 07:13 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,373
Posted By Andy_K

Thanks for the tips! You can see the work in...

Thanks for the tips! You can see the work in progress here: https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/1215780-project-quarantine.html

Here's a basic before and after:
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-28-20, 05:47 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,373
Posted By Andy_K

I thought about that. I'm trying to avoid making...

I thought about that. I'm trying to avoid making any more mess in the garage than I already have. After my last round of painting I got a pretty good idea of where the idea for the clean-up story in...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-28-20, 04:37 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,373
Posted By Andy_K

Roll your own touch-up color?

I find myself in need of touch-up paint for my Specialized Allez. I got amazingly lucky (https://www.flickr.com/photos/26382505@N08/50485815486/in/album-72157713666835122/) matching the original...
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