jpromo
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
I had been thinking of how to attack these beauties for a while now; considering used teabags, pickling them with vinegar coupled with weeks in the sun, and the like. I was standing out in the shop today and spotted my degreaser pot. It's this milky mineral spirit that I leave bearings, chains, and other greasy parts in to break them down. It often looks as such, where it's been used a few times but hasn't yet reached the end of its life.
Yum. Makes good hand cleaner too.
So I took a gnarly, dirty 3M pad, dipped it in my gnarly, dirty degreaser, sponged it on a spot and it looked good, so I kept going. Wiped off a minute later and voila. It stained the white with just enough discoloration to look the part.
It looks dramatic compared to the bright white, but it's quite subtle. I would have liked to experiment and find a way to age them further and yellow them a bit, but the white details on my bike are not yellowed so these match it very well just knocked back.
Yum. Makes good hand cleaner too.
So I took a gnarly, dirty 3M pad, dipped it in my gnarly, dirty degreaser, sponged it on a spot and it looked good, so I kept going. Wiped off a minute later and voila. It stained the white with just enough discoloration to look the part.
It looks dramatic compared to the bright white, but it's quite subtle. I would have liked to experiment and find a way to age them further and yellow them a bit, but the white details on my bike are not yellowed so these match it very well just knocked back.
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