Bare/gun metal Colson Project

[Monarky]

I have a 1938 Colson Project where the paint is all gone and was thinking of going with the bare/gun metal look. Does anyone have any pictures of their projects with this same similar look? If so I would like to see them to get some cool ideas. Please share any pictures or any tips on how to proceed with this type of project would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Monarky

 

[rollfaster]

Here ya go....

My 37 rollfast motobike. No original paint left so I stripped it to bare metal then added two coats of semi gloss clear. Please post yours when you're done please.

 

[Monarky]

My 37 rollfast motobike. No original paint left so I stripped it to bare metal then added two coats of semi gloss clear. Please post yours when you're done please.

Nice bike....it looks great thanks for posting it. I hope to see others just like it. Thanks Monarky.

 

[mike j]

Nice bike & look. Have been using gun blueing on spokes & other parts, but not a frame. Working on an aluminum Silver King, where all the steel parts are going to be browned, will post soon.

 

[rollfaster]

Not quite bare metal but..

My 46 schwinn dx again had no good original paint under the layers, so this was stripped too but I did a faux rusty patina by letting it sit out in the rain for 18 hours and spaying it with a salt water mix. A nice alternative to bare metal.

 

[hoofhearted]

I have a 1938 Colson Project where the paint is all gone and was thinking of going with the bare/gun metal look. Does anyone have any pictures of their projects with this same similar look? If so I would like to see them to get some cool ideas. Please share any pictures or any tips on how to proceed with this type of project would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Monarky

Great Thread - Monarky .... this is the chassis of my mid-late 1917 Flying Merkel ...

Washed mild-soap / water ... Denatured-Alcohol Prepped ... Visible-Steel Oxidized with a Brass-Antiquing
Chemical (search google) ... Birchwood-Casey Plum-Brown (search google) and Cleared with Krylon Matte-
Finish Clear Spray. Currently working on fenders and other bolt-on pieces.

More to follow .....



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[hoofhearted]

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[rollfaster]

Wow....

Patric, that bike looks freakin great.

 

[hoofhearted]

Patric, that bike looks freakin great.

Thank you .. 57 spitfire ... that Krylon Matte Spray does not reveal that there actually is a clear coat.
For me .. 5 to 7 layers, twenty-minits apart. This stuff slightly deepens and intensifies what's already there.

If you get a scuff on the machine ... apply First-Aid --- those chemicals that i use for metal oxidation .. and
a soothing layer or three of the matte spray.


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Wait a minute Patric...are you telling me that is all faux patina??????