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Bare/gun metal Colson Project

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So awesome!

The metal is dry and smooth, no oil or clear coat, none of the rust is "natural". I had the parts stripped at a plating shop, patina'd everything with patina solutions, neutralized and scrubbed with baking soda, sealed with sculptural wax.
After stripping:

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end result:

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I saw this one posted over on RR and I was trying to figure out how
You got it to look like that. This explains it haha. Such a cool lookin bike. Just curious is that pretty pricey to get done?
 
Wow Scott!

That turned out great. Been working on the 36 motobike and it looks like it will be another bare metal bike as well. Will post more pics later. Rob.
 

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A definite salute to Rust Junkie, 57 Spitfire and all the other patina aficionados here that have positively influenced me. This bike is a compilation of hand me downs & rejects, along w/ four types of patinas. Photo'ed against a low grade iron ore deposit. At least the chain ring is Colson.
 

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