Topic starter
Just refurbing my old Brompton, front paint is good, rear triangle a little worse.
I'd like to go raw on the back in clearcoat powder, if it doesn't work out I'll go back to OEM black.
I know the factory hand picks the best examples (brazing etc) for raw so I'll take my chance.
Main issue is I don't want it sand/bead/glass blasted as I think that will leave the wrong finish/texture - anyone done similar or got tips please?
Last time I did similar was a DIY job on a pair of RC30 rigids on my Orange Prestige circa 1990...they looked awesome for a few weeks until the spider trails of tiny rust threads started. 😀
In short I'd like the first pic result, not the second...at least for a while.
Posted : 11/01/2022 1:18 pm
Posted : 11/01/2022 1:22 pm
Not done it but have you looked at Kinetics Glasgow for inspiration? They may be able to offer advice or do the job for you as they mod a lot of Bromptons.
https://www.kinetics-online.co.uk/category/custom-builds/
Posted : 11/01/2022 4:57 pm
Brompton use
Euro Quality Coatings
https://www.euroqualitycoatings.co.uk/
But
Main issue is I don’t want it sand/bead/glass blasted as I think that will leave the wrong finish/texture – anyone done similar or got tips please?
possibly leaves vapour blasting.
Posted : 11/01/2022 6:28 pm
Yes vapour or soda blasting should do the trick, much less aggressive than sand/ grit etc
Posted : 11/01/2022 7:39 pm
Topic starter
Thanks guys, nice work on that Kinetics site.
Posted : 12/01/2022 10:29 am