Winter Project

[rusty513]

I'm starting out with this 26" Columbia frame with a Huffy dial a ride springer. I also have Monark fenders & some brick red tires. For now I'm just going to get more parts & assemble it. I'm attaching a bike pic that I found on this site that is giving me inspiration. I'm thinking of painting the bike a gloss cream color with maybe light blue rims & accents

 

[stretch]

should be sweet, especially with that springer.

 

[rusty513]

I put a little of the bike together last night. Still need quite a few parts & I also have a tank on the way.

 

[necessaryevil]

This things looking cool already. 8)

 

[rusty513]

Got this really cool chainguard for the bike & also found a seat, pedals, fender braces & some other parts. Hopefully the tank will be here today & the rear fender should be here soon. Then I'll take it all apart & sand it & then will have to wait until spring for paint.

 

[stretch]

cant heat up the basement to do paint? :wink:

 

[necessaryevil]

Is it just me, or does that springer look like a certain body part? :lol:

 

[rusty513]

I painted in the garage one time & I'll never do it again. The entire house smelled of spray paint for days

 

[Uncle Stretch]

I would think even in Ohio you would get some paintable days .I had luck one time keeping the frame and spraycans indoors where they were warm ...Then running outside and spraying quick and bringing the frame in quick. It wasnt 15 degrees ,but colder than your suppose to paint and it turned out really good.

 

[willyschad]

so what if your house smelled like spray paint for days, spray paint smells good!

 

[rusty513]

Got the tank today & it fits perfect. This just might be one of my favorite builds. Still need a headlight to mount on front of the springer.

 

[necessaryevil]

Shoot, I like it how it looks right now. Paint is over-rated anyways.

 

[stretch]

I would think even in Ohio you would get some paintable days .I had luck one time keeping the frame and spraycans indoors where they were warm ...Then running outside and spraying quick and bringing the frame in quick. It wasnt 15 degrees ,but colder than your suppose to paint and it turned out really good.

thats what i did yesterday! :lol: i had to finish a bike for secret santa.

 

[rusty513]

I decided to get the bike powder coated & should have it back this week. I also ordered some tires from felt.

 

[Leroy]

That pic in your first post is making me feel funny... Will definitely have to build a bike with some orange on it. Or an entirely orange bike even.

 

[stretch]

like mine? :lol:

what color did yours end up rusty?

 

[GTCOMA]

so, will this be done by the 6th?

 

[rusty513]

so, will this be done by the 6th?

It should be complete by the 6th or for for the most part

 

[rusty513]

I just picked everything up from being sand blasted & powder coated & put some of it together. I also got my felt creme tires today & they look like crap against the bike. I had my rims painted a really cool blue color too but now I think I'll just paint the wheels black & put on a set of brick red tires I have in the garage. I really wanted my wheels to be a cool color but if I did that I would just have to go with black tires I think. What do I do???

 

[CCR]

what about brown rims ?