Stickered up

Got the decals on the Haro today... Really happy with the look!

Colour Match

I'm more than happy with the colour matching done to an original 1986 Haro Blue. My restored stem cap beside the original stem cap :-)

Done

Painted

Primed!

Ready for paint

The Haro Master is looking a bit naked... 

Blue Font Dominator

Needless to say, I've been looking for a long time for a tidy blue font Dominator for my ongoing '86 Master build.

I'd planned to use a white repop Viscount Dominator in the meantime. Since they weren't exactly expensive, I figure I'd have a go as redoing the gold text to blue myself.

The gold letter comes off with a little acetone in a matter of seconds:

Then I got this from a model shop. Clear Blue paint:

A steady hand:

Job done:

Wall mount

I use these to mount my bikes on the wall... Simple and effective.

Dia Compe Tech 7 restoration

I've a second set of Tech 7 levers that I'll use on the Haro build which had one hell of an adventure coming to me from the USA. They took a vacation in the Brazilian Postal Service for over 3 months before arriving on my door in Sweden.

The first set I was really happy with the restoration. They were in a rough shape and white but those became black/silver. You can see the restoration job here: Original condition, Raw finish, Painted, Completed.

Anyway, the levers were black/silver and in an average survivor condition with a little rash but I wanted then white/silver.

First thing was to strip the black paint off them (yep, it is paint, not anno):

This is how they look built up raw:

The tricky part when painting the bodies is the locking pin... it can't be removed. I did the same technique this time as with the previous set. But this time I took a few photos on how to tape of the locking pin.

First move the pin to the unlocked position and put two single layers of masking tape around the pin. It's important that it's a single layer as this tap will travel with the pin inside the lever:

 Push the pin so the tape is inside the lever like this:

Now simply tape of the rest on the locking pin, so it looks something like this:

Simple, all ready for paint! :)

Next stage I use a primer that's specifically for aluminium. It's fast drying and is dust dry after 10 minutes or so:

Front:

Rear:

All primed:

First coast of white gloss:

Final coat done and tape removed before fully dried:

Loosely built up. I'll replace the spring when the paint is fully dried:

 

Hardware polished up (left before, right after):

And all built up:

ACS RL Edge Hub

Finally pucked up an ACS RL Edge Freecoaster Hub. Thinking about using it on the Haro build...

For Sale: Red A'me Tri Grips Bubble Font

For Sale: Red A'me Tri Grips Bubble Font