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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle After |
Last week I started work on a very cool project for Tim's Daughter. I powder coated the frame to a color she likes. Tim's daughter was looking for a watermelon like color. After searching through colors I think I found something that comes close with some real nice pearl in it. Over all the Gary Fisher mountain bike is in very good shape and should be incredible with the new color!
Tim is the owner of the Schwinn I painted a satin black a few months ago. Check out Tim's bike by clicking here.
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle Before |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle Before Handlebars |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle Before Headset |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle Before Front Brake |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle Before Fork Blade |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle Before Front Wheel Hub |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle Before Front Wheel |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle Before Top Tube |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle Before Down Tube |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle Before Saddle |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle Before Crank |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle Before Front Derailleur |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle Before Rear Brake |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle Before Rear Derailleur |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle Before Rear Wheel Hub |
I stripped the frame of the components and started the paint stripping process.
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Before |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Before Head Tube |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Before Head Tube |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Before Head Tube |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Before Top Tube |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Before Down Tube |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Before Seat Area |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Before Bottom Bracket |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Before Bottom Bracket |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Before Bottom Bracket |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Before Seat Stays |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Before Brake Studs |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Before Chain Stays |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Before Drop Outs |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Before |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Before Fork |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Before Fork Crown |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Before Fork Blades |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Before Brake Studs |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Before Fork Drop Outs |
I stripped the frame paint chemically and then cleaned it. After The paint is stripped I lightly media blast the frame. I don't like to remove the paint with media blasting as I think it removes a good amount of metal too. I just lightly media blast the frame to make a good surface for the powder. I think the photos below the frame has not yet been media blasted. The frame is in good shape.
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Prepared |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Prepared Head Tube |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Prepared Head Tube |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Prepared Top Tube |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Prepared Seat Area |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Prepared Water Bottle Bosses |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Prepared Bottom Bracket |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Prepared Bottom Bracket |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Prepared Bottom Bracket |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Prepared Seat Area |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Prepared Brake Studs |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Prepared Drop Outs |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Prepared Fork |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Prepared Fork Crown |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Prepared Fork Blades |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Prepared Brake Studs |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Prepared Fork Drop Outs |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Prepared Fork Drop Outs |
The color is a very interesting color that I really like. It slightly changes depending what angle you are looking from. I put a bright silver base coat and the color over the top. The color is slightly transparent so the silver base color is what makes the color really pop.
The color turned out beautifully. The pinkish watermelon color is amazing, it just pops. In the photos below you can see how the color changes depending on the light angle. Very cool!!
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Painted |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Painted Head Tube |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Painted Head Tube |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Painted Front Tube |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Painted Seat Area |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Painted Bottom Bracket |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Painted Bottom Bracket |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Painted Seat Stays |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Painted Brake Studs |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Painted Drop Outs |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Painted Fork |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Painted Fork |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Painted Fork Crown |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Painted Fork Crown |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Painted Fork Brake Studs |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Frame Painted Fork Blades |
I wasn't restoring the components but I did run everything through the sonic cleaners and overhauled the bearings. Since I wasn't restoring the components I did not take a lot of photos, just enough to show the progress. The build order is a little different from normal because I installed the components as they came out of the sonic cleaners. The components turned out fantastic after the cleaning and they look fantastic installed against the new paint!
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Brake Calipers - Clean |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Front Brake Calipers Installed |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Rear Brake Caliper Installed |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Seat Post - Cleaned |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Seat Post Installed |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Headset & Bottom Bracket Cleaned & Ready |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Headset Cups Pressed |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Headset Complete |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bottom Bracket Complete |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Headset & Bottom Bracket Complete |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Handlebars Complete |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Handlebars Complete |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Crank - Installed |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Front Derailleur Installed |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Rear Derailleur Complete |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle - Complete |
With the Gary Fisher MTB complete I gave the bike a tuning and then my daughter test road it for me. It road great!
Now for the transformation, the color turned out amazing!! I couldn't be happier with the results. The color just pops, the photos don't do it justice. Yesterday on the very gloomy day when my daughter test road it is was almost to bright to look at. That says a girls bike with out saying to much it is a girls bike. I love it!!
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle Complete |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle Complete |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle Complete |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle Complete Handlebars |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle Complete Head Tube |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle Complete Front Brake |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle Complete Fork Blades |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle Complete Head Tube |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle Complete Front Half |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle Complete Seat Area |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle Complete Bottom Bracket |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle Complete Drive Train |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle Complete Crank |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle Complete Seat Area |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle Complete Rear Brake |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle Complete Rear Wheel Hub |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle Complete Rear Derailleur |
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| Tim's Daughter's MTB Paint Job - Bicycle Complete |
John Z.
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