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I wondered how you got this effect and what they call it, ( the silver part of the bike ) it looks like circles made with a rotating sanding disc and then finished with clear coat. I hope someone
knows this so that I can look it up on YouTube or so, I would like to give this a try but currently don't know how to get started.
You can use a wooden dowl rod or something softer to conform to a radius. An abrasive is used, like Cloverleaf Compound.
A dab of compound on the rod, spin the rod with a drill and touch off on the surface. It's more of an art form than a science. You just have to practice.
Everything I've done was flat and I used a drill press to run the rod. Just thinking of the top of my head maybe a suction cup like a valve lapping tool for something that's not flat. Lots of info via Google that just popped up for me.
I remember, when I was young, seeing an entire car done up like that. It was at the beach, and the glare off of it was horrible. Dont know how, or why, he did that....but, this was the early 80s, and people did weird things like that .
I never knew how it was accomplished though, and now I do!
I would venture a guess that this is not actually done to the bike in the pic. I am betting it is a wrap. If you look at the oil tank the "jeweling" looks to be stretched in contour with the curve of the tank where if it was truly hand applied in the metal the pattern would not be skewed.
To actually do this is tedious and difficult to do well. I have seen it done and I can't imagine the patience it must take. Keeping it even and clean
I saw that bike in the flesh at a bike show, the person that stands with the bike said that is was bare metal that was handcrafted and painted by his special painter. .
He assured me that it was not a wrap or hydro-dip as I thought first myself, I would contacted him again but could not find his business cart anymore since it's be
3 years ago that I saw that bike.
the spirit of america air plane was done like that since they did not have time for paint, had to beat the shifting of prevailing weather for the first cross atlantic flight
we have done steel guitar frames as such with an end mill.
I saw that bike in the flesh at a bike show, the person that stands with the bike said that is was bare metal that was handcrafted and painted by his special painter. .
He assured me that it was not a wrap or hydro-dip as I thought first myself, I would contacted him again but could not find his business cart anymore since it's be
3 years ago that I saw that bike.
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How do you get this effect?
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