Does anyone know which black shade I should use?
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I went to my paint supplier, and said I want the blackest black you can supply.
So no red blue green yellow grey white or pink additives.
They complied, and it is a lovely deep black.
(why would anything ever be otherwise, you may wonder ??).
As to the paint type, well thats a matter for what your painter or you can do, and have a booth for.
Some of these modern brews are highly toxic, to painter or neighbours, so choose wisely.
Most of the newer types require a clearcoat, which looks rather wrong on old machinery.
My old Waratah had a fairly thin wash of black enamel over it, so quality paint wasn't on the agenda back then...
Some of you may have other ways of approaching this project. Please let me know?
I don't think it makes any difference if you go front-to-back, top-to-bottom, inside out or upside down,
as long as you are methodical, take photos of EVERYTHING (unless you have a photographic memory)
and label and bag all nuts and bolts in their categories, then nothing can go wrong. (!).
I think your bike is a little too far gone to be an 'original paint' machine, but you might want to just go through it mechanically
and take it for a ride before you start applying a new coat of paint and erase all that history ??
I like using phosphoric acid to remove that rusty look (panel beaters supply shops etc)(its in coca cola, so not exactly hazardous to life or limb)
(although keep away from eyes and clothes) and then use linseed oil to preserve/protect it.
You see all these sparkling new bikes at rallies, but its the survivors that get the interest ....
