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Restoring the slacker.
Restoring the Slacker.
So I aquired an 06 24/7 Slacker in somewhat of a bad state. It had 8 coats of paint, none of them done properly, the unsightly remains of some v-brake mounts on the rear, and a poorly cut down seat post. this is how i went from This:
![The Start of a long few days. This frame has 8 coats of paint and the remains of some v-brake mounts still attatched to it.]()
https://www.pinkbike.com/photo/9055974/
To This:
![Give me 3 days and there ya go frame finished and ready to ride D]()
https://www.pinkbike.com/photo/9055934/
Where it starts...
8 coats of poorly applied paint, lets get the wire brush and Nitromors out!
![The Start of a long few days. This frame has 8 coats of paint and the remains of some v-brake mounts still attatched to it.]()
https://www.pinkbike.com/photo/9055974/
29 hours later, and the paint is almost all stripped.
![Almost stripped.....this is about 29 hrs in.]()
https://www.pinkbike.com/photo/9055893/
Paint stripped, frame cleaned, its time to prime
![Dry Primer.]()
https://www.pinkbike.com/photo/9055968/
Primer dry, its time to start putting first coat of black on.
![First coat of black.]()
https://www.pinkbike.com/photo/9055961/
And more black...
![Seccond coat of black]()
https://www.pinkbike.com/photo/9055885/
and final coat before we touch up the frame...
![Almost there justy one more coat...]()
https://www.pinkbike.com/photo/9055912/
Final coat of black, and hanging in there for drying
![Final coat drying time D]()
https://www.pinkbike.com/photo/9055963/
The finished product!!
![Give me 3 days and there ya go frame finished and ready to ride D]()
https://www.pinkbike.com/photo/9055949/
![Give me 3 days and there ya go frame finished and ready to ride D]()
https://www.pinkbike.com/photo/9055934/
Hope you enjoyed this
fxfear
So I aquired an 06 24/7 Slacker in somewhat of a bad state. It had 8 coats of paint, none of them done properly, the unsightly remains of some v-brake mounts on the rear, and a poorly cut down seat post. this is how i went from This:
To This:
Where it starts...
8 coats of poorly applied paint, lets get the wire brush and Nitromors out!
29 hours later, and the paint is almost all stripped.
Paint stripped, frame cleaned, its time to prime
Primer dry, its time to start putting first coat of black on.
And more black...
and final coat before we touch up the frame...
Final coat of black, and hanging in there for drying
The finished product!!
Hope you enjoyed this
fxfear
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Leeds, United Kingdom
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