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New Baby Cooley Paint

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Sweet looking job! Patience and prep always seem to reward. No matter what you use. Have you seen some of the paint jobs people have done on cars and such with rustoleum and rollers ?
Looks great!
Cheers, Erick
 
Rollin', rollin', rollin'...

Rollin', rollin', rollin'...

Zweihammer said:
Sweet looking job! Patience and prep always seem to reward. No matter what you use. Have you seen some of the paint jobs people have done on cars and such with rustoleum and rollers ?
Looks great!
Cheers, Erick
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We used to call that the $1.49 paint job since that's what the roller cost.

There were a few guys in the same shop complex who only did paint this way. Surprisingly enough, they never had any repeat customers.:-k

To be fair though, they weren't exactly what I would call "detail oriented" to begin with.
 
"S" sticker

"S" sticker

So now I'm looking for a source for that red over black "S" sticker found on the ducktail of a 'cooley. Having the ppt or similar file so I can scale it down and order it is preferred. Anybody know a source besides reproductiongraphics (as they won't do individual decals)...
 
Thanks!

Thanks!

Its an ebay find, EMGO fairing. Used condition. I think I paid $40 for it. You can get them new for $60 plus or minus $ I think. They don't offer a clear windscreen anymore (as far as I can tell) which sucks because the 'Cooley bikes had clear and thats what I wanted.

Maddog209 said:
Beautiful work! Where did you get your fairing?????
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AirCooledFour said:
Its an ebay find, EMGO fairing. Used condition. I think I paid $40 for it. You can get them new for $60 plus or minus $ I think. They don't offer a clear windscreen anymore (as far as I can tell) which sucks because the 'Cooley bikes had clear and thats what I wanted.
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Thanks...it looks similar to a fairing made by the Maier Co. I'll have to research EMGO and see if I can locate. Really nice work on your 750.
 
AirCooledFour said:
So now I'm looking for a source for that red over black "S" sticker found on the ducktail of a 'cooley. Having the ppt or similar file so I can scale it down and order it is preferred. Anybody know a source besides reproductiongraphics (as they won't do individual decals)...
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When I redid my bike, I just went to a local sign shop, told them what I wanted, and they printed them up ans I was out in less than an hour, have you tried anything like that?
 
Looks amazing brother. And gives hope for all us poor asses who are about to attempt rattle canning!:rolleyes:

Any chance you took some shots of your prep work?
 
Some

Some

I have some shots of the stuff in primer but thats it.
I sanded/scuffed the existing paint, sanded the side covers and fairing with 400 grit and just made sure everything was smooth. Then applied 3 coats of a high build primer out of a can then sanded again with 400 grit. I repeated twice. Then sprayed my base color white out of a can, did about 4 coats. Wet sanded (carefully) with 1000 grit then applied all tape and masking for the blue color and black pinstripe tape. Then after I sprayed the blue from the can I immediately did the clear out of a gun (urethane). About 4 coats, the last being the heaviest. Doesn't need a final wet sanding as far as I can tell but I may do that once and lay some more clear once I can get a red over black S sticker for the ducktail.

maro said:
Looks amazing brother. And gives hope for all us poor asses who are about to attempt rattle canning!:rolleyes:

Any chance you took some shots of your prep work?
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