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Polishing and painting pegs

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I've polished the foot pegs and have now painted them. I think they look pretty good. I'm not sure if I want to sand them smooth and put another coat on them or just let them ride so I was wanting to know what you guys think or what you'd do.

I stripped the old paint off
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This doesn't look too bad.
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I've been thinking for that recess about using the Champleve technique. But I have to do some more research.

I've only seen it done on small jewelry pieces so I'm not sure if a larger surface like this would be prone to cracking or other problems in the baking process. I would think the end result would be stronger and more durable than paint though, as it's basically glass.

I'm going to have to see what the cost of the enamel is. My dad has a kiln, so if he can get the temp low enough (850 F by one account) then it may be a viable option. Not as cheap as a can of black paint and some tape, but scratches wouldn't be an issue that's for sure.
 
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Personally, I like the polish with painted highlights, like GateKeeper did.

When I did my wife's bike, I only polished the easy stuff and painted the low spots where the bolts were.

Sorry I don't have any closer shots, you will have to suffer with these:
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An alternative would be an epoxy. But it's not cheap. Probably looking at $50+ total.

Rattlecan black is starting to look really good. :lol:
 
Thanks for the Idea's guys. I think I will go a head and put them on the bike tonight to see what they look like and go from there. I like where it's painted inside the bolt hole so will do that. I love the look of your bike Steve, very nicely done. I found one on the net I like a lot.

I don't know who's 1100 this is but it's very well done.
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MAJikMARCer said:
I've been thinking for that recess about using the Champleve technique. But I have to do some more research.

I've only seen it done on small jewelry pieces so I'm not sure if a larger surface like this would be prone to cracking or other problems in the baking process. I would think the end result would be stronger and more durable than paint though, as it's basically glass.

I'm going to have to see what the cost of the enamel is. My dad has a kiln, so if he can get the temp low enough (850 F by one account) then it may be a viable option. Not as cheap as a can of black paint and some tape, but scratches wouldn't be an issue that's for sure.
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I'd love to see what that would look like if you can do it.
 
Those turned out nice. Good job. Cleaning my bike up this weekend I realized I don't have the recessed plates. I have stamped steel. :( So I don't get to try the epoxy/porcelain method.
 
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Been doing some polishing myself. I think I will paint the areas that I cannot polish like you did.

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