ilovedrunk Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 this is my ladys bike... we found it in a dumpster... basically... its a specialized hemi... the only photos i could find of them online were the aluminum versions (hers is chromoly)... and hers was a lightly rusted burnt orange and white... i stripped sanded and refinished most of the bike.. again different colors pre clear coat post clear coat fahrealz the lovely lady.... smashortrash? weeeeee sorry about the glare and really, photos kinda take away from the real deal... especially these photos.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfffffffffft Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 thats pretty fresh.. so is your girl. i take it you did the artwork too? thats cool looks like a pretty neat garage to fuck around in.. ps. SMASH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inhalant Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 cool paint job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Rage- Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Are you a tattoo artist yet? *jealous* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovedrunk Posted March 28, 2006 Author Share Posted March 28, 2006 ha! no pretty much every lead i had has failed me rage... the last guy just wanted a bike for my discount at work... that sucked... but thanks for the props boys... i did a run down of painting the stuff in ch zero ill copy and paste... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovedrunk Posted March 28, 2006 Author Share Posted March 28, 2006 some guy asked for the steps in the bicycle thread on ch 0 so i made a run down... take the bike completely apart... including head set cups and bottom bracket cups... i work at a shop so it wasnt a big deal, but most bike shops would take them out, maybe for free, maybe for a small fee... youll have to get them back in also.. i taped off the areas where the cups go in so that paint didnt build up and make life hell getting the cups back in.. i stripped it down to the bare metal and sanded any remains of paint or primer off... i used a gel stripper made for metal that burns like crazy and eats through rubber gloves... it works great though,,, thats the hard part getting the paint out of the nooks and crannies... (frame forks handle bars cranks seat clamp) i should have primered the whole thing but i ended up not doing it.. i did many many many coats of paint... the frame is actually two tone pink.. a darker pink in the back and krylons watermelon in the front which looks like bubblegum... the "powder blue" stuff is actually teal-ish in color.. again tons of coats... and i used a NY skinny for all that due to the nature of skinnys... light coats are best so you dont get thick spots that sag... getting the whole thing covered well is an issue hand paint the hearts and stuff on both sides.,, her name is on the downtube... i used acrilics pull out that ny skinny again and more than two cans of clearcoat later its basically done... it took two days to do the clear coat theres a shit load of clear on there and doing light coats that dry in between... put it back together ride enjoy earth if i missed anything let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovedrunk Posted March 28, 2006 Author Share Posted March 28, 2006 and pfffft yea i did the artwork too... when i brought the final product into work.. the head mechanic is an old guy named joe... he kinda glanced at it and was like thats neat tim... and then asked how i printed out the stuff and stuck it to the frame... when i explained they werent stickers and were hand painted he was like "OH WOOOOW" and took a long look at it... having it the same on both sides makes peeople glance over the fact its done by hand.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Rage- Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Hold up you drunken bastard.. you're missing some photos. I see more detail in a couple of the far away pics that should have some close-ups. I.E. the stars in the rear... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfffffffffft Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 thats sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavyLox Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 Originally posted by ilovedrunk@Mar 28 2006, 01:34 AM [attachmentid=33006] f Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
why write? Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 nice...i like the emily letters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovedrunk Posted March 29, 2006 Author Share Posted March 29, 2006 rage: they are just green stars with lil white highlights... the lady got a new dslr for x mas and those were taken playing around with it... i keep saying we need good photos of it for "the archieves"... ill try and get some decient closeups asap if anyone cares to see them... i put a lot of time into the heart stuff... but thanks again for the comments.. lox: whos that on my counter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Rage- Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 You should get some super close ups, most def. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarcasm Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 that is definitely a dope ride. the painting overall is slick. good job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Green Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 way to go. looks good, nice colors. the M is a little odd though. (not hating) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEE38 Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 very nice, i love it!! lucky lucky gal indeed with a dope ass lil bike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
how how are are you you Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 fucking sick!i just repainted my bike over the weekend as well with a grabber green and some pin stripes on it.deffinitly not as good as the one you did for your girl tho/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garlic prawns Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 That's a killer ride your bird has. the art work is great. I plan to one day paint my bike as swish as that.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovedrunk Posted April 24, 2006 Author Share Posted April 24, 2006 whoah i havent checked the thread in a while... im glad people still appreciate it... thank you for the comments... i painted her computer case and posted them a while back but i suppose i could post them again the other side has a pretty wack "piece" on it... again thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philth215 Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 i never got to see this thread today- not only the way the artwork came out but the concept is really dope..the letters colors and design you chose, im really likin the whole thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClueTwo Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 The computer and the bike are incredible.. Great work.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 nice find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovedrunk Posted May 6, 2006 Author Share Posted May 6, 2006 kind of old and late now i know... but i was kinda excited i found a photo of the original color scheme of her bike.... i donno why i didnt look ON THE SPECIALIZED SITE before but they had an archive of their bikes till 2002.... hers is a 2002 hemi mx which is one step down from the "pro" and a step up from the bottom of the line bikes... the colors are perfect for texas seeing as they are UT colors but the bike had a chicago or detroit bike shop sticker on it... enough ramble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackstand Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 what i want to know is... who would put that thing in the trash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 'found it in the trash' is code for 'bought it from a black kid who stole it'. the bike looks minature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovedrunk Posted May 31, 2006 Author Share Posted May 31, 2006 i donno if they have them everywhere... but here in my city and other places ive lived they have these "donation drop boxes" they arent for the salvation army or any organization ive ever heard of... anyway there are so many of them and some of them are in odd spots they end up turning into HUGE junk piles... youre supposed to only put clothing in the "drop box" the size of a portapotty... think big blue mailboxs with the weird one way lid mouth thing... some of the drop spots get over run with old washer and dryers and hot water heaters and just junk not even clothing which is all they take anyway... im a dumpster diver... i saw some mountain bikes, which turned out to be shit and the above bike... again it looked NOTHING like it does in the above photos... this bike had for sure seen better days... there should be a PHOTO post of ill shit youve found in dumpsters in channel zero seeks: its a bmx bike.,.. its a racer and longer than your typical street or freestyle bikes... minature i donno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawood Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 'found it in the trash' is code for 'bought it from a black kid who stole it'. the bike looks minature. had to be a black kid ......I guess this is the "whites only" thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 thats nonsense, it's not a racial issue. black kids will steal bikes from anyone, regardless of race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLIK$ Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Remember the book idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimes Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 nice bike bro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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