Painting A Bike Ourselves | Cheap Bike To Super Bike Ep. 2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 มี.ค. 2019
- Can you turn a cheap second hand bike into a superbike with a budget of less than a thousand pounds? In this week’s episode Jon gives the budget aluminium road bike a makeover with a fresh lick of paint.
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I think Lloyd's idea belongs with the sign over John's right shoulder.
And now that you have it painted, how has the paint held up? I'm curious, because I would think the factory paint would be much harder to scratch and a more durable finish. Is there any quality to the new paint?
I would hardly call it a cheap bike. Like new Lemond Zurich made of Reynolds 853 with the stock carbon fork and original headset for $275. Then added the group: FSA 10 speed compact, Record 10 speed shift group and skeleton brakes with carbon friendly pads. Chinese carbon bar, stem and 55 mm aero wheels. Aluminum seat post, Prologo saddle and 12-28 Campy cassette. Absolutely love it. The Colnago CLX 3.0 sits in the workstand except for centuries. I have about 800 miles and 40,000 feet of climbing on it in mere months.
Hey, which paint did you use? thinking about doing a respray myself
Romanian road race champion custom bike
Romania viewers squad, reunite!
Probably a similar budget haha
Pulabike
Lol, i thinked at the same thing
Muie PSD!
Is it safe to assume somewhere in the process it all went horribly wrong with the color fade design? ;)
it just looked like a really dodgy paint job where someone's just quickly sprayed it three colours. the clean lines are wayyy nicer.
For sure. Wrong direction... it’s like washing a car from the bottom upwards. Lol
Don't fret my precious, you will enjoy the components and full build...
Jon Cannings John, don’t worry, the paint looks better in the colorblocked method. Much like the Look style of geometric designs.
@@JonCannings I actually prefer the block design...it was just kind of an abrupt switch in the video ;)
A Lance bike turned into a Lemond bike. #ouch
Ironic....
Well they are 2 well known dopers so it seems fitting ;)
Touché?
@@Yosser70 Lemond is not a "well known doper".. While it's difficult to be sure that anyone from that era didn't dope, there's no reason to believe that he did, other than that.
Upgraded big time!
Anyone else think he should've left the US postal paint on? :(
Or just a simple one color job. Something modern.
IAmWalrus they are big time Lance haters 🤣
@@ROBinJVILLE if you ride, let alone WIN the tour even once, you have my respect. Lance might've doped, but the dude genuinely bust his ass off training like any other rider would've. Take all his titles, but you can't take that away from him
@@Aditya-fv9xv head up yer ass much? He and the UCI manipulated the entire peloton, his hyper doping caused his testicular cancer, and at least one other US postal rider got hormone induced cancer. He not only doped, he avoided testing and got his competition caught. Even his charity was a fraud. He deserves no respect, at all. A human shit stain.
i could never remove that sticker
Oh no🤢 it was looking so nice and retro with the fade.. now it looks like a lego bike🤦♂️
Beer bike! Seriously though, lots of hard work went into prep and painting. Great job.
It certainly did!
A fun, friendly, informative instructional on how to paint over a Lance Armstrong frame... I really really love this metaphor. Thank you GCN, for being some of my favorite faces in cycling and for inspiring folks to ride their bike!
I've seen quite a few people just removing the paint and just polishing the aluminium frame, I like the look (and you save a few grams of painting as well!)
A true hill climber's bike!
@@gcntech In fact, I believe that was the original reason for the german cars being silver in the 50s/60s races, taking away the paint on the cars shaved off a few kilos
@@llandor true, it was a mercedes which was to heavy for the regulations and that is why they had to scrap off the paint overnight and thus the silver arrow was born.
Still need a clear lacquer to protect the shine, but yeah, polished Al is quite nice; some airplanes have it and it's beautiful
Exactly!!!😃
hm, no fading but straight cut, fine. nicely done but why oh why are the cuts not streamlined??? you lose mental speed riding this! you should have made the cuts in line with each other at least.
Go to sleep, go to sleep... Damn a new video from GCN..
Hellanoise1 guessing you’re not in the UK then😂
Australia?
True
Rumour has it that Jon was incredibly gifted at shaking those cans.
You MUST apply a clear coat (gloss/satin/matt), 2 layers minimum, otherwise all your effort will be ruined at the slightest bump/scratch/scuff.
Not with this pain you don't, It's made to be used without a top coat.
I've used their products on a steel frame without the primer, easy to use, BUT: You have to be damn patient, I wasn't, put too much paint on in one sitting. At first the bike looked marvelous and now, only half a year later it looks like shit, will have to do it again. But all in all a good and easy to use product...
@@Yosser70 i think this is a paint called "uni -paint" and its like coloured clearecoat. Its not necessary to give it a clear coat, but it definitly pops better and it protects the paint further
@@tobiasknoll8235 Same here. Rushed it with a clear coat and my mirror polish raw frame looks like some weird damascus mess...
Matte ftw mtb
Gloss for anything not CF
I'd try to remove old paint with chemicals, not using tools, to avoid scratches on metal. Then I'd smooth the welds a bit and paint the frame in red with white accents and logos.
Was it an aluminium frame? I have one and was thinking about your described process. I'm a bit intimated to do it, though.
@@pawoo666 A buddy of mine stripped his enduro bike with dichloromethane, worked like a charm. Need to do it outside though because of nasty vapours (put some dichloromethane on a piece of shop towel, than wrap it around the frame, and then put clear film over it to stop it evaporating). After that, he lightly sanded it and applied primer and then some coats of paint, followed by a clearcoat. Good results. Now considering doing it on my enduro bike, painting it nardo gray.
@@oskarstaudte sorry, but I'm not f**kin with those kinds of chemicals:
"Even though DCM is the least toxic of the simple chlorohydrocarbons, it has serious health risks. Its high volatility makes it an acute inhalation hazard. It can also be absorbed through the skin. Accidental injection of DCM from an emptied syringe caused fast tissue necrosis of a finger, requiring removal of affected tissue and skin grafting. Amputation could be avoided in this case. Updates of MSDS to warn about this danger requires controlled animal testing.
Symptoms of acute overexposure to dichloromethane via inhalation include difficulty concentrating, dizziness, fatigue, nausea, headaches, numbness, weakness, and irritation of the upper respiratory tract and eyes. More severe consequences can include suffocation, loss of consciousness, coma, and death.
DCM is also metabolized by the body to carbon monoxide potentially leading to carbon monoxide poisoning. Acute exposure by inhalation has resulted in optic neuropathy and hepatitis. Prolonged skin contact can result in DCM dissolving some of the fatty tissues in skin, resulting in skin irritation or chemical burns.
It may be carcinogenic, as it has been linked to cancer of the lungs, liver, and pancreas in laboratory animals. Other animal studies showed breast cancer and salivary gland cancer. Research is not yet clear as to what levels may be carcinogenic. DCM crosses the placenta. Fetal toxicity in women who are exposed to it during pregnancy, however, has not been proven. In animal experiments, it was fetotoxic at doses that were maternally toxic but no teratogenic effects were seen.
In people with pre-existing heart problems, exposure to DCM can cause abnormal heart rhythms and/or heart attacks, sometimes without any other symptoms of overexposure. People with existing liver, nervous system, or skin problems may worsen after exposure to methylene chloride."
(Source: wikipedia)
@@pawoo666 Yikes
@@pawoo666 😳.
I am loving this video series. Looking forward to the next installment!
Glad to hear it Zach. Ever had an upgrade project yourself?
GCN Tech Currently building up a 2015 Salsa Warbird (eBay) with new Sram 1x drivetrain but no repainting.
Really enjoy all things GCN please keep the great content coming!
@@zksnyder oh wow, gravel steed?
@@gcntech Yes indeed! 👍🏼
I love the subtile kick in the nuts to Armstrong by changing the paint job to a Lemond schemes.
Nut!
I like the mirrored chrome finish idea more. Or maybe a purple galaxy paint job with GCN logo. lol
I really can not wait to see this finished
Stay tuned! 2 more episodes yet...
Of course ! The most important change to the bike : the color. That's gonna make it faster !
Amazing Jon, can't wait to see final result! 👍🚲
Wish you would have done the stripes uniformly horizontal instead of along the circumference of each tube. The original paint job was better.
I personally like the slightly uneven lines
Ring the Bell!!! Its a super Nice!!!
Thanks
Ding-a-ling-a-ling!
ha ha ha ha this is so funny
John, John, John.... The fade was looking good... Dropped the ball mate.
I think a tour of Jon's home workshop is long overdue!
Looks like the romanian flag to me
I was about to write the same thing ;-)
David Hewitt unfortunately I wasn't first 😅😂
Centenar edition
Lol
Controversial or not, USPS is the reason I got into cycling, I'd love to have a bike from that team
We all have inspiration from somewhere!
I think it looks great. Can't wait to see how Jon specs it out.
It is very interesting to see bike frame painted. Changing this iconic frame for a project was a surprising selection. Anyway a very good video, thanks!
Jon has just told us that the biggest twist is yet to come.... it sounds like a classic case of Watch This Space....
Oh yes!!! You are going to love it.
@@JonCannings ???
@@Memento86Mori wait and see....
It would look superb with some Shimano WH-R540 or the dura-ace wheel with the same spokepattern (cant remember its name). I always thought I would get a broken spoke on them, but it was the rims that died on me last year. Thought it was dirt first but no, it was a crack thru the rim. Atleast they lasted me 16 years, and I loved the sound of them in the wind.
Jon Cannings Nice set of carbon bars? It’ll be interesting to see how you divvy up the budget
It was much more beautiful before...
Lol OK grandpa
@@alicangul2603 I bet he could drop you like a hot potato
@@HarryTzianakisTheGodOfSpeed I was mainly poking fun at his love of outdated aesthetics :)
Alican Gül so you agree that he can drop you? 😁
@@HarryTzianakisTheGodOfSpeed He's probably riding a penny-farthing, so very unlikely :)
Top notch proper job! Beautiful!
Eagerly waiting for part 3 .
Imo the transition of the colors should have been prarallel to the ground. Looks better with those "cutting" transitions. On this pattern the "cloudy" transition would have been better.
Sorry John' bu you should have put the can down on the primer coat
Nice paint job !
Awesome job! My coworker's son road for his high school cycling team on those Panasonic bikes. They are still sharp looking.
Fades would’ve looked better Jon - as well as green instead of blue! One love bro!😉
That's a brutal paint job, don't quit your day job.
Looks good!! Nice clean and ready to go..
Great. So now I have to take EVERYTHING off my bike and paint it.
The blue looks really, really nice.
crisp lines and all that, but I was a fan of the fade you had going.
Glad to see you didn't go with the fade ! That's really nice. Good job.
But still I'll be nitpicking a bit here ... maybe you should have done some measurement for the yellow bits ? Them being of differents length I find the look a bit weird.
i seriously love this series already
That paint scheme certainly stands out, you'll get noticed
What? Wait! Ha! Where's the footage of the paint job? You started with fade...clearly that wasn't going so well...so one can only assume you've masked everything off and done the lines over a few days. But where's the intermediate footage? "There's none", I cry. As my ex (a tv editor) used to say, 'If it's not filmed it doesn't exist.' But what really happened were your mates down at the custom paint job place helped you out here. Feeling mortally short changed on this vid.
Nope. Did the lines straight away. The fade wasn't looking good on the oversized alloy tubing.
@@JonCannings OK, I will give you the benefit of my doubt. Would love to see that footage though as the paint job is the hardest part of any rebuild...especially just working with cans...it generally doesn't work out so well.
@@jimiscott hey Jimi, this stuff was surprisingly easy to work with. I was and am impressed.
@@JonCannings What masking tape did you use mate? Got a bit of masking to do on mine and don't know it the normal blue stuff is ok or do I need the vinyl stuff.
@@Yosser70 3M's Scotch 218 is your friend. Sharp lines w/o underruns.
All I am going to say is... Just wait for the next episode.... You will all be loving it. TRUST ME!
Great series so far!
thank you for the tutorial
One word: mirrored chrome with maps on it.
03:26 Why would you get rid of that logo? It looks dope!
Why did he call it a controversial logo?
@@bootyholeman5659 This page is a good starting point: cyclinginvestigation.usada.org/
🎣
@@alicangul2603 Right I know what Lance and the team did, and it's reprehensible no doubt. But the usps had nothing to do with what they did, the usps was conned duped like the rest of us. Perhaps he should have said team usps. But whatever no biggy. Maybe I took it wrong.
these vids are so satisfying!
Loving the bright colours on the bike
Daaamn boy , gcn got serios . Best video on gcn since matt left . You got a 10/10 , next 👏 meme 👏.
Hey Jonh,
Very very nice, and seriously impressed with the paint product. WOW the bike looks great, well done.
Thanks buddy!
Waw, great paint job! Love the retro colours.
im really loving this series 😍😍🙌🏼
What a missed opportunity to ask Lasty to design another bike himself :/
Romanian national champion’s bike
This looks amazing
Looks superb Jon! Lovin it!
How about some black GCN decals on the yellow bits????
😉
it would have been great if the yellow bands were in the same height / width from the stays through to the forks.
I’ve been waiting for this forever!
Absolutely love the new paint job!
One color is nice, simple and bring frame shapes more presentsple. Kawasaky neon green bike and ”shooes” ^
This is a great series, Jon, thanks. And what's so controversial about the United States Postal Service? It's just our post office and the letter carriers had nothing to do with all that cheatin' goin' on. And I still appreciate the USPS for sponsoring a team. Same with Radio Shack and Discovery and Motorola and 7-Eleven. And especially 7-Eleven and all those adventurous lads who weren't scared of fisticuffs with Bernard and his buds. The wonder of youth. And thanks for paying homage to Greg with your paint work. Greg will forever be the all-time greatest for lots of us on this side of the pond :)
I think he might have been saying that the horizontal down tube was controversial and the shot of postal service logo was unrelated. Still loves the OG paint job
Love the show. Time we had GCN Decals for all the fans bike builds. Keep up the good work
Stevie from Irvine Scotland.
Great video. Appreciate the info
I was hoping Dan was going to suggest a Cervélo Test Team paint scheme, but his actual suggestion was even better 🍺
I try not to be too mean so i wont say anything about that paint job!
Looks great jon
It needs decals. I suggest "Cannings" on the downtube in a suitable font. Maybe a GCN logo on the head tube. It was once common for frames to be re-badged.
or "ANNINGS" like the new System Six :D
HMMM.!! WHAT IF PAINT IT WITH COLOR RED.. AND GCN LOGO IN HEADTUBE ....AND "GCN"font (color black)ON BOTH SIDE OF DOWNTUBE..
sorry I'm not good in English.. 😁
That would also look cool!
I have to note that down somewhere. If i make my next bike like it will get a supernice for sure
I can vouch for the spray.bike paint. My son Joe sprayed his bike to a fantastic finish, it was actually shown on the GCNtech show in the upgrades section recently. Sadly he was taken out a couple of weeks later and, though he was only bruised, the frame was a right off. But for a short time it looked fantastic!
Did you spray lacquer over the paint? Without it the finish is completely matt.
Sending my best wishes to your son.
Sorry to hear about your son. Hoping he heals up soon. Did you apply a gloss clear? I've only ever seen these paints used with a matte finish and it looks too cheap for my liking.
Very good. Well done.
Love it GCN.
It made me sad when you didn't wet sand the primer, then prime the exposed the metal and wet sand again. It really makes for much smoother paint.
Dont like the three color scheme.. think you should have kept it simple: all red or maybe all yellow, nevertheless I'm looking forward to see what wheels and groupset you'll put on it!
Looks nice! Good choice!
Sprayed my bike last week... Went with British racing green frame, matt black forks and sticker bombed middle tube.. Looks mint
absolute waste of paint and a good original paint job
Got to agree there. I'm not really into retro bikes but always fancied a US Postal bike.
No way. If he’s building it for a “lifetime” bike, that USPS stuff has to go.
@@KingVonMudder The original paint job is the soul of a bike/frame. And also by removing that you delete the unique story every frame is telling. (Espacally on older Bikes).
@DietBounty IceCream, I enjoy bicycle craftsmanship, tech and beauty as much as Jon or anybody else. However, respectfully, molten alloy is soulless and bikes don’t talk :)
My own taste? ... I would’ve gone bare aluminum (satin with course steel wool) with no clear, with only paint fully around the tubes where the Trek decals go. Ugh, I say that, yet I’m faaarrrr from liking Trek as much as Cannondale.
Edit: It’s just my own opinion as an artist that the USPS stuff HAS to go (and yes, I love Armstrong). I do see how it’d be cool as heck to keep the original paint job. I just think it’s ugly as fuuuudge. Also, I’ve never been a fan of red/white/blue, even being a proud American. Just my opinion, that’s all. Also, they should’ve used light coyote/maroon/navy blue as the stock colors... But that was before the last Batman trilogy :D
Love the irony of the Lemond paint on a Lance bike
I usually prefer the “fade” look in two or three pastel colors. But, your choice of the three primary colors with hard edges looks really good. Well done, Caulder.
Lovely bike!
Replacing a Lance Armstrong paint scheme with a Greg Lemond paint scheme🤪
Was literally thinking about the irony of it. Especially since Trek tried destroying Lemond.
That looks terrible, there wasnt any problem with the original color and this doesnt improve the bike in any way
It does.
It gets rid of all reference to that cheating git & the team he cheated for.
omg you are so right.. it looks HORRIBLE. the original was sooo much better.
Gorgeous design
Omg! Let’s hope it turns out better
Wow, such a DIY, now it looks much cheaper and older
enjoyed the vid not so much the paint color job good luck
Jon face when hearing dans suggestion priceless. Great work.
Looks sweet
Dan, what you want is a pint, not a bike. Easy mistake to make, to be honest.
Very...Romanian.
That's cool man, great job !!
If you can't do a fade the clean cut is perfect! Looks way nicer. Good work.
What for did you do it 🙄 You just ruined what once was a piece of history of the cycling world, memories are made of this, and yes now you are in the Hall of Fame, congratulations!😩
In this day the frame was ruined :( !
Wait for next week 😉
I love the colours! Great job!
can't wait for the third part