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Clubroom => Bike Talk => Topic started by: Geoffro on September 23, 2013, 09:13:19 pm

Title: CR250 86 Model hubs - what colour ?
Post by: Geoffro on September 23, 2013, 09:13:19 pm

Hi lads,

I have stripped down the wheels off the CR250 RG i am restoring, as i have to send the hubs off to the wheel man....

Can anyone please tell me if the hubs on this model were always a matt finish, or were they originally a gloss type finish?
I would like to get them looking how they should before getting them laced up etc...

Thanks in advance,
Geoffro

Title: Re: CR250 86 Model hubs - what colour ?
Post by: 09.0 on September 23, 2013, 09:16:54 pm

I would say they are a satin finish.

Title: Re: CR250 86 Model hubs - what colour ?
Post by: Geoffro on September 23, 2013, 09:44:03 pm

Hrmm Satin hey, i wasnt expecting that.... could be tricky...

Title: Re: CR250 86 Model hubs - what colour ?
Post by: Nathan S on September 23, 2013, 10:52:34 pm

Satin.

I did one in gloss and it looked wrong.
Most of the aerosol satin blacks are glossier than the hubs should be - but the matte blacks are far too flat.

Any decent painter will be able to get the right finish by adding a matting agent to the paint.

Title: Re: CR250 86 Model hubs - what colour ?
Post by: Geoffro on September 23, 2013, 11:32:33 pm

Thanks for the reply Nathan, i wonder if i can get close to the colour by getting them powder coated.....

Title: Re: CR250 86 Model hubs - what colour ?
Post by: AdamN on September 24, 2013, 07:27:23 am

Get some Wattyl Woodstove. It is a nice satin finish. It is a hi temp paint, so bake it at 100c for a while and it will be very durable. It's good stuff, Bunnings or Mitre 10 should have it or be able to get it.

Adam

Title: Re: CR250 86 Model hubs - what colour ?
Post by: Geoffro on September 24, 2013, 09:28:08 pm

Will look into that, thanks mate :)

Title: Re: CR250 86 Model hubs - what colour ?
Post by: 80-85 husky on September 28, 2013, 08:01:30 pm

try some satin etch primer...