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Burning River wrote:
Rad, I have a 98' Pro Performer myself that needs to be brought back from the grave.

Pics?

DemonGT · 2012-04-22 2:29pm

Darkman wrote:
At least an American worker was utilized in some part of the proses.

true...

Darkman · 2012-04-25 8:05pm

Polished the crap out of the forks and bars tonight, my fingers are killing me! They look great though. The forks have some pretty severe pit lines that I just could not get out no matter how hard I tried. They shine though.

I have a surprise idea for the forks that will make them look awesome!

Within the next couple days I will start the re-assembly of the bike and once I get a chain it will be ride-able. Still have to decide if I'm going to re use the sprocket that it came with, use the one pictured above ('96 Vertigo sprocket), or one of my Sugno 44t spider and chain wheel sets.

Darkman · 2012-04-26 11:30am

I gotta tell you the forks look AWESOME!

Darkman · 2012-04-26 4:12pm

Ok here is the pics of the forks.

BEFORE:

AFTER:

I'm gonna add another couple coats and then some clear coat. I've got a cool idea for some fork decals too!

houndog · 2012-04-26 6:42pm

DARKMAN! those forks look killer. Keep posting pics of your project. I am diggin' this. Would you mind posting a pic of the specific paint you used?

Darkman · 2012-04-26 6:51pm

houndog wrote:
DARKMAN! those forks look killer. Keep posting pics of your project. I am diggin' this. Would you mind posting a pic of the specific paint you used?

Thank you very much.

It's the can on the far right. It's "Krylon X-Metals" purchased at Wal-Mart for around $5 a can.

Jon1971 · 2012-04-27 11:23am

Your forks came out so good that I'm seriously considering doing my Robinson with a blue version of the same paint. GREAT job!

Haro-83 · 2012-04-27 11:26am

Those can did really good job on the "candy finish"

FRESSTYLE FREEK · 2012-04-27 11:43am

loking real

Darkman · 2012-04-27 1:56pm

I have had really good luck using Krylon paint. It is worth the extra money. BITD when I use to wright Graffiti Krylon was the only paint I would use, works good on many different surfaces.

Burning River · 2012-04-27 5:20pm

Darkman wrote:
BITD when I use to wright Graffiti Krylon was the only paint I would use, works good on many different surfaces.

Can Control Magazine...1992 , represent , represent...and Krylon was way rad back then , nowadays it's junk .

Darkman · 2012-05-04 5:08pm

Ok I'm on the downhill side of the build now!!!!

Burning River · 2012-05-04 9:06pm

Looking rad , my little man is 8 and already called dibs on my 26" Performer...lol .

houndog · 2012-05-05 3:42am

Nice progress on this one of a kind GT.

Darkman · 2012-05-06 3:42pm

My sprocket arrived today!

Deciding if it too will become translucent red...

Darkman · 2012-05-06 3:42pm

houndog wrote:
Nice progress on this one of a kind GT.

Thank you.

GuinnessGoose · 2012-05-06 5:30pm

do you have any pics of that red x-metal over a "chrome" spraypaint and not actual chrome? I'm thinking about doing the chain guard on my sons mitygoose but concerned ti will just end up looking Red... Thanks in advance!

Burning River · 2012-05-06 8:31pm

My 98' Performer, haven't done a thing to it in over a year.

Darkman · 2012-05-07 3:19pm

Burning River wrote:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y82/Bo … 9228_o.jpg

My 98' Performer, haven't done a thing to it in over a year.

I wish mine was chrome...

Darkman · 2012-05-07 3:21pm

GuinnessGoose wrote:
do you have any pics of that red x-metal over a "chrome" spraypaint and not actual chrome? I'm thinking about doing the chain guard on my sons mitygoose but concerned ti will just end up looking Red... Thanks in advance!

Krylon X-Metals actually makes a paint to apply to painted surfaces before using the X-Metal paint to give it the same look. I have never tried it (yet).

addiemonster · 2012-05-07 3:46pm

I have this same sprocket on my Divine, just in chrome and it doesn't have the "GT" logo etched into the face. On the opposite side, it has "Prowheel" stamped into the outer ring. Do you think it's the same? Or just a cheaper copy by Pacific Cycle?

Great build, by the way!! I've used similar stuff called DupliColor Metal Cast to make yellow foglights for cars and trucks. Lasts years and is really tough!!

Darkman · 2012-05-07 5:36pm

addiemonster wrote:
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff11 … rts016.jpg

I have this same sprocket on my Divine, just in chrome and it doesn't have the "GT" logo etched into the face. On the opposite side, it has "Prowheel" stamped into the outer ring. Do you think it's the same? Or just a cheaper copy by Pacific Cycle?

Great build, by the way!! I've used similar stuff called DupliColor Metal Cast to make yellow foglights for cars and trucks. Lasts years and is really tough!!

Hey that's actually MY picture...

My guess is that if it doesn't say "GT" on it then it's not a GT product.

Darkman · 2012-05-07 5:44pm

Here is the sprocket I just got for it...

I'm really considering doing the translucent red in this too...

Of course I'd leave the GT logo chrome.

I'm not sure though, what do you guys think????????????????????????????????????????

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addiemonster · 2012-05-07 6:15pm

Haha, I used it as an exmaple. Here's mine:

Just trying to figure out if it's worth cannibalizing for a better bike.

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