Frame fresh from the sandblasting booth.
Head Tube reinforcement ring.
Top Tube cable guide.
Water Bottle boss.
Rear cantilever brake boss.
Rear brake cable guide.
Bottom Bracket cluster.
Completely sandblasted and ready for primer.
Primer is applied. Ready for wet sanding to begin.
I use 600 grit sandpaper to get the frame smooth.
My hands get a little dirty in the process.
HT cluster after wet sanding.
Drive side dropout after wet sanding.
Bottom Bracket cluster after wet sanding.
Frame after wet sanding.
Wipe it down clean to remove sanding swarth.
Paint the entire bike pure white.
Seat Tube cluster after first coat of white.
Head Tube cluster after first coat of white.
Two stages for White Pearl.
The first stage is an off-white base coat.
The second stage is the pearl top coat.
Head tube cluster after the pearl top coat.
Drive side dropout after the pearl top coat.
Frame after entire bike is white pearl.
Mask off the Down Tube panel for orange pearl.
Mask off the Seat Tube panel for orange pearl.
Cover up the other areas of the frame.
Apply orange pearl paint to the panels on ST/DT.
Orange pearl. Nice.
Remove panel masking and apply decals.
The Maietta Ambigram in custom metallic silver.
Ambigram allows the name to wrap the frame.
Head Tube Ambigram decals.
Frame after clear coat.
Frame after clear coat.
Down Tube panel after clear coats.
Frame after clear coats.
Anthony doing some post paint inspection.
