Airbrushing

Tonight Berg, Caroline, Barb, Madalene and I fixed some nice pasta and enjoyed it with a glass of Chianti. It was very pleasant. Saturday night however, Berg and I engaged in another sort of fun. On a whim, we went out and bought airbrushes and some paint. The airbrushes were aquired at "Harbor Freight Tools":http://www.harborfreight.com for 5 bucks a piece. A few more dollars for fittings and paint, and we had them connected to my air compressor, and were doodling on a big piece of oriented strain plywood in the back yard. After some more practice, our next project will be to paint my bicycle. The bike is good, but it has no paint, since someone decided to remove all the paint with a sander long before the bike entered my possession. The frame is aluminum, so the lack of paint isn't a problem, but it presents a nice blank canvas for some airbrushing. Disassembly will be necessary in order to protect vitals such as brakes and drive train, but the drivetrain needs serious work anyway, and the hubs all need rebuilding, so those can be done at the same time. If you'd like to see our oh-so-pretty practice board, here are the photos. You can tell that we only have two colors of paint so far. Black and blue. However, flourescent colors are going to be purchased for the bike.
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2 comments Tuesday 22 Jul 2003 | | Uncategorized

2 Responses to “Airbrushing”

  1. on 22 Jul 2003 at 5:18 pm   Dennis

    Nice work you two! Sam, you should mount the boards on the sides of your scooter shed to scare away would-be theives. Or perhaps you could donate them to a modern art gallery, or better yet, sell tham to a crazy art collector and see how much you can get for them.

  2. on 22 Jul 2003 at 6:17 pm   sam

    Ok, the airbrushed board is now officially for sale. Bidding will begin at $2! Of course, you have to pay for shipping too. :)