It'll certainly be up on 3 wheels by then -& green.
We usually use A & C Shotblasting in Newbury, Berks, but they wanted to blast the frame before coating it. I don't want to risk them blowing chunks out of my carefully filed joints, so will take it to Pro Coat, a slightly more expensive coaters in Newbury, who did the green coat on my last trike. They're happy to take it in polished bare metal but want it delivered the day they coat it in case it oxidises in storage. Turn around is usually about a week. I'll try & take some piccies of their workshop & write a little piece on coating for the site.
I've got really bogged down in this build. Been involved in other people's trikes & various other projects & after the frame took so long to rub down I just got disheartened by it all. I'm sure everyone's been there at some point. Now the show season's getting underway I really want to be part of it though. Followed Ska Man, Flap & Simon on their trikes to WheelsDay on Good Friday & really,
really wanted to be out there with them, instead of watching them from inside my van.
I think once it's green & I can start bolting bits together the enthusiasm will flow again.
P.S Loony, sorry mate. Sheer weight of public opinion's persuaded me to go with powdercoat on the trike, rather than metalflake paint. I'll give you my Pop to paint instead.
