Hi all , i want to share my project i had in mind for a while.
I always liked the Gt karkoram Teaquila Sunrise bike- paintjob, it was like one of my dreambikes , in my unsuccesfull hunt to find a bike like that i gave up because it was always not in the right size or the seller wouldn't ship it to Belgium, so i gave up.
I had bought me 3 years ago a pretty beat up "1998 GT Avalanche" wich was in original colors purple with white and yellow accent's.
(Sorry still regret i have no pics like it was when i bought it)
The bike came with a steel Gt fork and a Stx drivetrain that was totally trashed
Also the paint was really scuffed and the top tube had a serious dent. I wanted to use the bike as a "go to work bike" so i painted the bike up again in black with chrome decals . I Builded it up again with some nicer parts , 1x drivetrain , Xtr and xt parts . In these 3 years this bike gave me so much pleasure that i decided i never would let it go , but however i was kind of bored of the black paint and it came up in my mind this bike deserved something better.
First I was thinking to strip the paint and polish it, but then again i was thinking i would get pretty bored of that also vey soon.
It had to be in line with the "GT Cult Family"
If there is one paintjob i really like then it was the "Tequila Sunrise " paintjob, so i decided to give it a go .
So below ... my work so far......
Stripped the paint with paint remover, sand paper and steelwool and preparing for primer layer
Found some spraycan colors that would kind look like the Tequila Sunrise colors , maby the orange is brighter that the real one but for me it was a go.
After the primer was apllied and left dry for 3 days it was time for the first layer for the yellow parts.
Also found a "Kore" stem that i also painted in yellow.
After drying 2 days here i masked the yellow parts to spray the orange parts and fade it out to the yellow wich turned out pretty good
I always liked the Gt karkoram Teaquila Sunrise bike- paintjob, it was like one of my dreambikes , in my unsuccesfull hunt to find a bike like that i gave up because it was always not in the right size or the seller wouldn't ship it to Belgium, so i gave up.
I had bought me 3 years ago a pretty beat up "1998 GT Avalanche" wich was in original colors purple with white and yellow accent's.
(Sorry still regret i have no pics like it was when i bought it)
The bike came with a steel Gt fork and a Stx drivetrain that was totally trashed
Also the paint was really scuffed and the top tube had a serious dent. I wanted to use the bike as a "go to work bike" so i painted the bike up again in black with chrome decals . I Builded it up again with some nicer parts , 1x drivetrain , Xtr and xt parts . In these 3 years this bike gave me so much pleasure that i decided i never would let it go , but however i was kind of bored of the black paint and it came up in my mind this bike deserved something better.
First I was thinking to strip the paint and polish it, but then again i was thinking i would get pretty bored of that also vey soon.
It had to be in line with the "GT Cult Family"
If there is one paintjob i really like then it was the "Tequila Sunrise " paintjob, so i decided to give it a go .
So below ... my work so far......
Stripped the paint with paint remover, sand paper and steelwool and preparing for primer layer
Found some spraycan colors that would kind look like the Tequila Sunrise colors , maby the orange is brighter that the real one but for me it was a go.
After the primer was apllied and left dry for 3 days it was time for the first layer for the yellow parts.
Also found a "Kore" stem that i also painted in yellow.
After drying 2 days here i masked the yellow parts to spray the orange parts and fade it out to the yellow wich turned out pretty good
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, ......ratatatatatatataaaaaaa 
Amazing home paint and decal/sticker job 
