Kona fire mountain 94 "Arturo rs edition"

[Arthur rs]

Hi, here is the restoration process of this bike. I choose a kona because was one of the iconic mtb makers of my old school mtb friends group(with marin too). Dispite this is a basic model, i will put much love and will upgrade some components, will customize too in my own style/way. Starting with de paint process.

I will not put all the pics, but only the ones that shows the results of each part of the process.

I will update the post with the other parts of the process, like painting and set up components.

Previously of that process showed, i removed all rust from bottom bracket tube, and the one inside frame with an acid dust remover.

As always i apologize for my english if words are not too apropiatte.

 

[CassidyAce]

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Aside from the upgrades, what are your plans? Restore the original paint, or choose a new colour?

(Don't worry too much about the English. It's clear enough.)

 

[Arthur rs]

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Aside from the upgrades, what are your plans? Restore the original paint, or choose a new colour?

(Don't worry too much about the English. It's clear enough.)

I will choose a new color, a "tuned" color with the idea of model,s name in mind "fire mountain" The base color will be black but tuned with red and yellow.

Something similar to this.

but changing the white over te black, for red and yelow.

I know this is not oem from kona, but i like to be "original", and the design of gt,s is the one i like more in paiting terms. I cannot do it equal but you will imagine the idea.

 

[Remko]

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Nice project.
What paintstripper did you use? And would you recommend it?

 

[Arthur rs]

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Nice project.
What paintstripper did you use? And would you recommend it?

¿do you mean paint remover? if yes, i use a local maker one in my area

I have used in aluminium frame too, and no problem with aplication or damage to the material of frame.

 

[Arthur rs]

The proces i used is first rust removing, whash the product with high pressure water machine, this removed the product and the small fragments of rust moving inside the tubes , then dry up, then a spry grease aplied to the all inside frame tubes to prevent new rust.

Applied paint remover, then remove all the product and the paint, polished all the frame with this.

 

[Arthur rs]

The last cleaning before the painting process will be made with "metallic wool", i dont know how you call, is something like this

 

[Arthur rs]

Now the project will be some days stopped, i have another "home-tasks" and another bycicles to upgrade, changes...

 

[Arthur rs]

This week have started the white primer process with his brother, a Marin team marin frame, previosuly was cleaned.

 

[Arthur rs]

Here some progress: