Flake

Flake, candy and one straight line pulled by hand

Custom paint and helmet refinishing in Wynberg, Johannesburg. Tanks, panels, shells and rims, taken on one job at a time.

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Candy red over silver flake, tank
Candy red over silver flake, tank
Heavy flake shell, cut and buffed
Heavy flake shell, cut and buffed
Gold leaf scrollwork on a cover
Gold leaf scrollwork on a cover
Ghost scallops in the clear coat
Ghost scallops in the clear coat
Teal candy fade over silver
Teal candy fade over silver
Black fender, hand-pulled stripe
Black fender, hand-pulled stripe
Dagger brush, one line, no tape
Dagger brush, one line, no tape
Wet sanding between clear coats
Wet sanding between clear coats

How the board works

The board holds eight jobs. Yours goes on it the day the deposit lands, and we phone you the week before to fetch the bike. A tank comes back to bare metal by hand here, not by dipping it in something. Candy has to flash a full day between coats, so a two-week job is two weeks and nobody can shorten it. Everything else — flake, fades, scallops, a stripe pulled by hand — is on the table. We do not paint names, numbers or sponsor decals.

Winter is when the booth is quiet

From May to July the queue is short and the shed is cold enough that the clear lies down flat. Bring the tank in now and it is back on the bike before the first warm Saturday in September.

Get on the board

Who does the work

Wikus Cronjé — colour and clear
Wikus Cronjé — colour and clear
Nomsa Dube — pinstripe and leaf
Nomsa Dube — pinstripe and leaf
Ashwin Naidoo — strip and prep
Ashwin Naidoo — strip and prep
Thabang Molefe — cut and buff
Thabang Molefe — cut and buff

What each job costs

Ask about a slot

14 Kruger Street, Wynberg, Sandton. Walk in weekdays 08:00 to 16:30, Saturdays until 12:00. The board runs four to six weeks out, and a third up front holds your place on it.