PAINTING MY BIKE
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So I had my bike for 2 years now...and yes I did dropped it once or twice...got all kind of scratches and stuff... |
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But I never liked that shiny black color anyway ... so on one sunny spring day I pulled my bike outside the garage and stripped down as much I could... |
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Then I went to the Auto Zone and purchased pack of 220 grid sand paper, couple cans of Rustoleum Flat Black, 2 cans of VHT Flame Proof spray paint for total of like 30 bucks or so... |
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Came back home and sanded all the plastic parts down a little... |
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Just to make not so shiny anymore... |
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Just like I sed before I did had several incidents that left pretty deep scars on my bike, so I used opportunity and put some putty over those areas.. |
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Peeled those awful looking stickers off... |
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And filled all scrapes and scratches with more putty... |
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Meanwhile my new $11.90 turn signals arrived (click here for more info) I got sick and tired to buy new ones every time my bike decides to take a dump... |
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| LED lights ...smoked glass...looks pretty cool.... |
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I cut the original turn signal housing down flush with the panel.. |
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Then used epoxy to glue a piece of plastic on the inside... |
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Lots of putty to fill the hole from the outside.. |
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And some Rustoleum spray paint to finish the job..... |
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Next I set up my paint shop in the back yard....got my dog to guard the parts from squirrels pissing all over the fresh paint job... |
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And started spraying everything... |
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Flat Black baby..!!! |
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While plastic parts are baking in the sun... |
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I sanded and washed with a soap all exhaust parts...30 minutes later they were hanging in the sun and baking... |
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This is the paint i used for the exhaust ... |
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Rest exhaust parts got the same treatment ....sandpaper, soap...sun heat...and spray paint.. |
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Here is the new turn signals mounted and ready to go... |
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Checking for the action... |
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Low profile...I like it...!!! |
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Couple days later I was back on the road...with a brand new bike...!!! Stealth Black...baby..!!!! |
Copyright 2009 Edvardas Dabbs Vilciauskas
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