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looking to black out my headlamp- just wondering how people have done it - paint or powdercoat . ? how well does the finish stay on the chrome ?
its 1973 ,almost dinner time ,i'm having hoops
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Should be Riding
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what's the deal with plasti-dip around here lately?
Always remember to be yourself. Unless you suck. Then pretend to be someone else.
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Check Pants
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Check Pants
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Sounds like (Plastidip) a pseudonym for a not so bright Teenybopper?
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gib, rough it up really well with scotch-brite first. if you've got the connections, have it blasted and powder coated. man, sometimes i really miss working at a powder coating shop. then again, purple boogers every day is gross.
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Loquacious
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The powder coaters might not be able to remove the chrome, they usually shot blast it to rough up the surface to receive the powder coating. Had mine done. Looks 
"You can't believe everything you read on the internet" : William Shakespeare
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Should be Riding
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What about plastidip?
I first heard about it on a car forum. It's the latest rage, all the cool kids are doing it. 
From what I understand, its very durable, but you can peel it all off if you ever want to. Some guys are doing entire cars with it.
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3/4 Throttle
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Wow http://www.dipyourcar.com/forums/forum.phpThe have a thread about motorcycles....
Last edited by SDKimo; 10/04/2012 10:11 AM.
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Check Pants
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Wow
http://www.dipyourcar.com/forums/forum.php
The have a thread about motorcycles....
So, it's a removable paint job, at least that's what got from the link. Kinda a spray on, you pick the color, condom in a aerosol can. I would have to see some examples in person, before I spent any money.
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Then you get some dips**t peel it off your motor / bike while it's parked up.
The whole point about it being easy to remove when masking it off etc means it's easy to peel off when you DON'T want it done, surely?
"You can't believe everything you read on the internet" : William Shakespeare
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Should be Riding
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Unless there is a cure period.
Blowing gravel off rural roads
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cheers guys was planning on having headlight blasted and powder coated to match the sparto light ive bought for my soon -to- be bobbed fender, just wanted to make sure the powdercoat would last ok on the blasted chrome -sounds like it will ,so thats a bonus -bike hopefully getting re painted and airbrushed with good old fashioned flames - will post pics in a month or so when its done
its 1973 ,almost dinner time ,i'm having hoops
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I had mine powder coated black and it's still perfect.
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doing mine this year, as long as the company doing it knows what they are doing it will be fine.
2007 Speedmaster and miss it!
2013 T-Bird Storm and Luvin it!
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if you want i can powdercoat it for you. i did mine wet black before the custom build. if the chrome is good, you can coat over it. here is mine, before the build 
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man i loved the way that bike looked, custom seat and it would have been my kind of bike all the way.
2007 Speedmaster and miss it!
2013 T-Bird Storm and Luvin it!
Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at 70 mph can double your vocabulary
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Learned Hand
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That shot looks great Mike,must have been before I scored the wheels.I've checked out the after shots and they look fantastic. 
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