My plan...
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5th Gear
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My plan...
My plan for my superglide is to black it out... I want it to be flat black..with flat black rims..and vance and hines staggered short flat black exhaust...whats the easiest way to accomplish this? I have more plans for it but thats what i want to do to start off my customization...
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Best way to accomplish it? I'm afraid you might have to be more specific? There are two ways to get it done. Take the bike somewhere and have them disassemble the bike and powder coat parts, or take the bike apart yourself and send parts to powdercoater.. and the pipes? Well, you buy them and put em' on.. lol doesn't get any more self explanitory then that.
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LOL does sound alot cheaper! and i already have that exhaust ordered... I was just wanting suggestions from people who have gotten their bikes painted flat black or who did it themselves! thanks for the suggestions...
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Well, I painted my pipes flat black actually. I used Krylon heat heat BBQ paint. It worked like a charm. I stripped the chrome (sanded it out myself) then painted. Holds up very well, and I can retouch the paint as needed. I've used the same thing on a couple other parts on the bike as well.
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I'm in the black-out process on my 07 street bob. I'm also pretty new to the game. I got a service manual (MUST HAVE). I carefully followed all directions and was very organized labeling parts (if required) and documented / took pictures for memory. I took off the wheels, front and rear turn signals, forks, triple trees, handle bars and strut covers. All that was pretty easy. The dealer then took the sliders off the forks, removed wheel bearings and tires (things I thought I might mess up). I removed the spokes. At $65 an hour, which I hear is cheap for some dealers, just removing spokes can take a half-hour. Then ship it off to the powdercoater. I recommend finding a powdercoater who will prep the parts for you. I saved tons of ca$h! pics to follow.
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