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Old Mar 24, 2010 | 09:58 AM
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I guess I am biased since I owned an industrial paint business for 24 years and have done this stuff many times.
Now that would be a cool company to own...must be tempting to paint the bike often??
 
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Old Mar 24, 2010 | 10:03 AM
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Now that would be a cool company to own...must be tempting to paint the bike often??
Sometimes what you do/did for a living takes away the fun of the hobby side of it. I am a server admin (windows servers). I work(ed; unemployed right now) on computers all day long. Sometimes I just want to throw my pc's out the window. lol See my point?
 
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Old Mar 24, 2010 | 10:13 AM
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I'm afraid to go out to the garage and see what the dried lowers look like now...
 
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Old Mar 24, 2010 | 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by SC-Longhair
Sometimes what you do/did for a living takes away the fun of the hobby side of it. I am a server admin (windows servers). I work(ed; unemployed right now) on computers all day long. Sometimes I just want to throw my pc's out the window. lol See my point?
my busn partner is the same way! he does not touch his own stuff, i have to take stuff off his bike and do it myself!
 
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Old Mar 24, 2010 | 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by SC-Longhair
Sometimes what you do/did for a living takes away the fun of the hobby side of it. I am a server admin (windows servers). I work(ed; unemployed right now) on computers all day long. Sometimes I just want to throw my pc's out the window. lol See my point?
Point well taken....Hard to combine work and pleasure...Guess that's what makes weekends worth waiting for.
 
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Old Mar 24, 2010 | 05:49 PM
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Man I know I'm a newby but I painted my lowers about 8000 miles ago with wal
mart paint and it has held up perfect....looks better than most powder coats
 
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Old Mar 24, 2010 | 05:51 PM
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What I am saying is I think epoxy is over rated
 
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Old Mar 24, 2010 | 07:40 PM
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I think everybody will agree Powder coating is a superior finish.However aside from the cost, dismantling forks can be an expensive pain in the a$$.More likely than not you'll need new fork seals,oil and hope you don't strip the caps during disassembly or reassembly. Painting anything in the winter can be tough that's why I bought a space heater and a thermometer.Most any paint you buy will have instructions with a temperature range on the can.I just crank up the space heater and watch the thermometer until it gets to the right temp and spray.As an added bonus it's allot more comfortable to spend your winter in the garage when it's the same temp as your house.
 
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I've had good luck doing a final wipe with acetone right before painting.

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Old Mar 24, 2010 | 09:28 PM
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when i did mine i heated up my garage with the propane heater which i had put close to the lowers to warm them up. i also heated up the paint in the house. took a couple tries but got it.
 
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