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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 07:19 PM
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(I posted this in general too) Has anyone had any experience with color changing paint? I am looking at getting my bike painted and would like at changing paint from dark blue to dark red. I found this site http://www.duplicolor.com/products/mirage.html as well as some other things. I am considering either base coat or flake. Any suggestions? Which do you guys like better?

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I am kinda leaning towards the flake. I kinda like the black in the background. Plus I think that would tie in my black frame a little better...
 
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 07:33 PM
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I like the flake far better.
 
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 07:34 PM
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That flake looks INSANELY BAD ***. I'd go with that.
 
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 07:35 PM
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I used the duplicolor Green/Purple on the Shovel in my sig pic. I sprayed the base and mid-coats, and then had a friend at a body shop spray "real" clear on them. That was in 2003, paint still looks great. I had less than $100.00 in the paint job. That flake is bad a$$ though, be hard to pass up on some big ol glitters.
 
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 07:57 PM
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I am going to go with the flake and then use this chrome paint to make my spiderwebs over it all


I think it will look awesome!
 
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 08:04 PM
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Painted a few of my race bikes in Bass boat flake. The clearcoat on super heavy flake is a challenge. For the HD I love the fine flake.
 
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Punk09Rocker
I am going to go with the flake and then use this chrome paint to make my spiderwebs over it all


I think it will look awesome!
If it doesn't look awesome, you wont break the bank re-doing it. I think I bought two kits for the tins on mine, and had plenty to work with and then some. Your results should be similar.

Good choice on the glitters BTW...
 
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 08:19 PM
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Here are a few shots of mine....orange/green/yellow. Its special order factory paint.



 
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That looks great!
 
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 08:30 PM
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[QUOTE=2kids3pets;6602344]Here are a few shots of mine....orange/green/yellow. Its special order factory paint[/QUOTE

One of my dads buddies has that color on his ultra, I think his is an 07 or 08. Red with that as the secondary color. it is definately different.. everyone calls his bike the rainbow bike.
 
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