Question about H-D touchup paint
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Question about H-D touchup paint
I ordered some Harley Davidson touch up paint. It showed two bottles in the picture. I thought the second one would be clear-coat.
The second bottle is vivid black. Is that meant to be used as primer?
There is writing on the bottles, but it isn't exactly something a human is meant to be able to read. I realize I need to buy clear-coat now.
The second bottle is vivid black. Is that meant to be used as primer?
There is writing on the bottles, but it isn't exactly something a human is meant to be able to read. I realize I need to buy clear-coat now.
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What color is your bike?
I ordered a touch-up kit myself, for my "big blue pearl" Sportster, and there were two bottles, vivid black as a base, and the big blue clear-cote to be applied after the black.
No varnish needed, it seems...
I ordered a touch-up kit myself, for my "big blue pearl" Sportster, and there were two bottles, vivid black as a base, and the big blue clear-cote to be applied after the black.
No varnish needed, it seems...
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Lucky Green. One of the hard candy colors for the Sportster 72.
i have kit for both my bikes. one bottle of nail polish is your base and the other is your clear/top coat
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Thanks. I guess I don't need to buy clearcoat. That is good to know. I guess I can get started then.
There are some long skinny chips along the back edge of the rear fender from the previous owner. They were left alone and rusted. I'm going to try using aluminum foil to get the rust off without spreading the damage.
If all fails, my backup plan is to just put some kind of trim on the rear fender to cover it up. Like flexible chrome strip, or create a rubber lip for it with a piece of wide shrink tubing. I just need the paint to seal it up so it won't rust.
There are some long skinny chips along the back edge of the rear fender from the previous owner. They were left alone and rusted. I'm going to try using aluminum foil to get the rust off without spreading the damage.
If all fails, my backup plan is to just put some kind of trim on the rear fender to cover it up. Like flexible chrome strip, or create a rubber lip for it with a piece of wide shrink tubing. I just need the paint to seal it up so it won't rust.
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From: In the foothills of southwestern NC - US of A
Kyle, for any visible rust you can see there is almost always nearly the same amount of unseen rust under the paint directly adjacent to the visible rust, so just simply sanding off the visible rust and painting over the bare spot results in the unseen rust eventually worsening and causing the paint to raise above it.
Just something to ponder when you undertake the job.
=8^)
Just something to ponder when you undertake the job.
=8^)
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