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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 09:32 AM
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i am going to chop my fender and paint my bike flat black and a little bit of&nbsp\\;orange&nbsp\\;should i do it myself or have it sprayed does anyone have any pictures of flat black bikes
 
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 12:04 PM
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pop into the dyna side and you will see... alot of guys have done it!
 
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 12:11 PM
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you can do it your self were you will have problems is with the clear coat....matte clear is a special application, I may be wrong but that is what I understand
 
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 03:13 PM
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HD does not clear it's matt paint
 
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 03:24 PM
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my old chopper was all bbq paint.&nbsp\\;
 
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 03:32 PM
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I think duplicolor or some rattlecan company makes somelow gloss clear that might protect some flat black paint.&nbsp\\; Its cheap if it ever gets scratched.&nbsp\\; But my 2cents says flat black is played out
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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 02:59 PM
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The whole point of painting a bike flat black is that it's cheap and easy to do yourself.I'm getting ready to paint my fenders again I think I'll use pick up truck bed liner paint
 
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 02:47 PM
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thats a sweet bike what kind of paint is that
 
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Satin black gives the "flat" appearance but doesn't need anything sprayed over it.
 
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