Painting the Cases
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Cruiser
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Painting the Cases
Allright guys. Painting the cases with a rattle can. I'm just using a can of rustoleum high temp black paint. It's not drying black though, it's drying a darker grey but not black. Anybody done this that can suggest a product that dries closer to the HD mattblack???
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you may have to use a clearcoat to get it to appear black vs. grey. I had that issue with the black header paint I used on my engine. Light coat of clear changed that. And SF06, I think I see the "5" too.
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Cruiser
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Yeah, that picture is of it wet after the first spray. It's definitely grey when it dries. I have seen some guys on here use just a rattlecan and I was hoping to find a product that didn't require a clearcoat. And yes, that is the 5 showing through. Got really antsy to get started as my bike has been in chicago for a season and a half while i've been in dallas for work. got the bike down here and don't have all my tools so i just left it on and taped it.
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I read that here that other people said it came out grey, so I rolled with the HD paint when I did my GF's bike. The HD came out nice and black but its got a little sheen to it that I don't like. I wanted more "flat"...but at least its black
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As far as clear coats go, do i need a high temp clear or just your standard clear?
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Yup, its on the shelf at the stealer in a rattle can.....at $23.00 each. I used one can for the whole case and the jugs. Its thin and not too easy to work with, so I've got a couple of sags I need to touch up. I have just enough left for that.
