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Old Jul 6, 2013 | 07:59 PM
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Blacked out the short shots and heavy breather, and the headlight ring. And threw the bags on cause why not lol, what does everyone use to clean their tires? Cant keep mine "not brown".



 
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Old Jul 6, 2013 | 08:07 PM
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What did u paint your pipes with? And how did u prep the chrome for paint?
 
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Old Jul 6, 2013 | 08:10 PM
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I used the VHT high temp paint in the glossiest black you can get for headers, I used high grit wet sandpaper to dull it a bit but really you dont even need to do that I've seen this done before without sanding and its been looking good for years.
 
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Yeah, and did you ride it until the paint blisters?
 
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Old Jul 6, 2013 | 08:14 PM
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I followed the instructions to start/stop and let it heat up to help it bake on.....looks good so far, if it gets messed up I can always re-apply!
 
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Old Jul 6, 2013 | 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Darrin Palmer
I followed the instructions to start/stop and let it heat up to help it bake on.....looks good so far, if it gets messed up I can always re-apply!
Actually, thanks for that. The info on that paint is it is good up to 2000 degrees.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2013 | 08:59 PM
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Looks good Darrin, nice job
 
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Old Jul 6, 2013 | 10:01 PM
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looking good!
 
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