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Old May 5th, 2009, 11:42 AM   #1
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Paint it black

Got bored
Looked in the hayce dee catalog
Chome $500
Black $450
hmm

So
$8 for sandpaper
$8 for Professional black enamel paint
$3 for a plastic drop cloth

pulled front fender, wheel and brake calipers.
Sanded them down
painted, sanded, paint,sand, paint

Now it's time for glossy finish, have to 2000 grit them a bit more and
some polishing compound.
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Old May 5th, 2009, 08:32 PM   #2
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i think ya did a great job......gonna look good shiny!!!
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Old May 6th, 2009, 09:06 AM   #3
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Well it was something to do LOL
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Got bored
Looked in the hayce dee catalog
Chome $500
Black $450
hmm

So
$8 for sandpaper
$8 for Professional black enamel paint
$3 for a plastic drop cloth

pulled front fender, wheel and brake calipers.
Sanded them down
painted, sanded, paint,sand, paint

Now it's time for glossy finish, have to 2000 grit them a bit more and
some polishing compound.
Nice going, good job!
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I like it. Are you going to match the shocks next?
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so? was the fender in bad shape or what . dif color, , or you just got bored.
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Fender was fine,

I painted the tins (upper forks) and lowers

shocks are already black LOL
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