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Post by weegiboy on Jun 24, 2011 18:59:07 GMT 1
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I have some vj22 forks that have been bead blasted when i bought them and now i want to paint them black but trying to keep the cost down other than getting them powder coated £££ any suggestions how to approach this one , i want to do them in a satin black finish , could i use frame paint or simonez engine paint or am i being a numpty , it's my first project so learning all the way all input always much appreciated .
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WB
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Post by neil on Jun 24, 2011 20:51:09 GMT 1
get them thoughly clean. get some etch primer give them just a covering of it. then 3 or 4 coats of normal primer. give it about a week to harden then flatten back with 800 grade paper wet. Then finally 3 or 4 coats of satin black. you can get all this in tins. theres a company called frost that do paint tins and all sorts of goodies. find their number and get them to send you a catalogue.
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Post by weegiboy on Jun 24, 2011 22:19:20 GMT 1
Ah nice one Neil thanks for that have some Karma
wb
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Post by neil on Jun 24, 2011 22:40:25 GMT 1
no worries. whats the karma all about?
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Post by neil on Jun 24, 2011 23:02:24 GMT 1
oh right cheers
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Post by LC_BOTT on Jun 25, 2011 8:50:38 GMT 1
Are you painting them before fitting them, cos on the RGV forks you will probably strip the paint off when they are being fitted into the yokes??? Didn't someone on here just get theirs re-anodised in bright blue? can't remember the thread though.
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Post by weegiboy on Jun 25, 2011 10:22:13 GMT 1
Thanks for all the tips lads good for thought and all affordable nice one :-)
wb
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Post by weegiboy on Jul 5, 2011 14:51:36 GMT 1
How Do
Think im going to try the autosol route see how that goes .
Cheers
wb
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Post by trev1340 on Jul 5, 2011 22:04:04 GMT 1
R1 olly had his forks blue anodised give him a shout he might be able to help the thread is called getting there in the hybrid section  |
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Post by weegiboy on Jul 6, 2011 0:01:24 GMT 1
Thanks T
will check that out .
wb
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Post by weegiboy on Jul 19, 2011 19:39:36 GMT 1
Ended up having a go at polishing them......  |
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