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Message started by furious70 on 05/30/08 at 12:37:34

Title: My wife's bike caught fire!!!
Post by furious70 on 05/30/08 at 12:37:34

new paint job finally finished. Rattle caned the tank, wet sand, buff, and flame decals. You'd be surprised what you can do with rattle cans and some patience.

http://i31.tinypic.com/2w4fdvn.jpg
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Title: Re: My wife's bike caught fire!!!
Post by BurnPgh on 05/30/08 at 13:35:40

had me worried for a minute. Looks good.

Title: Re: My wife's bike caught fire!!!
Post by furious70 on 05/30/08 at 13:40:32

it's seeped gas out the bowl seam b4, so maybe if it did that and did the shut off cannon at the same time...... :P

This kind of fire is more friendly for sure.

Title: Re: My wife's bike caught fire!!!
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 05/30/08 at 14:07:42

That is so coool,, Patience, I have. But, I just dont "think" in terms of paint. There are things I do that Ive never known anyone else to do, but I cant paint, or dance. I no longer sweat it. I just appreciate seeing others talents. Ya done good!

Title: Re: My wife's bike caught fire!!!
Post by Tinker Bob on 05/30/08 at 14:35:06

Looks really nice! Where did you find the flame decals?

Title: Re: My wife's bike caught fire!!!
Post by furious70 on 05/30/08 at 14:38:13

http://www.edecals.com/color/color_fade_page1.htm

not OEM quality decal material and coloring. Compared to restoration stripes and a local vinyl dye cut guy, these are a step down. Will do fine for my wife's bike as it's a pleasure cruiser. If you ride yours daily and in the rain, these may not hold up, based on my initial impressions handling the materials.

Title: Re: My wife's bike caught fire!!!
Post by thumperclone on 05/30/08 at 16:07:59

4F5C5B40465C5A1E19290 wrote:

you can claer cpoat over them to extent their lifespan..

Title: Re: My wife's bike caught fire!!!
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 05/31/08 at 06:47:08

Now, all ya gotta do tyo have it looking great is ditch that hunk of chrome muffler & strap something nice looking on. If spending $$ & hunting performance isnt your thing, a dyna muffler is ( IMO) better looking than a Supertrapp. I have the TRapp & as a utilitarian device, I like it a lot, but the dyna muff is prettier,

Title: Re: My wife's bike caught fire!!!
Post by furious70 on 06/02/08 at 09:26:13

I'd want to talk to the decal manufacturer before I cleared over it, to make sure there's no compatibility issues. Also, using spray paint, the coats are much thinner, so wetsanding and buffing the clear would have been a little tricky. Hard to build up enough clear to have a safe, even coat thickness above the tank and decals and not burn through it on the decals.

Title: Re: My wife's bike caught fire!!!
Post by furious70 on 06/02/08 at 09:27:08

muffler....if I found one for free I might put it on, but my wife does not want it to be loud. She doesn't care about performance at all, it runs fast enough for her.