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BonS
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« on: February 08, 2012, 04:33:13 PM » |
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I bought some very used Leatherlyke bags recently through the classifieds only to be disappointed in their overall condition. Someone had used red paint and tried to paint each stud with a not-to-steady-hand. They had been hard baked in the sun and looked their age. I decided to paint the bags black, studs and all. I removed the hardware and wiped the bags down with acetone. The acetone is a solvent for the plastic used in these bags. However, a quick wipe readily takes off the oxidized surface and easily prepared the surface to accept paint. The textured "leather like" factory surface wasn't diminished to speak of. I masked where necessary and sprayed the bags using Rustoleum textured black paint for plastics. After several coats I wet sanded very lightly with 400 grit wet/dry sandpaper to take some of the roughness of the textured paint away. I didn't clear coat the finish because I'd like to be able to easily touch up the bags in the future when necessary. I then ordered Interstate trunk lettering to finish off this project. It was meant to be placed on a curved surface so the lettering has to be adjusted to level before it can be placed on the bags. This was easily done on the workbench using the peel-paper edges as a guide. I'm real pleased with the overall project. I'm happy that I didn't pay very much for the bags and there's no way to tell that they've been rattle canned.  |
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YoungPUP
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« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2012, 04:44:45 PM » |
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I'm not a fan of leatherlykes, look just like the name says leather-like, but i'd run those.  |
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« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2012, 04:49:01 PM » |
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Not anything to be ashamed of.  Looks good.  The Valkyrie lettering is a nice touch. RIDE SAFE. |
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Black Dog
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« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2012, 05:00:30 PM » |
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Nice rescue Ya done real good Black Dog |
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« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2012, 05:08:02 PM » |
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Looks good!
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« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2012, 05:48:24 PM » |
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nice
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« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2012, 06:22:06 PM » |
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yep looks good nice job
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« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2012, 06:27:06 PM » |
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« Reply #8 on: February 08, 2012, 06:39:26 PM » |
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Bags and scooter both look great. |
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« Reply #9 on: February 08, 2012, 07:20:03 PM » |
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They look awesome. Really love the look. Great Job.
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« Reply #10 on: February 08, 2012, 07:34:42 PM » |
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Bags and scooter both look great. +1 |
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« Reply #11 on: February 08, 2012, 08:06:44 PM » |
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Yep. Looks good! |
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« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2012, 08:08:21 PM » |
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Thanks All - Now I've got another problem: My head won't fit in my helmet anymore!  Thanks for all the compliments. I knew that I liked it but I'm supposed to. Regards! |
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« Reply #13 on: February 08, 2012, 09:43:36 PM » |
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Looks like BMW has started making accessories for Valkyries. Excellent!
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« Reply #14 on: February 09, 2012, 03:19:31 AM » |
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Looks great! By the way, where did you get those spark plug wires? That's also a nice touch! I'd like to get a set in red. |
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« Reply #16 on: February 09, 2012, 06:30:56 AM » |
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Thanks for the reply. I think I'll pass then as I never had any luck in making my own wires. As you can see by my sig the trike is red & white so blue or yellow really wouldn't work. Thanks again |
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