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The used Valkyrie I picked up had some signs of age. The lower front forks were pitted and the rear housing was also in pretty bad shape. About 5 minutes of actual labor ( dry time between coats not included), and a few cans of Plastic Dip later was all it took. Before  After   |
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Rick
Bradenton,FL
04 Honda Rune
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99 Valkyrie
83 CB1100F
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matt
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« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2013, 10:12:15 AM » |
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looks nice would like an update on how it holds up
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9Ball
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« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2013, 10:20:46 AM » |
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I like the plasti-dip color for the final drive...can you share the color or product number from the can?
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rikrok
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« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2013, 10:34:27 AM » |
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The wheels and rear cover are done with Anthracite Gray and coated with clear Glossifier. If you don't clear, it will have a matte finish.
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Rick
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« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2013, 11:42:04 AM » |
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On my front fork lowers took a fine rotating wire brush on my H/F Dremel clone and cleaned it up. Then some 400 grit emery cloth and some aluminum polish and now it looks almost like chrome. You did a fine job with the paint. Again-let us know how long this lasts please. RIDE SAFE.
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Hoser
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« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2013, 05:19:42 AM » |
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Where can one obtain this plastic dip you speak of? Hoser  |
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rikrok
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« Reply #6 on: November 29, 2013, 05:24:46 AM » |
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Where can one obtain this plastic dip you speak of? Hoser dipyourcar.com. I think there is even a 20% off sale today. I'm scanning the web looking for some kind of discount on Cobra pipes. |
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Rick
Bradenton,FL
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salty1
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« Reply #7 on: November 29, 2013, 05:53:04 PM » |
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Looks good rikrok! I removed the clearcoat from my forks using stripper them buffed them using Mothers Mag & Aluminum polish. I power buffed using a Mothers power ball. Worked great! Did my wheels too eventually.  |
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« Reply #8 on: November 29, 2013, 06:20:32 PM » |
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The nice point of plastidip is that if you change your mind later you can peel the plasti dip off and then do what you want.
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