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Bass Boat Metal Flake Paint Job
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Cafe_Shop 650Rider Supporter
Joined: Jun 02, 2006 Posts: 228 Location: Grand Rapids, MI
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Posted: October 19, 2006, 10:26 am Post subject: Bass Boat Metal Flake Paint Job |
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Miracle of miracles. I just picked up a still-in-the-factory-box, brand-spanken-new, XS750 tank for my cafe. I'm looking for a painter in Michigan who can paint the tank, tail section, and my helmet with a really heavy silver metal flake. The automotive shops are hesitant in painting a helmet. There has to be a bike painter out there who has no problem painting it that also has experience with metal flake. I really want that old Ducati bass boat paint job.
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ajohnson Full Member
Joined: Jul 13, 2006 Posts: 17
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Posted: October 24, 2006, 12:40 pm Post subject: Re: Bass Boat Metal Flake Paint Job |
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careful about painting your helmet, most will have a warning tag in them that tells you not to paint or sand the helmet. I know that many people ignore this, and in fact I have ignored it in the past by having a helmet painted. However, after I had it painted there was always a lingering doubt in my mind about whether it would hold up like it should in a wreck. In the end I decided that the folks who designed the helmet (and included the warning) probably know more about it than Chuck the airbrusher, who insisted that it would be OK, and I got a new one. I'm not saying don't paint your helmet, I'm only saying that if your as obsessive about safety as I am, you might think twice.
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Cafe_Shop 650Rider Supporter
Joined: Jun 02, 2006 Posts: 228 Location: Grand Rapids, MI
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Posted: October 24, 2006, 4:01 pm Post subject: Re: Bass Boat Metal Flake Paint Job |
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The manufacturer of the helmet I'm buying encourages custom painting. I've been told they'll even ship the helmet directly to the painter unassembled. I also have pretty in-depth knowledge of how helmets are constructed. The only real issue is the paint thinner/fumes deteriorating the foam. If the helmet shell is painted before assembly, it's not a problem.
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kingwj 650Rider Supporter
Joined: Sep 04, 2005 Posts: 801 Location: Delaware
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Posted: October 24, 2006, 4:22 pm Post subject: Re: Bass Boat Metal Flake Paint Job |
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For a injection molded polycarb helmet do not paint, there is a phenomena called solvent cracking. A laid up Kevlar, glass, resin shell can be painted. Just scuff up the gel coat and you are good to go.
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Cafe_Shop 650Rider Supporter
Joined: Jun 02, 2006 Posts: 228 Location: Grand Rapids, MI
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Posted: October 24, 2006, 8:13 pm Post subject: Re: Bass Boat Metal Flake Paint Job |
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I don't think I'd trust my skull to an injection molded part. Unless it was maybe an inch thick. The stuff is just too brittle.
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