Stone chips on forks - rattle can paint not good.

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Drunkn Munky
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Re: Stone chips on forks - rattle can paint not good.

Post by Drunkn Munky »

You could 2k lacquer the forks for a tougher finish without taking them apart again
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Re: Stone chips on forks - rattle can paint not good.

Post by oldgreyandslow »

lizard821000 wrote:fair one mate, you now know though. i wasnt trying to teach you to suck eggs either.

:peace:
No offence taken your comments were perfectly valid, and as you say I know now.

Drunkn Munky wrote:You could 2k lacquer the forks for a tougher finish without taking them apart again
I saw this on e-bay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aerosol-Car-B ... %26ps%3D54

would that be suitable?
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Re: Stone chips on forks - rattle can paint not good.

Post by der~kire »

powdercoatin is just as bad, i know, you can try a better stone chip paint maybe. actuall rattle can paint is good but can be soft if it has not dried for some weeks, i notice, but ellectrophoretic coatings or even chrome maybe good.

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