I finally completed the fit and finish work on a new set of Armor Bodies racing skins. I want to paint them using a paint gun, but have no idea what type of paint to use. Does anyone have any recommendations?
What Type of Paint Sould I use on New Skins?
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Just rattle can them, its easy & cheap . . . and doesn't look bad either if you take your time 
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no... dont do that bullshit spray can crap it looks like hell. spray your base what ever color you want then take it to a paint shop for the clear coat. dont do the clear your self period unless you have a booth and know how to buff it up really good.
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i've had good experience with house of color... there paint is fucking AWeSOME!!!!!! or find some other type of urethane paint. its good stuff trust me.
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Why would you want to put out money that is going to be potentially wasted, the first time he bins it? I've done rattle can jobs on plenty of stuff and it comes out really nice, if you take your time.stihorsepower said:
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For real, he just said our bike looks like shit . . . when clearly it doesn't. Not to mention, its been down & we didn't cry over the demolished paint job - THAT is more important than having a "pretty" track bike :wacko
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I liked the Blue/Orange schemepunkadilly said:
I wish I could pull that off on my 05 but I just doesn't look right :sad The other factor is you save time and money by using rattle can. I mean you could the $$$ you would need for paint into something else more useful.
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Thanks Blue & silver are 'sponsor/teammate' colors
Really? Having problems finding the right flow for the scheme? :scratch
Blue & silver are 'sponsor/teammate' colors Really? Having problems finding the right flow for the scheme? :scratch
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Ahh I see...:cheerspunkadilly said:Thanks
Really? Having problems finding the right flow for the scheme? :scratch
Yeah when I photochopped the scheme, it came out funny so I scrapped the idea. Maybe I just suck at :lol
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i had my painted by a friend at a lexus body shop for less than the cost that most people pay for no cut frame sliders
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rattle can is shit.... its simple. you WILL NOT get a mirror shine like you will with a paint gun and some nice paint. and your rattle can bike does look like shit and it does not matter b/c its on the track
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Who wants a f'n mirror shine on a race bike . . . unless you've got the money?
Oh, and :flipoff . . . our bike looks good so stfu
Oh, and :flipoff . . . our bike looks good so stfu
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If you don't have anything nice to say.....STFU.stihorsepower said:rattle can is shit.... its simple. you WILL NOT get a mirror shine like you will with a paint gun and some nice paint. and your rattle can bike does look like shit and it does not matter b/c its on the track
I think some of these people are blind or can't read. This is for TRACK SKINZ. having a mirror finish dosn't mean shit. unless your name is Mladin Spies, Rossi, or Hayden, there is no need to have a mirror finish. if you are one of those guys, you still don't care cuz you don't have to paint it.
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If you were to go to the track with your fancy gun sprayed shinny paint jobn and even if all what happened was it fell over while unloading, there goes your nice mirror finish that cost XXX amount of dollars and alot of time.
Now if you have a paint job that came out of a rattle can, depending on what you have done. It probly cost 20 bucks at most for the paint, and a little more in time.
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For instance
If you were to go to the track with your fancy gun sprayed shinny paint jobn and even if all what happened was it fell over while unloading, there goes your nice mirror finish that cost XXX amount of dollars and alot of time.
Now if you have a paint job that came out of a rattle can, depending on what you have done. It probly cost 20 bucks at most for the paint, and a little more in time.
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:wtf so you mean to tell me you would spend $$$ on paint. Then say you bin it you are going to spend $$$ more on paint? You are simply retarded. :shiftystihorsepower said:rattle can is shit.... its simple. you WILL NOT get a mirror shine like you will with a paint gun and some nice paint. and your rattle can bike does look like shit and it does not matter b/c its on the track
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