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jmmendez
11-18-2007, 11:47 PM
Brother, thanks for everything and for your help!! Yo really did a good job and now my bike looks much better (painted engine)!! Very nice guy. nice wife and scary dog lol!

New mods are coming, I'll let you know!! Still haven't decided if I'm going with the spokes or with the 200 tire...

Hope you all have a nice week!
C.C. Rider
11-19-2007, 02:19 PM
Holy Crap! You got the fins sanded, polished, and engine painted all in one weekend???
jmmendez
11-19-2007, 02:35 PM
Holy Crap! You got the fins sanded, polished, and engine painted all in one weekend???

No man, just painted the engine! going to polish them someday.. You should come down to help! lol!! just kidding
Highlander
11-19-2007, 07:03 PM
Holy Crap! You got the fins sanded, polished, and engine painted all in one weekend???

Ain't it amazing what you can do with a rattle can?
Carioca
11-20-2007, 06:01 AM
That's right -- It's amazing that you can find cans w/ paint that would stand high temperatures. The trick is to take the parts off and then put them back without "leftovers".
I had some parts powdercoated by a bike shop and there were so many problems w/ the finish tha I decided to use powdercoat only on parts that really need it.
There is a plus ( besides cost ) w/ the can --- You can always touch them up without marks.

PS: We did not have the fins done for a simple reason: The bike is black and already has a bunch of chrome ( lots of it ), so, the normal "thing" is to wait a bit and see ( The owner will decide ) if it will look "too busy" with the fins polished or if leaving the fins all black will give it a good contrast against the chomed parts. As I said He has time and He will decide.
PS: By the way. It's not correct to say that I did it. Itwas done by JM, Myself and his brother ( Reynaldo), as a team ( The way it's supposed to be ).
gildagu
11-27-2007, 05:51 PM
Is there any place in south FL where i can get some parts powdercoated
C.C. Rider
11-27-2007, 09:02 PM
Holy Crap! You got the fins sanded, polished, and engine painted all in one weekend???

No man, just painted the engine! going to polish them someday.. You should come down to help! lol!! just kidding

Well, while I'd love to come down there and help you with the fins, I uh... have a thing. Yeah, that's it.
Till then, here's an idea for you of what I did on my bike. I thought it looked great and also kept me from having to sand and polish the hardest parts of the cylinders. :D

http://www.foa.cc/OTHER/VTX3s.jpg

What do you think?