June 30th, 2012, 01:42 PM | #1 |
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Just got "done" with my DIY polished rim lips
Usually after a mod i like to thank the people that helped doing it or inspiring it.
This morning I went to NAPA (O'Reilly's didn't have what I needed and wanted to sell me a gallon, plus their service has really hit rock bottom, shame) and bought some masking tape and DuPont aerosol paint remover. Masked the rim's real good like all the guides say to. Worked on one rim at a time. (pro tip: like alot of people who made guides I didn't use gloves, now my fingertips are pretty jacked up, spend a few cents on some dish washing gloves if you dont want to spend on a whole box of disposables) Sprayed each rim 2-3 times, removing flaked paint between coats. I used a wire sponge, it didn't scratch the rims, I suspect because it's wire of some material softer than the rims. (Protip: whatever you use to remove the flaked paint, make sure it's sufficiently abrasive and use it BEFORE the paint remover dries, as the paint hardens again) I used the soft side of a scotch brite pad to do the final cleaning of the rims. I need to buy one more can of paint remover and really clean up the outer edge of the rim. For $15 and 3 hours work it ain't half bad, I think, and Marilyn seems to like it :
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June 30th, 2012, 01:45 PM | #2 |
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June 30th, 2012, 08:37 PM | #3 |
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What guides did u use? I want to attempt this.
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July 1st, 2012, 09:22 AM | #4 |
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Used this, along with some threads on here, but the picture in some of those were gone.
http://www.kawiforums.com/how-tos-fa...your-rims.html
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July 1st, 2012, 09:53 AM | #5 |
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I like it. Also, are you using the vinyl tank overlays from Kevin?
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July 1st, 2012, 09:56 AM | #6 |
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Im horrible with names, is Kevin the member who has a store that sells racing accessories and has a Batman themed track suit? If so, yes! He gave me an awesome deal way below what I could find online
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July 1st, 2012, 10:41 AM | #7 | |
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Quote:
www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=25105 I plan to get green Kawi and Ninja logos on a black bike myself. Seeing it is the main reason I got another 250. |
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July 1st, 2012, 11:06 AM | #9 | |
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@alex.s : I know huh? ;]
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July 3rd, 2012, 02:09 PM | #10 |
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they look great! awesome job! i did mine a year ago and i love it! lots of elbow grease! my arms felt like jello for the next couple days afterwards. i use mothers polish also to really make them shine! they needed done in this pic however.
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July 4th, 2012, 01:56 PM | #11 |
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You're bike looks so boss-like! Almost too sexy.
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July 5th, 2012, 06:01 AM | #12 | |
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im dying to get a white one!! |
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July 5th, 2012, 06:13 AM | #13 |
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haha, thank you.
thank you. for the record, this was painted white before they came out with the stock white. plain bright white; no fancy pearl or flakes. decals redone in flat black. |
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July 5th, 2012, 07:13 AM | #14 |
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plain white is cool..i'm thinking about plastidipping my entire bike in white hahahhaa
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July 5th, 2012, 07:35 AM | #15 |
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iNinja and I need to go on a ride, we'll be Ying and Yang
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July 5th, 2012, 11:47 AM | #16 |
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July 5th, 2012, 12:14 PM | #17 |
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nice! not really my style but it deffinately looks good!
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July 5th, 2012, 12:28 PM | #18 |
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Awesome! Yeah I live just north of the town, right off of 322. I'm a PSU grad, loved state college If you ever want to ride together, let me know, I'm trying to find more people to ride with!!
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July 18th, 2012, 07:42 PM | #19 |
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Polished rims = way sexy. Did the same thing using mothers polish to my car's aluminum rims. White ninja = way way sexy....best color out there.
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