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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 10:34 AM
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Does anybody know of any hard spary paint? I ask this becasue the a-arms on my 400ex are alll scratched up and i was wondering if there was anything out there that was harder than coventional sray paint?[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]
 
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 10:56 AM
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Spray painting will not hold up to the abuse a-arms are put through. Your best bet would be to find a local shop that does powdercoating. A whole frame costs about $180 to have done, so just the arms shouldn't be that much. It is well worth the money, and will las a long time.
 
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 02:31 PM
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home depot sells paint called hammerite. we use it on wrought iron. and on our trailer. it has glass in it. we hit it with our bikes all the time and it doesn't scratch.
 
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Old Mar 6, 2003 | 02:52 PM
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thanx for the reply im am goign to have to try that. Does it have like a ripple finish, because i think i have seen that before???
 
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Old Mar 11, 2003 | 10:54 PM
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You could try a Epoxy based spray paint. They allso sell it at home depot type stores, Krylon makes a good Epoxy spray but I have only seen it in Black,White and off white. I have used it on a old endoro bike frame and it works good but Powder coating is a much better choice.
 
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Old Mar 12, 2003 | 08:34 PM
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you can get it in smooth finish. it will look rippled when it is wet but it dries like glass.
 
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