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Posted by: nat3060

what do ya think?

http://www.trx450r.org/forum/uploads/post-1561-1117487982.jpg

Posted by: 450 Racer R

looks good, what'd you do?

Posted by: nat3060

anodize spray paint

Posted by: 450 Racer R

looks just like trans red powdercoat. I like it.
http://www.seeulookin.com/5.JPG

Posted by: Ridin' Jesse

where did you buy that?

Posted by: nat3060

walmart

Posted by: trxHRC450r

walmart has everything! 1-stop-shopping

Posted by: Punk'd

I want to spray my bumper black

Posted by: duke416ex

Looks good!

Posted by: nat3060

i sprayed my aarms, handlebars and front fenders black, no chips

Posted by: nat3060

pic

Posted by: red2004 TRX450R

Did you polish the parts first or just spray them?

Posted by: ZRider400

not bad, how well does it hold up though?

has to be sprayed onto bare metal right?

Posted by: T2RACING

Looks Good

Posted by: woodsZrider

i like the color

Posted by: turboTony

Looks cool (for now). I'm wondering how long it will last. The part on top will obviously be the first to "rub off" from kicking it but how long till the side wears from leg rubbing against it?
Powdercoat will hold up longer.

Posted by: 250exen

quote:
Originally posted by turboTony

Powdercoat will hold up longer.

well duhh,
it was what? 5 bucks a can? and powdercoating is what? $50 an a-arm?(wild guess there) i think it looks sweet and for 5 bucks, why not try?

Posted by: 450ar

at the org their is a write up on how to do anodizing. Which we all know that anodized is a form a surface hardening. So not only does it look good ,but i makes the surface harder. Plus its not even that hard to do.

Posted by: turboTony

quote:
Originally posted by 250exen
well duhh,
it was what? 5 bucks a can? and powdercoating is what? $50 an a-arm?(wild guess there) i think it looks sweet and for 5 bucks, why not try?

A small piece like that which is bare metal and will require hardly any prep should'nt cost more than $15-20 to PC.

Posted by: team_450_88

rubs off if u race...and trans color on the valve cover with slowly fade !! i did all my stuff

Posted by: T2RACING

yea but it does look good

Posted by: blakefoote

quote:
Originally posted by nat3060
pic

where did u get those shock covers. those look like the ones on the media allstars quads.

Posted by: blakefoote

i painted my a-arms, grab bar,and swingarm on my 400ex they hold up realy good. i sanded them down put primer on them and then painted them with crylon paint.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid168/p84abd6efd3f46384dba9d6a795d389be/f4263417.jpg

Posted by: Yurik Norton

quote:
Originally posted by 450ar
at the org their is a write up on how to do anodizing. Which we all know that anodized is a form a surface hardening. So not only does it look good ,but i makes the surface harder. Plus its not even that hard to do.

can u give a link to that?
thanks

Posted by: nat3060

quote:
Originally posted by blakefoote
where did u get those shock covers. those look like the ones on the media allstars quads.

its some i made when i had my 400ex

Posted by: red2004 TRX450R

quote:
Originally posted by 450ar
at the org their is a write up on how to do anodizing. Which we all know that anodized is a form a surface hardening. So not only does it look good ,but i makes the surface harder. Plus its not even that hard to do.

What she used is not anodizing.
it is paint the does the look of anodizing!

a guy around here that does PC started to do anodizing and he quit with in the first batch. He said it is way to toxic for his likeing!!

you have to where a hasmad type sute and have a bay with air filters and all kinds to stuff to keep the "tree hugging law cops" away!

but the wal mart stuff is just paint.

I know with real anodizing you have to polish or have it cromed first to make it shine.

Posted by: nat3060

i polished mine to make sure it shined underneath.. i put a few coats of auto clear coat on top, it really brought out the color after that

Posted by: TampaBoy813

quote:
Originally posted by 250exen
well duhh,
it was what? 5 bucks a can? and powdercoating is what? $50 an a-arm?(wild guess there) i think it looks sweet and for 5 bucks, why not try?

some times you get what you pay for.....