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    hey guys got a mate who needs to paint his bike. just wondering if u can use just normal car paint and wheres a good place in vic i can get some.
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    Get it powder coated, works the best Used to do this to all my mx'rs back in my racing days.
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    if ya painting the fairings on a road bike use normal automotive paints ....

    off road trail bikes do what minux said and powdercoat things as its a tougher coating
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    Do you mean painting the plastics or the frame? You would struggle to powder coat the plastics, they would just melt!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Trewman View Post
    Do you mean painting the plastics or the frame? You would struggle to powder coat the plastics, they would just melt!
    that would have been all too obvious...

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