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Seriously...I do not care!...it completely cool!...spraymask is a vinyl graphic that is either cut with the picture out, or in, like your pattern for the tuning forks, you stick it down like a regular decal and when the paint dries you peel it off and have straight lines, it has just enough tack to hold and not peel old paint or leave glue, it what I put on my tank to paint my stripes

we sprayed black for the stripe color then put that yellow spraymask on to cover the black then we sprayed white all over and when the white dried I peeled the spraymsak off and I had nice straight black stripes...get it?
 
DirtyD said:
Seriously...I do not care!...it completely cool!...spraymask is a vinyl graphic that is either cut with the picture out, or in, like your pattern for the tuning forks, you stick it down like a regular decal and when the paint dries you peel it off and have straight lines, it has just enough tack to hold and not peel old paint or leave glue, it what I put on my tank to paint my stripes

we sprayed black for the stripe color then put that yellow spraymask on to cover the black then we sprayed white all over and when the white dried I peeled the spraymsak off and I had nice straight black stripes...get it?
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Believe me I didn't even know about that. I figured that I'd make a compass out of flat stock that measures 21-1/2" and I made three holes. One at 21-1/2" and the other 5" closer. Then I drilled two 3/8" holes in at those distances and one at the bottom. Then I will screw the piece at the center of the deck, and using a yellow lumber crayon I'll insert it in the holes and make a circle thats 5" wide all around and then paint it in with the white non-skid paint I have. Once that dries, I'll do the same with the Tuning fork stencil and paint the three in with a brush, waiting for each to dry. Damn! You way does sound much easier and would have allowed me to paint the logo at one time instead of having to wait for each step to dry first. Oh well, you live and you learn! Thanks for enlightening me on that D. :tup:
 
Just ordered my set of stock rear signals. Now I can get those dumb looking flush mounts off the tail section!

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YZFRiderNY said:
Believe me I didn't even know about that. I figured that I'd make a compass out of flat stock that measures 21-1/2" and I made three holes. One at 21-1/2" and the other 5" closer. Then I drilled two 3/8" holes in at those distances and one at the bottom. Then I will screw the piece at the center of the deck, and using a yellow lumber crayon I'll insert it in the holes and make a circle thats 5" wide all around and then paint it in with the white non-skid paint I have. Once that dries, I'll do the same with the Tuning fork stencil and paint the three in with a brush, waiting for each to dry. Damn! You way does sound much easier and would have allowed me to paint the logo at one time instead of having to wait for each step to dry first. Oh well, you live and you learn! Thanks for enlightening me on that D. :tup:
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lol..that's a lot of work!...:jaw drop:....live and learn is right!
 
YZFRiderNY said:
Just called the P.O. in NYC and WOW! I just want to climb a tower with a high powered rifle!!!!!

I gave them the tracking number and asked why it was at a standstill there for 3 days now. She proceeds to tell me that it was being sent back to the sender because they wrote the wrong Zip Code on the package!!! Are you F'ing kidding me???!!!! I told her that you mean they can't go online and put the address in and correct it?! She said yes, they could do that, but they don't. If the sender writes the wrong zip code it gets sent back. BLOOD PRESSURE RISING!!!! DEADLY LEVELS!!!! I told her that that is the most stupidist thing I ever heard and that shows just how LAZY you people are and I don't feel the least bit sorry that they are closing Post Offices at a high rate and you guys are losing your jobs!! Completely Outrageous!!! I'm at a loss for words. I need to calm down and go back to work!
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just remeber who your friends are b4lining the sights up,friend!!!!!
 
I got downstairs this morning by 8:30am to try and get the trailer deck painted and some stuff done on the bike. It was a good day and I got some stuff accomplished. Here come the pictures!.............................

I had a couple of minutes so I threw on my Reservoir Sock. It fits perfect!
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Next I put on my Carbon Fiber Tank Pad from Immortal Graffix
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The new name set followed....
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Hellgate said:
Billy - What brand of paint is that?
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It's made by California Paint. It's used on Tennis Courts, Pool surrounds, and anywhere you need a non-skid surface. It costs about 33 dollars a gallon. I'm not sure if it's available out west but I could check with our salesman come Monday if you'd like. Tomorrow I'll get the exact name of it from the can and post it for you. I just checked their website and I couldn't find it listed.
 
amevl said:
that non skid paint might be the ticket for my ramp door how much is it and where can I buy some? what kind of decals can u cut Dirtyd?
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Hey Jeff, this stuff is great. I'll find out Monday where it could be bought. I know for sure that it's available in the northeast. I got it at cost could we are a California Paint Dealer so I'm guessing it's about 33 dollars for the gallon.
 
YZFRiderNY said:
It's made by California Paint. It's used on Tennis Courts, Pool surrounds, and anywhere you need a non-skid surface. It costs about 33 dollars a gallon. I'm not sure if it's available out west but I could check with our salesman come Monday if you'd like. Tomorrow I'll get the exact name of it from the can and post it for you. I just checked their website and I couldn't find it listed.
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Thanks Billy. It reminds me of Rhino Liner for pickup truck beds.
 
Hellgate said:
Thanks Billy. It reminds me of Rhino Liner for pickup truck beds.
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Thats exactly what I was looking to do at first. We ordered it through our dealer two consecutive times and they didn't send it due to VOC Regulations here in NY. So I spoke to our California Paints guy and he suggested this paint. He brought me a gallon at cost ($20 Bucks), and said it would work just fine on plywood. So far so good.
 
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