Clear coat over bare metal paint job

Anyone ever try the Delorean look?

Is it legal in CA?

 

wow i dont think it would be illegal but it might look a little tacky....
hey but whatever floats your boat just make sure the glare dosent catch the highway patrols eyes.....
i like that idea though very creative!

 

If I try the delorean look, I might have to install a flux capacitor.

 

Where that bike is going... we don't NEED roads.

 

well, skip the polishing bare metal if you want glare!
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hm... Look at this picture I found...

 

^^^There is such a thing as too much chrome... :roll:

 

Harley uses it on some of their custom paint jobs. They grind a pattern into the metal first. Looks pretty good in person.

 

I think if you use it as accents or to highlight a certain part, it would look ok, but not for the entire bike. But that just me!
Mac

 

Couldn't find one on eBay, but here's a new one. Kinda pricey though...

http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_pa ... ucts_id=28

 

kslecoauto has loads of great stuff. Dont forget the new blinker fluid while your shopping

 

... and a bottle of wheel-base extender

 

hahaha Nice. I'll take two.

They're actually bringing the Delorean back into production.

 

For some reason, kalecoauto has been on every one of the automotive and motorcycle forums I have ever been a part of. If just pops up randomly in different threads. Quite hilarious if you ask me!

 

hahah indeed. if you are looking to go that route though i'd suggest getting a can of aircraft remover... i don't know why its called that but it takes paint off of anything... powdercoat epoxy you name it it will eat it off... after you get all that off you just put a wire cup on the grinder and put some nice swirls (only if you want of course but IMPO its BAMF) into it and then 7 or 8 coats of matte clear coat will do the trick... used to do the same thing on BMX bikes... don't know why but the 'raw' look was a fad for a while...

 

i like a little color on the raw look lol i used duplicolor metalcast on my upper ic pipe on my car. everybody that looks at it comment on how nice it looks.

 

any opinions on this stuff yet and/or the suitablility of it's use for polished engine side covers? Any heat issues?

 

OK, I called the company directly and they say it should be great for polished engine covers and... they are even sending me a couple sample cans (along with a bunch of their other products)! I'll let y'all know the results as soon as I use the stuff.