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Old 08-29-11 | 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by ncscott
Thanks for the replies. My problem with having it done professionally is that I paid 40 dollars for the bike. I want to do it on the cheap. Of course even though the bike was cheap, its rides great.
I don't want to do decals. I'm hoping to paint them on. Any tips for that?
even a good rattle can job is not cheap........ easily over the amount you paid for the bike to do it well.... meaning either strip all the current paint....or at miniumum scotchbrite it the entire frame really well... then primer, then your finish.

for a $40 bike......just wipe the frame down well with acetone to clean it and then use BBQ paint and expect to repeat the process every so often
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