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  1. 03-15-2009, 08:43 AM #1
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    Default Clear Primer over Bare Steel ???

    Just visiting from the airbrush.com website,
    we are wondering does anyone know what the product or preparation method that is being used when you see these Harley's with that bare steel effect under clear?
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  2. 03-15-2009, 10:25 AM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lucypaints
    Just visiting from the airbrush.com website,
    we are wondering does anyone know what the product or preparation method that is being used when you see these Harley's with that bare steel effect under clear?
    Alsa has a clear for chrome that works on bare steel. You can check it out HERE.
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  3. 03-15-2009, 05:30 PM #3
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    Default Thank you, Thank you!!

    Quote Originally Posted by Len
    Alsa has a clear for chrome that works on bare steel. You can check it out HERE.

    I'm excited to try this!!!
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  4. 03-15-2009, 07:10 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lucypaints
    I'm excited to try this!!!
    Let me know how it works out especially after a month or two after painting.
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    To the best of my knowledge the Harleys with that effect use clear powdercoat on the metal. This is the best base for ground metal effects and seals the metal better than any clear. Just scuff the powdercoat and go from there.
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  6. 03-16-2009, 08:12 PM #6
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    I always wondered about that. Anyone know what grit to prep bare steel for this?
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  7. 03-16-2009, 08:30 PM #7
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    Why couldn't bare steel be treated with several coats of bulldog then cleared or just use clear base then clear?
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  8. 03-16-2009, 08:48 PM #8
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    I was thinking that bulldog is more of a solvent that softens plastic so that paint sticks to it better. Are you saying that it makes an adhesive film that works on other substrate? Maybe I have bull dog mixed up with some other adhesion promoter.

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  9. 03-16-2009, 10:14 PM #9
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    Default Bull Dog

    Bull Dog highly touts itself as making paint stick to anything....be it plastic, chrome, paint, primer......I would like to see a test. I like Bull Dog.
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