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Ratbuell
| Posted on Sunday, October 26, 2008 - 11:21 am: |
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I was wandering thru Home Depot looking for some stuff for assorted projects, and found in the paint section a Rust-Oleum reflective paint. Figured what the hey, I'll give it a shot. Spritzed some on my floor jack in the garage (don't care a whit about how that looks) and the stuff WORKS. If I line my shadow up with the edge of where I painted, so the sun is lined up with me, this stuff really sparkles. It's a white/silver sparkle..but it's definitely noticable. Looks like a normal clearcoat in regular light. I'm gonna try shooting the backside of some lenses to see if it shows through - main idea being the red "reflector" on my Uly top case. Also considering misting a coat on my helmet.... Pretty cool stuff, definitely good for this time of year (more dark, less light). In my book, visibility = friend |
Ratbuell
| Posted on Sunday, October 26, 2008 - 12:35 pm: |
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....and it works awesome on the inside of the Uly topbox red lens. |
Oddball
| Posted on Sunday, October 26, 2008 - 06:45 pm: |
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Starts the chant... pics.... pics... pics |
Mikef5000
| Posted on Sunday, October 26, 2008 - 06:48 pm: |
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Wait, so it looks completely clear under normal circumstances correct? Basically, not noticeable at all, right? |
Firebolt020283
| Posted on Sunday, October 26, 2008 - 07:07 pm: |
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hmmm ideas rolling in my head. |
2008xb12scg
| Posted on Sunday, October 26, 2008 - 11:16 pm: |
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continues the chant... pics.... pics... pics |
Froggy
| Posted on Monday, October 27, 2008 - 12:01 am: |
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Jonzin
| Posted on Monday, October 27, 2008 - 12:07 am: |
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Dogdaze
| Posted on Monday, October 27, 2008 - 08:45 am: |
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Ratbuell
| Posted on Monday, October 27, 2008 - 08:56 am: |
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Alright, alright...I'll dig out the camera They advertise it as "mostly clear" - on a dark color, like my red floorjack, it looks like a kinda milky clearcoat. Very slight though, like a hamfisted painter (like me) put too heavy a coat of clear on. Light color, like a silver helmet or a white..uh...something I found in the corner of the garage? Invisible. Hell, if I had my S1W down to its bare frame for some reason, I'd definitely give that frame a coat or 2 (white bike, white frame). |
Aeholton
| Posted on Monday, October 27, 2008 - 09:02 am: |
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Here is a little experiment that I did with the stuff a couple of years ago when I was toying with the green color on my Uly. It's a reflective clear coat that I picked up at Michael's craft store. It has a matte textured feel to it since there are tiny pieces of reflective plastic in in. One picture is with flash and the other without: No Flash:
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By the way, don't try to clear coat over it to get a smooth surface, it looses it's reflective capabilities. (Don't ask me how I know. (Message edited by aeholton on October 27, 2008) |
Ratbuell
| Posted on Monday, October 27, 2008 - 12:26 pm: |
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As requested: Floor jack, no flash. Dusty...but it's a *jack*.
Jack with flash. Yes, I sprayed some on the floor, too....
Uly top box "light". Sprayed the reflective stuff on the INSIDE of the lens - took it off the box to paint. That way, it reflects red. Shot with a flash.
(Message edited by ratbuell on October 27, 2008) (Message edited by ratbuell on October 27, 2008) |
Oddball
| Posted on Monday, October 27, 2008 - 09:34 pm: |
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Looks like one really has to be thorough with coats to get a full coverage so it doesn't look like reflective dirt. A painter used to shooting pearl or metal flake paints could probably lay down good coats. |
Midnightrider
| Posted on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 12:35 am: |
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Joe Nice job on the hardbags. When I painted mine I kind of forgot to do the tailbag. I noticed that Rustoleum and Krylon also sell a rattle-can clear coat so I think I may repaint mine and try a couple coats of clear over the finished product. |
Ratbuell
| Posted on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 09:51 am: |
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Don - the color match is Testors Ford hugger orange for plastic models, covered with duplicolor engine heat high heat engine coating (I had a can sitting here, lol). It looks ok from a few feet...but then again, the bike's always dirty so who cares? |
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