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    Uni Tricks
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    Ive already search the forums and i only found 2 about painting a uni
    and they didn't help much at all. i want to paint my uni blue so what
    would i do? ive head about spray painting but i dont like the idea of
    that unless thats the only way u can do it. ive also heard of something
    like powder coat which i dont know what the hell that is. im think u
    jsut go out and buy a can of blue paint and start painting...😕

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  2. CoreTechs
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    Well, I just sprayed two coats of green to my 36 today and turned out
    okay. It would have been better, but more expensive to powdercoat it.

    Powdercoating is a process where negatively charged paint powder is
    sprayed onto a piece of metal (positively charged) so they stick
    together with a charge. The metal is then put into a furnace of some
    sort to bake the paint on so it stays on the metal, giving it a nice,
    smooth layer of paint.

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    Quoted message said:

    <> UNICYCLE FOR CHRIST<><


    In nomine patris et filii et spiritus sancti

    Mikefule said:

    As an alternative hypothesis of equal validity, God did not design us to
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    i powder coated my KH white. It last a lot longer and looks really nice.
    It may cost quite a bit though. They take your frame,strip off all of
    the paint, electrically charge the metal and the paint so that it
    sticks together and then bake the paint on to the frame.

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    'my videos' (http://www.youtube.com/munirider)

    vanpaun said:

    It's all for the ladies....they like the clean shaven look on your uni's
    lower parts

    '*MYSPACE*' (myspace.com/munirider)
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  4. Uni Tricks
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    ok... im very confused. cant i just paint it blue?

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  5. SkierAlex
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    The search option will find you tutorials on painting frames. I think
    you'll need lots of coats + primer but IDK. I think I'll just get mine
    powdercoated if it's cheap enough.

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    Uni Tricks said:

    ok... im very confused. cant i just paint it blue?

    Brush painting will always give a worse finish than spray painting.
    Either way you'll need to strip the frame back to bare metal and apply
    a primer to get good results. A clearcoat over the top of the last
    layer of paint will always help the job to stay in good shape for
    longer.

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    powder coating will cost more, if your going to spray it strip the frame
    back to bare metal, prime it, lightly sand tat, to make sure its a
    smooth coat, then do a couple layers of paint, make sure the paint
    doesnt run and drip because it will look awfull (been there done that
    lol), then finish with a couple layers of clear coat. it should look
    quite good when youve done

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    Scott,

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