Cuttin Swingarm

[bronco91shee]

Im gunna get me swingarm cut this winter, and i was wonderin bout paintin it to make it look good again. I want to paint it yellow to accent my gas tank. Then i got to thinkin, y not do a arms to? Im gunna buy new shocks and arms down the road, but not for a while. So i was thinkin in the mean time just paint all the arms to match. U guys think that would look good? Also is there any type of paint out there that i could just do it myself? Spray paint, with a clear coat maby? I dont want to put a lot of money into them since i want new arms anyways. I was thinkin of havein mrmatt do my swingarm, anybody know if he could paint it also? Thanks for ur help. Peace out.

[chase73]

he will paint it and he does a dam good job makes the welds disappear . A++++ work on his side I never relized u can bondo welds and still powder coat it. I would definitly talk to him about it though. If you do a asearch you can see his pics of finished cut swingarm great work

[ROOFCOCK]

to paint it yourself cheap heres what you do...take what you are painting and clean it up exceptionally well, and when you say its good, clean it again. use s.o.s pads as this will help scuff the factory paint....however very minimal. the best way would be to sand it. after it is all cleaned up take and get you a couple cans of a high quality spray paint and clear coat.... i used krylon industrial (saftey yellow and red) no matter what you buy its only 4-8 bucks per can. now hang your item so you can hit all angles and hit it all at the same time. now start to spray it in long even strokes very lightly and i do mean lightly. spray at least 6 or 8 light remember light coats. the more you spray it the tougher it will be. wait at least 45 minutes between coats. when you spray your last coat and it is tacky spray a coat of clear on that. now you will do the same with the clear as you did with the paint. the more clear the deeper the shine. the light coats will prevent runs and sags as well as insure each coat bonds to the next and it will last a real long time for about 20 bucks. it will take a little time but worth it ...i can e mail you pics