Thinking about making an ugly bike uglier but more functional. Any generic (Wal-Mart, etc) brands of Rhino/Line-X type coatings better or worse than others? Any to seek out or avoid?
If I put this stuff on and decide it was a stupid idea, is there any way to remove it? Or am I kinda screwed at this point?
And yes, I will take great care, as I usually do, with said substances around my hootus. 
How does the Line-X give the bike more functionality? Dirt removal?
Right, functionality in terms of durability of the finish. This thing's a beater.
Oh, and bike = motorcycle in this case. I realize that word calls to mind two fundamentally different images for you and me.
Maybe epoxy based garage floor paint? I would think something with a smooth texture will clean up well and not hold dirt. The line-x stuff I have seen has been rough, but maybe you add in sand to get that effect, I haven't used it.
I used some of that cheap bedliner from Walmart on the bottom side of my bike fenders.
I think if you want to destroy the look of a bike, and render it worthless, that's one of the more efficient methods. I don't think it comes off too easily.
There's probably no improving the look of this bike, and trying to mitigate it seems to make it worse, so I'm thinking of embracing the ugly and going in an odd direction with it.
As the Good Doctor said, "When the going gets weird, the weird go pro."
On my Esprit gas tanks, I used Herculiner, bought from O'Reilley's. It isn't cheap, but it went on well with a brush. I painted over the stuff with Rustoleum Professional in BRG (AKA "Hunter Green.") I looked at the top of one of the tanks a few weeks ago (I hate fuel pumps) and it was still there and still stuck.
EastCoastMojo wrote: How does the Line-X give the bike more functionality? Dirt removal?
Boom, headshot!
The rattlecan duplicolor goes on easily. You can change the texture by holding the can closer or farther from the part being coated.
You'll need to log in to post.
