Alpinestars “sharpie” paint job progress

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need2ride 3/8/2019 8:40am
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I can dig it.
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Falcon 3/8/2019 8:54am
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That's cool how well the silver pen matches the Astars logo.
It reminds me of a guitar Joe Satriani had his wife decorate in the '80s:
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Spooner 3/8/2019 9:00am
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Are you going to clear over it when you’re done?
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aroark247 3/8/2019 9:09am
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Spooner wrote:
Are you going to clear over it when you’re done?
If I can get a really good clear coat. I'm debating on that still. If I don't then I could easily make touch ups, but more than likely yes I'll use matte clear and coat the hell out of it
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aroark247 3/8/2019 9:11am
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I'll still need to finish the top and re-sharpen the lines round dot the eyes and cross t's
cdncombatmedic 3/8/2019 9:12am
3/8/2019 9:12am
The fastest way to “ruin” an expensive lid.
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Moto Obsessed 3/8/2019 9:14am
3/8/2019 9:14am
hah!! Dude, that's wild! I have the carbon Supertech M10, and have been thinking of what kind of design would look good on the back side. I absolutely love the helmet, but the ass end feels like it could use something to spice it up..
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aroark247 3/8/2019 9:23am
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cdncombatmedic wrote:
The fastest way to “ruin” an expensive lid.
The clear coat? or the whole job in general?
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WarrenMX 3/8/2019 9:53am
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Looking sick! Love the detail!
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Markee 3/8/2019 10:03am
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Nice!
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aeffertz 3/8/2019 10:06am
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Looks cool and definitely one of a kind. You HAVE to clear that. It will look like shit if you don’t after ride and wash or two.
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MOTO732 3/8/2019 10:17am
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Holy crap! Fuck me, I can't even put stickers on straight.
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VetMX.com 3/8/2019 10:20am
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Very nice, you have talent. You need to get on that mold and roof leak though before you guys get sick.
Anyone see the Hank Hill mold episode?
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Spudnut 3/8/2019 10:21am
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Man that thing is sweet! That had to take some time and a steady hand. All these helmets I’m seeing got me wanting to see what my Woman can do on one she’s a hell of an artist
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tp4 3/8/2019 10:23am
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newmann wrote:
You can get catalyzed urethane clear coat in an aerosol can. https://www.eastwood.com/2k-areo-spray-matte-clear.html?SRCCODE=PLA00020&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIy6CO3orz4AIVCqtpCh34FAFWEAQYAyABEgJN6vD_BwE [img]https://cdn.eastwood.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/412x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/p/1/p14792Z.jpg[/img]
You can get catalyzed urethane clear coat in an aerosol can.

https://www.eastwood.com/2k-areo-spray-matte-clear.html?SRCCODE=PLA0002…

might melt the ink?

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psg119 3/8/2019 10:26am
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newmann wrote:
You can get catalyzed urethane clear coat in an aerosol can. https://www.eastwood.com/2k-areo-spray-matte-clear.html?SRCCODE=PLA00020&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIy6CO3orz4AIVCqtpCh34FAFWEAQYAyABEgJN6vD_BwE [img]https://cdn.eastwood.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/412x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/p/1/p14792Z.jpg[/img]
You can get catalyzed urethane clear coat in an aerosol can.

https://www.eastwood.com/2k-areo-spray-matte-clear.html?SRCCODE=PLA0002…

tp4 wrote:
might melt the ink?
I think he'd be fine if he did light coats. Not enough in one coat to make it run ya know?
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ob 3/8/2019 10:32am
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Looks really unique, I like it a lot
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akillerwombat 3/8/2019 10:49am
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newmann wrote:
You can get catalyzed urethane clear coat in an aerosol can. https://www.eastwood.com/2k-areo-spray-matte-clear.html?SRCCODE=PLA00020&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIy6CO3orz4AIVCqtpCh34FAFWEAQYAyABEgJN6vD_BwE [img]https://cdn.eastwood.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/412x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/p/1/p14792Z.jpg[/img]
You can get catalyzed urethane clear coat in an aerosol can.

https://www.eastwood.com/2k-areo-spray-matte-clear.html?SRCCODE=PLA0002…

tp4 wrote:
might melt the ink?
psg119 wrote:
I think he'd be fine if he did light coats. Not enough in one coat to make it run ya know?
I do a ton of artwork with sharpies / paint pens and a lot of these sprays will drastically "thin" sharpie ink. It doesn't ruin it per-say but the thin areas tend to get thinner and reveal the canvas.

Go talk to someone at Blick Art Supplies, they are very knowledgable and will be able to recommend something.
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kage173 3/8/2019 11:00am
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Looks great. Nice job!
woody woodpecker 3/8/2019 12:11pm
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That's fuckin sweet. I actually really like the sharpie look and the fact that it's not perfect.
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hellion 3/8/2019 12:37pm
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If you do decide to clear it yourself I’d suggest doing a few dust coats first to protect the sharpie ink. If you wet coat it too soon it’ll likely thin out like killerwombat mentioned. After the dust coats have flashed well go with a light wet coat and then a heavier one. Good luck, looks great so far.
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JRT812 3/8/2019 12:42pm
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Some people just have that artistic bone in them.

Looks pretty sweet!
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brocster 3/8/2019 12:46pm
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hellion wrote:
If you do decide to clear it yourself I’d suggest doing a few dust coats first to protect the sharpie ink. If you wet coat it...
If you do decide to clear it yourself I’d suggest doing a few dust coats first to protect the sharpie ink. If you wet coat it too soon it’ll likely thin out like killerwombat mentioned. After the dust coats have flashed well go with a light wet coat and then a heavier one. Good luck, looks great so far.
What these guys said! I ruined a kick ass paint job years back using sharpie for outlining then clearing over it.
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SKIDLID 3/8/2019 5:00pm
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I have cleared over sharpie before. I have the best luck by first spraying a coat of a interlock clear (clear basecoat) first before the clearcoat. Clearcoat tends to cause the sharpie to bleed if it is sprayed directly over.
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friday10 3/8/2019 7:52pm
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MOTO732 wrote:
Holy crap! Fuck me, I can't even put stickers on straight.
Bahahaha! Good one!
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jemcee 3/8/2019 8:02pm
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I had the same idea years ago.. veeeery different result though haha

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