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Old 06-15-2011, 08:32 AM
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how much does it cost to black out parts and does anyone have pics of a blacked out roadking
 
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there are a boat load just start searching here and google images also
 
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prob about the same, you can send you stuff to a powder-coater and get it done fairly cheap, for the chrome you can buy all the chrome parts and sell off your old stuff to offset the cost.
 
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Slothy is right and I've been down both roads. I chromed out my Lowrider, but didn't get a lot of money for the polished factory parts, so I decided I would powder everything on my RGC when I got it. In the end I'd say powdercoating is a little cheaper if you know a good coater, especially considering the high cost of HD chrome. You will just have some down time with powder unless you make it a winter project like I did.
 
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Slothy is right and I've been down both roads. I chromed out my Lowrider, but didn't get a lot of money for the polished factory parts, so I decided I would powder everything on my RGC when I got it. In the end I'd say powdercoating is a little cheaper if you know a good coater, especially considering the high cost of HD chrome. You will just have some down time with powder unless you make it a winter project like I did.
...sounds familar.
 
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Blacking out sucks. Seriously. I've been through it.

With chrome, you can pick a point and stop. And it still looks good. Blacked out doesn't look good until it's ALL done. Which is a pain in the a**.
 
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I've never done it but I do want to. I may have to look further into it as well from what I have been reading.
 
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i just did mine in one whole big pile - cheaper that way anyway in the long run.

pic of about 95% of the stuff i had done - i think i paid around 550ish for everything.

 
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i just did mine in one whole big pile - cheaper that way anyway in the long run.

pic of about 95% of the stuff i had done - i think i paid around 550ish for everything.

thanks for the info 500 sounds very good for all that stuff
 
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Originally Posted by slothy
i just did mine in one whole big pile - cheaper that way anyway in the long run.

pic of about 95% of the stuff i had done - i think i paid around 550ish for everything.


did you have all of the bolts and stuff done at the same time, or how does that work?? does it affect the fitting of the pieces at all?
 


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