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2strokejohnny
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Touch up paint wanted

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After some touch up paint gypsy candy red got a little chip on me tank. RS paints is £8.50 but £7.50 postage !!! 2sj
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is it an edge chip ? Kev
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hi Kev
The chip is where the previous owner hadn't fitted the throttle cables correctly and they must of hit the tank....me thinks,2sj
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Ok 2sj. I have plenty of candy gypsy red but you can't really touch up damage to flat surfaces with candy, it is a coloured clear finish so darkens any area around the chip. You can get away with it on edges like seams etc. If you want a bottle anyway, pm me. Kev
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This is what you need.
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:? Never knew paint was available from Suzuki back in the day, must be past it's used by date :lol:
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Yes it was available in all colours at the time,
It looks as good now as the day it was sold.
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Kettletimes3 wrote:Yes it was available in all colours at the time,
It looks as good now as the day it was sold.
The tin? :lol:
Proof that four strokes are over complicated
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Alan H wrote:
Kettletimes3 wrote:Yes it was available in all colours at the time,
It looks as good now as the day it was sold.
The tin? :lol:
I knew it! As soon as anyone mentioned touch up you'd be there :lol: :lol:
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Moi? Heaven forfend!!! :lol:
Proof that four strokes are over complicated
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