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Here is how I masked for a set of three perfectly straight lines of Brass Gold metallic down the fender.  See the pictures at the bottom. 1. Find a center line and apply fine line down the middle.2. Apply fine line tape to either side of that line.3. Apply another fine line tape line to either side of the two outside lines. 4.  Apply green auto masking tape. 5.  Remove the three lines to reveal the stripe areas to be painted. 6. Run your fingers over the tape, pressing firmly to make sure it is stuck down firmly and that...

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Flexible plastic like that used in the S-1 fenders can be tricky to paint. Do it wrong, and the paint flakes right off. But do it right, and the fenders make a great wide surface for customization! Here's how to paint your Super 73 fenders the right way with paints and material we offer at Custom73.com. 

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We are proud to be a stockist of Spray.Bike paints - the best bike paints, designed specifically for bikes, and the perfect paint for your electric bike in super tasty charcuteries of colors! Want to dream up your own unique coloring scheme to personalize your Super 73 S-1? Download our full-size coloring diagram  for the S-1 and dream away!    (By request: the Super 73 Z-1 Coloring Page is HERE!)                         

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  We are stoked to offer the stunning collection of metallic flake and glass flake Kierin gloss finish paints from Spray.Bike paints! If you’ve never heard about a Japanese national obsession called Kierin track racing, check this out. It's a race on fixies with no brakes. The six-lap or four-lap race starts with riders following behind a pace vehicle. The pacer slowly speeds up. On the final lap, the pacer leaves the track and the riders break loose into an all-out final lap scramble, pouring everything they’ve got, every strategy, every cell into being the first to cross the finish line. Head...

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How To Dissemble Your Electric Bike for Painting If you have thought about painting your Super 73 S-1 but feel intimidated by the idea of taking it apart, here is a walk through to dissembling the bike, with pictures from when I took apart an S-1 we call “Samurai Jack”  for painting with Spray.Bike paints. After you read through this, I hope you will see that anyone can do it!  You will learn a lot about your bike, too!  It is just parts.  You'll need a basic set of tools, and the only "special" tool I recommend is a pair...

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