spray paint a miata??

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hi, i am dan,
you probably know me from such recent threads like “used 26” power pashly muni, $250?? "

anywho, is there somthing seriously wrong about spray painting a miata seat? i mean i have a green seat, and i am buying a blue pashly, you get the picture.

thanks,
dan

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so you decided to buy it,cool_____3 coats of blue then 3 coats of clear coat and that sould do fine…the cool thing about spraypaint is you can touch it up anytime__the longer you wait between coats the better as well____PEACE

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Hey there, I spray painted mine red, with a few coats of Kilz (oil based
sealer/primer) and then a few coats of red overtop. It worked and looked
good fore a while but pretty soon, it couldn’t take the abuse and it’s now
chipping off, I only painted the plastic bumpers, I would think, but may
be mistaken, that would be all you would really want to paint. Dustin
Zupancic Uni-Pickle

“uni-man-dan” <forum.member@unicyclist.com> wrote in message
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> hi, i am dan, you probably know me from such recent threads like "used
> 26" power pashly muni, $250?? "
>
> anywho, is there somthing seriously wrong about spray painting a miata
> seat? i mean i have a green seat, and i am buying a blue pashly, you get
> the picture.
>
> thanks, dan
>
>
>
>
> –
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getting the paint to stay on the plastic is going to be hard. i’d suggest not spray painting it, but rather brushing it on. give the bumpers a light sand to increase the roughness and thus giving the paint more to stick to and also, (i’m not sure what you guys have in the U.S.) buy a paint additive/ pre paint adhesion increaser (makes paint stick to the surface better), either way using a spray or brushing it on, it will not stay on too long and will eventually chip off. visit your local hardware store and ask for some help.
on a similar topic, has anyone ever thought about a glo-in the dark seat?

tim

i worship jesus

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A body shop can hit it up with some flex agent that will cause the paint to last longer and not peel/crack/etc.

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I’m sure it’s comfortable, but just HOW did you manage to bolt a seat from
a Mazda Miata onto a uni frame?

Wait… You’re hauling your blue Pashley in your Miata (since it won’t
fit in the trunk) and you want the seats to match the uni?

Hmm…

uni-man-dan wrote:

> hi, i am dan, you probably know me from such recent threads like "used
> 26" power pashly muni, $250?? "
>
> anywho, is there somthing seriously wrong about spray painting a miata
> seat? i mean i have a green seat, and i am buying a blue pashly, you get
> the picture.
>
> thanks, dan
>
> –
> uni-man-dan Posted via the Unicyclist Community -
> http://unicyclist.com/forums

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i admit the miata seat from my car is a bit on the heavy side, but it provides the warmth and added back support i need. tho i am not yet sure i wanna paint the leather.

dan

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I can’t speak for blue Pashleys, but my no-particular-brand taiwanese uni does fit in the trunk of my 1989 Mazda Miata, if I put it in just right. The same is not true with a 2001 Miata - uni wouldn’t fit, so I took it back (the car, that is)

Karl.