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Old 12-30-2009
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black headlight mod
i know your supposed to pait them, but can i use sharpie lol ghetto fab engineering
 
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I wouldnt recommend that a can a spray paint is only $5
 
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A sharpie will look like ****. It won't come out smooth enough over that area.
 
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Why would you want to sharpie them???
 
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why sharpy them? it'll take twice as long and turn out purple. That's like cutting your entire lawn with a weed whacker.
 
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Yay for idiots!
 
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Whenever i hear Sharpie i think...

 
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haha i was just checking bc im afriad of screwing them up when i put tape on them to paint them, i sharpied my chrome dirt bike whels once, it lasted for about a month and looked good
 
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if your worried about screwing them up, just buy some off of flea bay
 
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Can you post pictures of your dirt bike wheels?
 
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Blue painters tape is your friend.
 
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Im not shocked that someone here in ohio would think of something this retarted..
 
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the words "just because you can, doesn't mean you should" come to mind.
 
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Originally Posted by evilclown312
Im not shocked that someone here in ohio would think of something this retarted..
its ohio...
 
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Originally Posted by rebelbowtie
its ohio...
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Originally Posted by atrocity
why sharpy them? it'll take twice as long and turn out purple. That's like cutting your entire lawn with a weed whacker.
Ive actually cut a whole lawn with a weed whacker....



Granted the grass was 3 foot tall and the push mower was bogging down and the riding lawn mower was broke
 
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haha im actually a transplant from kentucky lol hey ya'll and ill post a pic when i go to my moms house this weekend. i had one wheel in blue sharpie but it was just a test, now its white and bent
 
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omg this thread made me laugh so hard i blew beer out my nose. lol
 
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Originally Posted by coleary15
haha im actually a transplant from kentucky lol hey ya'll and ill post a pic when i go to my moms house this weekend. i had one wheel in blue sharpie but it was just a test, now its white and bent
O God... Kentucky is even worse.
 
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hey now easy on the ohioian, haha jk.

should of stayed in Kentucky its better
 
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my mom lives there so i go back and forth
 
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Half the time
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O God... Kentucky is even worse.
That's not true....in Kentucky we use the broad tip Marks-A-Lot for better coverage in half the time!
 
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HAHAHA How bored do you have to be to Sharpie a dirt bike wheel?
 
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You can Sharpie your headlamps, just make sure you use the extra thin fine-tip Sharpie. If i were you, I'd forget about the Sharpie and use a ballpoint pen.
 
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