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Hey all. So ever since I purchased my first true commuter bicycle a few years ago, I have had this urge to paint the whole thing in reflective paint. I am well aware of reflective stickers, but was wondering if anyone had attempted to apply reflective paint themselves to a bicycle.
I recently purchased a new bicycle for commuting, one that has the clearance for studded tires (welcome back to Wisconsin). And since I am riding at night much more during the winter, this urge to paint my bike in a reflective paint has resurfaced.
So...Has anyone tried it? What did or didn't work? What paint did you use? I just read an article about Halo reflective powdercoating, which seems really intriguing, but wanted to see if there were any DIYers that had success with reflective paint.
I did try doing a search of the forums here, so if I simply overlooked a thread concerning this topic, please direct me in the right way.
I recently purchased a new bicycle for commuting, one that has the clearance for studded tires (welcome back to Wisconsin). And since I am riding at night much more during the winter, this urge to paint my bike in a reflective paint has resurfaced.
So...Has anyone tried it? What did or didn't work? What paint did you use? I just read an article about Halo reflective powdercoating, which seems really intriguing, but wanted to see if there were any DIYers that had success with reflective paint.
I did try doing a search of the forums here, so if I simply overlooked a thread concerning this topic, please direct me in the right way.