| Author | Message | ||
     Ronwilson |
I am planning to paint that grey section of my XB9S undertray. It is such a small section, I would like to do it myself... thinking about a dark orange.... and tapeworks orange stripes for the bodywork...... Is it possible to buy a can spray paint that is quality enough to do an attractive, long lasting job? If so, what would that be? Have any of you done it successfully? | ||
| Daves |
Do you mean chin spoiler? I've had good results before with Krylon. I don't know how it will hold up against all the rocks and stuff that will hit it. Dave | ||
| Gentleman_jon |
I painted my chin spoil center section with Rustoleum Satin Black, primed using Krylon grey primer. It seemed as though the first few coats were interacting with the plastic. After about 5 very thin coats it came out fine. I used a hair dryer to dry and harden the paint between coats. Before painting it an accent color, one might want to consider the fact that this area probably takes more of a beating from road debris and water than any other area of the bike, so that a light color like orange might look dirty all the time, (like the grey did) . Maybe dark orange would be better. In any event I would use a satin finish so the dirt could be wiped off easily. One the other hand, if I were going to stripe the fenders and "tank", I think I might paint the spoiler black, and the sides and tail section orange, (after I chopped the cheese grater of course).Natcherly I wouldn't do anything with out consulting with Glitch first:-) | ||
| Glitch |
What a compliment, that was a compliment, right?  | ||
| Darthane |
Just don't ask him to help you change your belt...  (Message edited by darthane on September 15, 2004) | ||
| Glitch |
 or your rear tire | ||
| Ronwilson |
Hey Glitch, Is my idea of painting the grey part of the chin spoiler just crazy or unworkable? Is there a preferred way to do it so it will be survivable, given the level of rock and road grime this area could get?..... How would you do it? | ||
| Glitch |
You can use just about any paint that will stick to plastic. I've seen one that was painted with left over black exhaust paint. Cool thing is, it doesn't really matter as it gets pretty beat up any way. The expensive way would be to buy the black one. The white XB9Rs came with black ones. What ever paint you use though, I'd make sure to get a mat finish. Or you could do like Black_Sunshine did and make one out of carbon fiber. | ||
| Firebolt020283 |
the 05' 9r's come in black also | ||
| Chgojim |
i did mine with a spray paint i bought at pep boys (auto parts). i'm at work now and dont know the name....but it is used for spraying the beds of pick-up trucks (cant but regular spray paint or kraylon in chicago). it has been very durable, and held up well. it's a "spray on liner" is the way the can said it. just another idea. | ||
| Glitch |
Probably the best do it yourself spray I've heard of so far. Let us know the name when you get the chance. Sounds like tough stuff to me. | ||
| Chgojim |
the paint i used is by "dupli-color"...it's called "truck bed coating." http://www.duplicolor.com/products/truckbed.html i used the spray can, took the chin fairing off and apart, and hit it with 3 or 4 light coats. paint dries fast...maybe 15 minutes between coats. it does leave a bit of a texture, similar to what the chin center already has, and the paint is flat. it sure beats the gray color, that was never clean. and a disclaimer....spray it on some cardboard or something, BEFORE hitting you chin fairing, just to see if you like it. |
