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Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => FZS600 Fazer => Topic started by: Enceladus on 20 June 2013, 08:53:47 pm

Title: painting the matt black bits :)
Post by: Enceladus on 20 June 2013, 08:53:47 pm
was getting fed up with the black plastic bits on my bike not matching the rest of the gloss black bike, so i broke out the aerosol cans and had a go.
not a proffesional job, but looks better than the matt black ones.
primer, 3 coats of black gloss, 4 coats of clear gloss top coat.
thoughts ?
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Title: Re: painting the matt black bits :)
Post by: bozboz on 21 June 2013, 12:03:49 am
Not bad, you can get good results with jst a can. Sand now with a wet 2000grit. Then buff up with a paint cutter. That'll get rid of the orange peel in the 3rd picture  :D
Title: Re: painting the matt black bits :)
Post by: reillypadraig on 21 June 2013, 12:20:29 am
not bad, not sure if i would go as far as painting but back to black bumper spray makes it look shiney for a good couple of weeks for me, do rightly, but good job
Title: Re: painting the matt black bits :)
Post by: darrsi on 21 June 2013, 06:05:23 am
not bad, not sure if i would go as far as painting but back to black bumper spray makes it look shiney for a good couple of weeks for me, do rightly, but good job


That is similar stuff to the engine brightener spray that i used which caused havoc when trying to respray the engine, they're both silicone based which react with paint in a bad way!  :groan
Title: Re: painting the matt black bits :)
Post by: Enceladus on 21 June 2013, 10:56:55 am
Not bad, you can get good results with jst a can. Sand now with a wet 2000grit. Then buff up with a paint cutter. That'll get rid of the orange peel in the 3rd picture  :D
that was initially my plan.
paint, sand, repeat.
life just got in the way as per usual!  :rolleyes
will sand them all down and do a proper job when more time allows.
Title: Re: painting the matt black bits :)
Post by: JZS 600 on 21 June 2013, 04:44:31 pm
I like the silicone shine, dead easy to use and easy to top the shine up