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painting the matt black bits :) - Enceladus - 20-06-13

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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Re: painting the matt black bits :) - bozboz - 21-06-13

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  Big Grin

Re: painting the matt black bits :) - reillypadraig - 21-06-13

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

Re: painting the matt black bits :) - darrsi - 21-06-13

(21-06-13, 12:20 AM)reillypadraig link Wrote: 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

Re: painting the matt black bits :) - Enceladus - 21-06-13

(21-06-13, 12:03 AM)bozboz link Wrote: 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  Big Grin
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.

Re: painting the matt black bits :) - JZS 600 - 21-06-13

I like the silicone shine, dead easy to use and easy to top the shine up