December 8th, 2009, 11:10 AM | #1 |
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painted windscreen?
Anyone ever paint the stock windscreen? I don't think I've ever actually looked through mine while riding and was contemplating painting it during my repaint. It's smoke, so I may just leave it. New color of the bike is going to be orange like this:
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December 8th, 2009, 11:19 AM | #2 |
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Pretty sure a number of the new-gen owners have, I'm sure I've seen pictures. There may even be a DIY up in the new-gen farkles section.
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December 8th, 2009, 11:50 AM | #3 |
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You don't look through the windscreen so why not paint it to match the bike. I think it would look great.
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December 8th, 2009, 12:10 PM | #4 |
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December 8th, 2009, 12:12 PM | #5 |
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December 8th, 2009, 12:21 PM | #6 |
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i bot my 09 used and the windscreen and exhausted were painted. it looks cool. i say do it.
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December 8th, 2009, 12:23 PM | #7 |
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If you're sticking with the orange w/ silver accents paint scheme per the pic, silver for the shield might look good.
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December 8th, 2009, 12:38 PM | #8 |
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I vote black (looks good on her blue bike). Use krylon fusion paint, it sticks to plastics great.
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December 8th, 2009, 12:39 PM | #9 |
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I think it would look great! As long as your not going to ever have to look thru the screen do it.
I have looked through mine. When at full tuck in a straight line I find myself looking through the screen... but my 20yr old factory smoke screen is rather hard to see thru so I don't stay like that long.
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December 8th, 2009, 07:56 PM | #10 |
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December 8th, 2009, 08:58 PM | #11 |
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You could also dye it. Which will leave it transparent but with a tint.
Use Rit dye....you know the dye for clothing. Use a few boxes to make a super-concentrated batch of dye. |
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December 9th, 2009, 08:57 AM | #12 |
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Along the silver thought, I could have it metallized...
Probably cheaper to just throw some paint on it, plus then I could touch it up if I ever needed to. |
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December 9th, 2009, 07:18 PM | #13 |
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Got it sandblasted today...
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December 12th, 2009, 02:41 PM | #14 |
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Put the first coat on the front just now. Paint is Rust-Oleum "aluminum", which is basically silver:
http://www.rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=130 Using this painting method: http://www.rickwrench.com/index79mas...llarpaint.html |
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December 12th, 2009, 02:52 PM | #15 |
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I painted my whole car with that method... it works great!!
For the doorjambs/etc I used a cheapo harbor freight hobby air brush with the same mixture in it, if you decided to paint the whole bike that way I'd suggest getting one of them because the roller doesn't fit into real small places too well.
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December 12th, 2009, 06:25 PM | #16 |
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Cool. I'll have to remember the airbrush. I've got a car to do too if I ever quit messing with the bike.
Here's a pic of the first coat (shadow on the lower left is from my sweatshirt): |
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December 14th, 2009, 03:37 AM | #17 | |
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i love orange...great color choice...painting the windscreen would look great! |
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December 14th, 2009, 10:45 AM | #18 |
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Here it is on the bike. I threw it on before riding to work this morning. Need to make two more of those nuts for the bottom screws. I may try making a shorty verison that just comes up to where the fairing ends and do that in body color. Whatever I end up sticking with, I'm going to do the screws to match...
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December 14th, 2009, 12:54 PM | #19 |
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There has been many an argument started about painting the windscreen on a sportbike. From my experience when I am in a full tuck I do need to be able to see partially through the windscreen, however if you never go into full tuck and just put around on the street then you are probably fine. This is just my opinion of course and I would want a see through windscreen.
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December 16th, 2009, 10:10 AM | #20 | |
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December 16th, 2009, 10:12 AM | #21 |
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It's not a perfect color match (rattle can I had sitting around), but I'm lovin' the body-color windshield...
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December 16th, 2009, 10:47 AM | #22 |
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You need a new wind screen. Scuff the INSIDE (the side that faces the rider) of it with steel wool and then paint the INSIDE.
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December 16th, 2009, 11:07 AM | #23 | |
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Might be neat to do a clear screen in body color up to where the fairing ends and then fade it out with some airbrushed paint drops. Something like this, but flipped over: |
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