Painted Front air deflectors

ukcustombike

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• Jan 15, 2010

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Hi Chaps!

Is it worth me trying to paint my plastic grey Front air deflectors or am i wasting my time here?

Id love some carbon ones but not at that price

With a base coat and then 2 coats of black do you think it will last ok? Has anyone already tried this? Whats the best paint?

Thanks in advance!

 

RSVkwackers

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HULL

• Jan 15, 2010

• #2

ukcustombike said:

Hi Chaps!

Is it worth me trying to paint my plastic grey Front air deflectors or am i wasting my time here?

Id love some carbon ones but not at that price

With a base coat and then 2 coats of black do you think it will last ok? Has anyone already tried this? Whats the best paint?

Thanks in advance!

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ive just got my painted carbon ones back and they look mint!!.....well happy:thumbup

 

Garvey20031

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• Jan 15, 2010

• #3

Can't see why not dude. Its just goning to be like the nose cone anyways

 

ukcustombike

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• Jan 15, 2010

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RSVkwackers said:

ive just got my painted carbon ones back and they look mint!!.....well happy:thumbup

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Forgive me ignorence but why have you painted carbon?

 

ukcustombike

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• Jan 15, 2010

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garvey2003 said:

Can't see why not dude. Its just goning to be like the nose cone anyways

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The reason i have the painting in mind is to match the new nose intake grille im going to replace (recent smiffy mod), its on the later 06-07 i think in black.

Carbon is the way forward but im trying to keep costs down.

 

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LEGS

• Jan 16, 2010

• #6

Pm Boyler for a price, he makes some fabulous carbon products

 

RSVkwackers

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• Jan 16, 2010

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ukcustombike said:

Forgive me ignorence but why have you painted carbon?

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because i bought a whole 2001 front end for my bike(its a 2000) and it came with carbon ears.....thought the carbon ears would stand out too much on the red so get them painted to match:thumbup

 

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kawasakiinit

• Jan 16, 2010

• #8

ukcustombike said:

The reason i have the painting in mind is to match the new nose intake grille im going to replace (recent smiffy mod), its on the later 06-07 i think in black.

Carbon is the way forward but im trying to keep costs down.

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you can buy resin kits to put a carbon effect on stuff mate with great results , as for boyler his stuff is brill mine are boylers as well as hugger front fender/mudguard

here is the linky for the kit mate . click on the kit and watch the video looks great .:thumbup http://www.carbonmods.co.uk/Departments/carbon-fiber-kits.aspx

 

Alan Haskins

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• Jan 16, 2010

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kawasakiinit said:

here is the linky for the kit mate . click on the kit and watch the video looks great .:thumbup http://www.carbonmods.co.uk/Departments/carbon-fiber-kits.aspx

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Now that really appeals to the DIY side of me. I'm thinking carbon bellypan...

 

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kawasakiinit

• Jan 16, 2010

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Alan Haskins said:

Now that really appeals to the DIY side of me. I'm thinking carbon bellypan...

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I MIGHT HAVE A GO AT MY MIRRORS ONE DAY :thumbup

 

ukcustombike

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• Jan 17, 2010

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kawasakiinit said:

you can buy resin kits to put a carbon effect on stuff mate with great results , as for boyler his stuff is brill mine are boylers as well as hugger front fender/mudguard

here is the linky for the kit mate . click on the kit and watch the video looks great .:thumbup http://www.carbonmods.co.uk/Departments/carbon-fiber-kits.aspx

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Cheers mate that looks good!

Got me thinking now :devious