Silver to Black

[BikerBitch]

Heat shield got banged up pretty good, hammered it out and sprayed it black. I like it!

 

[NMCoyote]

The only thing on mine that is still silver is the engine head, everything else has a nice coat of Black satin finish. Much better!

 

[cchekan]

The only thing on mine that is still silver is the engine head, everything else has a nice coat of Black satin finish. Much better!

How did you paint the skid plate and engine guard poles (sanding/primer/paint type)?

Thanks in advance!

 

[bhbuster]

Agree - Black is the way to go.

 

[snotcricket]

I’m interested in doing this soon. What heat resistant black paint do you recommend? I prefer the matte finish look. Love the yellow headlight btw.

 

[SneakyDingo]

I’m interested in doing this soon. What heat resistant black paint do you recommend? I prefer the matte finish look. Love the yellow headlight btw.

A while back two of the users did a painting session and posted some really nice photos (IMO) of the results on the forum. You might like this:

Exhaust painting

Hey fellas, I’ll be picking up my bike later this week, but I was curious to know the paint/methods to paint the exhaust black. I like the look that I’ve seen from the few guys who’ve done that on here. I remember seeing someone use/recommend high heat black rustoleum, but how was the original...

hondatrail125.com

 

[snotcricket]

A while back two of the users did a painting session and posted some really nice photos (IMO) of the results on the forum. You might like this:

Exhaust painting

Hey fellas, I’ll be picking up my bike later this week, but I was curious to know the paint/methods to paint the exhaust black. I like the look that I’ve seen from the few guys who’ve done that on here. I remember seeing someone use/recommend high heat black rustoleum, but how was the original...

hondatrail125.com

Thank you!

 

[Bullwinkle]

BikerBitch can you tell me what you did to make your headlight yellow? And Is it legal to do?

 

[Rooster72]

i've used hi-temp black engine paint from any auto parts store. It's also chemical resistant.

 

[Tex68w]

I did powder coat on mine, the silver had to go.