ta-kid Posted March 29, 2012 Share #1 Posted March 29, 2012 Anybody ever blacked out by paint,decals or powder coating the chrome trim on the fairing on a black bike or other colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friesman Posted March 29, 2012 Share #2 Posted March 29, 2012 (edited) the eyebrows on the G2 bikes will come off as they are held on with double sided tape. (slide some nylon fishing line underneath and gently saw back and forth) I dont know of anyone doing the chrome trim around the headlight etc. but it might look pretty sharp! Brian Edited March 29, 2012 by friesman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playboy Posted March 29, 2012 Share #3 Posted March 29, 2012 There is a product that is like paint for chrome to turn into black chrome I havent used it but watched on one of those hot rod shows. They were using it on chrome valve covers looked like pretty good results might be a option for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAINEAC Posted March 29, 2012 Share #4 Posted March 29, 2012 I painted my whole bike with bedliner paint and in the process i painted the chrome VW Bug headlight ring and the chrome windshield trim... I tossed the plastic chrome accent pieces a few years ago... The whole paint job cost me about $80 including sandpaper... I also painted the clear plastic pieces at the bottom of the fairing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ta-kid Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share #5 Posted March 29, 2012 Maineac,you got any pics of the fairing chrome removed or blacked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dacheedah Posted March 30, 2012 Share #6 Posted March 30, 2012 http://www.duplicolor.com/products/shadow/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ta-kid Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share #7 Posted March 30, 2012 I have used that product before with mixed results.But i am sure it would do the trick.The other one I was considering,since my 2012 bike will be black anyways, is self sticking faux carbon fibre .If I do not like I can always remove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragtop69gs Posted March 30, 2012 Share #8 Posted March 30, 2012 I painted my whole bike with bedliner paint and in the process i painted the chrome VW Bug headlight ring and the chrome windshield trim... I tossed the plastic chrome accent pieces a few years ago... The whole paint job cost me about $80 including sandpaper... I also painted the clear plastic pieces at the bottom of the fairing... How about some pic of your bike with the bedliner paint. Must be pretty easy to keep clean eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyinfool Posted March 30, 2012 Share #9 Posted March 30, 2012 How about some pic of your bike with the bedliner paint. Must be pretty easy to keep clean eh? Why would you think that, my bed liner is always dirty....... But I do find this whole thing interesting, I hate chrome but have never found a good way to cover it. The only time I ever had any success with covering chrome was the chrome front fender on an old Yami 650 that I painted black to match the rest of the bike. I did that by starting with a power sander and 80 grit to "scuff" the surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted March 30, 2012 Share #10 Posted March 30, 2012 (edited) I painted the Chrome gas cap with flat black, high heat paint. I simply cleaned it good with lacquer thinner, applied a coat of primer and then the flat black. It never chipped or peeled after 3 years. I'd toyed with the idea of painting part of the "cyclops ring" around the headlight. Here's a pic I "doctored" in Photopaint ... [ATTACH]65512[/ATTACH] ... and here's one with everything blacked out [ATTACH]65515[/ATTACH] Edited March 30, 2012 by SilvrT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wes0778 Posted March 30, 2012 Share #11 Posted March 30, 2012 I scuff sanded the chrome piece, that goes around the gas cap and over the ignition switch, with 400 grit sandpaper and then put a heavy coat of "rattle can" black on it. It dried to a crinkle finish, which looks pretty good. Now no more blinding reflection on the windshield. Oh and I cut the bottom off a can kozzy and put it over the gas cap, to deter that reflection on the windshield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ta-kid Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share #12 Posted March 31, 2012 I painted the Chrome gas cap with flat black, high heat paint. I simply cleaned it good with lacquer thinner, applied a coat of primer and then the flat black. It never chipped or peeled after 3 years. I'd toyed with the idea of painting part of the "cyclops ring" around the headlight. Here's a pic I "doctored" in Photopaint ... [ATTACH]65512[/ATTACH] ... and here's one with everything blacked out [ATTACH]65515[/ATTACH] Silvr t can you do a photochop with a side or 45 degree look with the cyclops nose blacked out and chrome trim on windshield and front fender blacked out. Leave the forks chrome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted March 31, 2012 Share #13 Posted March 31, 2012 Silvr t can you do a photochop with a side or 45 degree look with the cyclops nose blacked out and chrome trim on windshield and front fender blacked out. Leave the forks chrome. Hows this...? [ATTACH]65523[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]65522[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ta-kid Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share #14 Posted March 31, 2012 Yes I am liking it.I would likly leave a small narrow ring of chrome aroung the headlight as i would add the driving lights eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAINEAC Posted April 19, 2012 Share #15 Posted April 19, 2012 How about some pic of your bike with the bedliner paint. Must be pretty easy to keep clean eh? Sorry I was in FL for a while... I also replaced my front fender with a Royal Star fender.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddevilmedic Posted April 19, 2012 Share #16 Posted April 19, 2012 I have used that product before with mixed results.But i am sure it would do the trick.The other one I was considering,since my 2012 bike will be black anyways, is self sticking faux carbon fibre .If I do not like I can always remove. i did some carbon accents on my first gen.... i think jdmtoy has it on sale right now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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