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painting windscreen - 11/5/2006 6:49:40 PM

Triangle

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I think my windscreen is beyond help... gone yellow and looks cracked but feels smooth. I'm considering painting it black rather than getting a new one since I don't get low enough to look through it anyways. Can anyone suggest a good paint for this purpose? I'd like to put on a sticker of some sort over the paint... something catchy, like a geometric thing that matches the rest of the bike, or something crude.

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RE: painting windscreen - 11/5/2006 10:24:00 PM

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i would definetly say get a paint bond. they make it to help the paint bond to plasticslike bumpers.

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RE: painting windscreen - 11/5/2006 11:11:45 PM

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Sand it, prime it, paint it, then clear coat it.

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RE: painting windscreen - 11/6/2006 6:55:41 AM

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what about using some of that "night shade" tint stuff? the same stuff they use for blackening out tail lights.

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RE: painting windscreen - 11/7/2006 12:41:39 AM

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I painted mine from underneath, but I think you are talking on the outside. Either way, I used Krylon Fusion spray paint, supposed to fuse to plastics good. Worked well for me, even w/out sanding. You can buy it anywhere.

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RE: painting windscreen - 11/7/2006 2:53:30 AM

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When I picked up my bike, the previous owner painted the underside of the windscreen. It looks ok, but it is still stock. Me being 6 ft 4, I want to order a Puig Double Bubble and then paint that underside. This way it will still look badass and it won't melt my gauge cluster...I hope!!

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RE: painting windscreen - 11/8/2006 1:43:24 PM

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Glock, a couple of things:

I'm 6'3" and the Puig is perfect re. buffeting.

I got the "dark smoke" and it will melt your cluster (grrrr!)...so's I rattle-canned the underside flat black - works like a charm and looks o.k. too!

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RE: painting windscreen - 11/8/2006 3:42:47 PM

Glocker23

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if it is painted black on the underside, will it still melt the cluster or no?

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RE: painting windscreen - 11/8/2006 11:58:14 PM

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Painting the underside will eliminate the gauge melting problem.

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RE: painting windscreen - 11/9/2006 12:49:46 AM

Glocker23

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well FnA cotton, thats as bold strategy, lets see how its gonna pay off.

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RE: painting windscreen - 11/12/2006 10:03:28 AM

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wait... melts the gauge cluster? Why have I not heard this before today?

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RE: painting windscreen - 11/12/2006 10:56:52 AM

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here is a pic of my melted gauge cluster from my puig screen.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/2loud2k2xd/04cbr1000RR010.jpg

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RE: painting windscreen - 12/1/2006 5:49:15 AM

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Well I ordered a PUIG black opaque windscreen. Its on back order and will prob get it around Christmas. But no hurry cuz its dtoo cold to ride and the bike has been put away for winter. I will try to get some pics after the install if i can locate a camera.

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RE: painting windscreen - 12/12/2006 12:51:31 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: vpsophmore
wait... melts the gauge cluster? Why have I not heard this before today?

You and me both VP. I had never heard of this problem either until now.

At any rate, for those that are still considering painting their windshield just use a good quality R/C car paint (available at most hobby shops). I haven't had any problem with melting gauges, but then again I live in Michigan and I haven't seen the sun in 7 months!!!!!!

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RE: painting windscreen - 12/20/2006 5:04:35 PM

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I've had my windscreen custom painted with a couple of layes of clear I haven't had any prombems with melting the cluster and I can still see out of it when I'm tucked in. My only regret in using the clear it the number of chips that are now starting to show.

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