[vraetorian]

Thinking of painting the cover of the muffler a glossy black to match the rest of my black bike.

If anyone has done this with good results -would you recommend a paint and clearcoat combo?

many thanks!

 

[miguedona21]

hey i have a black bike and i just recently painted mine. i first sanded the surface to roughen it up a little, then primed it with spray primer to protect the paint from the heat.. I personally wouldnt go for a glossy tone since i think it'll make the aluminum look like plastic. I painted mine with a textured metallic black that i found at autozone for $10. it looks great and it matches the some of the tones of the of the bike but still holds a solid aluminum look. I will upload pictures tomorrow!!

 

[Redline]

THink this thread has been done at least 2 times before with lots of info in both. I did mine about 5 months ago. Still looks good. Very easy to do.

 

[mellow]

**** 5 months ago lol..i think ive had my bike since may

 

[Redline]

Got it as an early x-mas present, 22nd of Dec. Best xmas in years lol.

 

[vraetorian]

Nice Redline. That would make my christmas too!


miguedona21: Can't wait to see pictures!
(Good advice on not going with a glossy black. I'll keep an eye out for a textured metal black)

 

[Iryxian]

I did the gloss, looks better imo, flows with the other paint.

 

[lenbrinke]

I did the gloss, looks better imo, flows with the other paint.

how about some pictures.

 

[Iryxian]

how about some pictures.

I did, in my thread about this same thing. It doesn't look super shiny in the pic compared to irl, but still, it's not the dull look.