Has anyone painted there air ducts before? I want to paint mine flat black...which they pretty much come stock but have faded over the years. Think just a spray can would work? any sanding b4 spraying? I pretty much just want to do this to make the ducts match the swingarm and rearsets i just got back from powder. Since the frame was a hard color to match and the arms a little darker, i figured this would seperate it a little bit. Any info on spray canning it would be great thanx.

 

Krylon Fusion spray paint (get it a WalMart) ... its made to bond to plastics and the finish lasts for a long time ... plus, it's just the airducts so you can take them off and repaint as needed pretty easily ... This is what I used for my 600 and it turned out great.

 

Thanx....yeah i couldnt find fusion in flat, so i just painted it like i would paint anything else. Came out good. I'll put some pix up in a few minutes

 

Easy project.

 

The Fusion paint bonds nicely but has a limited color selection. Use it for a primer or adhesion coat the put whatever you want over it!

 

Yeah so it chipped already...b4 i even put them back on...maybe because of the cool weather when i painted. Anyways, i found fusion in flat black......so i gotta sand all this off then try again.

 

Sorry it bonked on you man ... i know how frustrating it can be to have to start over when you are doing mods yourself, but the reward of knowing and telling others you did it is a great feeling ... they do look good ... the flat fusion will work much better I'm sure ... if it is cool where you are then do what I do ... Paint them outside then immediatley bring them in your house in a seperate room where people are not (for fumes obviously). I actually do this no matter what the weather is because I can control the temp and humid inside my house. I think it makes a big difference.

 

Thanx im gonna try that today, its gonna be like 65 today.....so 20 degrees warmer then when i did it.

 

The air ducts look nice Psycho. I wanted to do mine but just haven't yet. The Krylon does work good. I painted all the plastics on my bike with a few cans of that and so far so good. I'll probably do my ducts over the weekend. Give me something to do cause its raining here.

 

Def get the fushion!!! i wish i got it the first time...it worked alot better. I couldnt find flat black fushion in any stores, So i got satin.....and used it has a primer.