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Old Mar 20, 2009 | 03:53 AM
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Does anyone have a close-up shot of a painted winshield? I'm going to do that for now (the inside)
 
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Old Mar 20, 2009 | 02:08 PM
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there is a thread in the 600rr section a guy painted his, it came out alright-search it
 
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 01:55 PM
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Make sure you dont use acryllic based paint, I did that, un knowingly realizing the stock windshield was acryllic it bubbled and stripped most of it fubar
 
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 03:49 PM
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Remember to paint the INSIDE for the best look, unless you have the outside professionally done with clear coat and everything.
 
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 05:13 PM
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The inside of mine is painted flat black:

 
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 07:42 PM
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Liquid yours looks awesome man!

Exactly what did you use?

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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 07:51 PM
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Liquid so you did nothing to the outside?---i was to use painters tape around the edges to keep it clean...
 
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 08:16 PM
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Just mask off the front of the screen and paint the underside with a matte black paint. I suggest matte so you cant get glare or anything if a headlight hits the back side just right. Krylon Fusion works really well at adhering to plastic.
 
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 09:31 PM
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With having the underside matte---does the dullness stick out or hardly noticible?---thanks---looks great.
 
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 09:49 PM
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Its glossy on the outside thanks to the plastic. From the underside it looks like any other matte black surface.
 
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