I've got the red/black scheme 01 F4i and as a small winter project i'm going to paint those boring/dull looking air ducts glossy black. Has anyone here ever done it?

How did you prep the ducts pre painting besides a cleaning?

Do you have any pics?

Which class/kind of paint did you use?

thanks

 

ive done it.. lol.... if u want a slick glossy finish like this



then u have to sand with some high grit to kinda wear down that rough feeling, then use a high build primer, continue sanding and priming until u got it as smooth at u want....

they i just used some gloss black rattle can paint, its not a high contact arear (meaning not alot will be hitting it) so u dont need some highly tollerant paint...

or option B you could just buy my carbon fiber duct covers

https://cbrforum.com/forum/f4i-sale-trade-99/f4i-carbon-fiber-duct-covers-116500/

 

what's the weight difference on those CF ones as opposed to the stock ones??

 

I had my covers painted gloss black this winter when I had my whole bike painted and it looks 100 times better. I didn't do them myself so I can't say how its done but what Z said seems to be dead on but I highly suggest it. Also if you paint them paint the mirrors gloss black as well. I wasn't going to do it at first but really happy that I did, makes a huge difference.

 

does anyone have pics of this installed?

 

Dont I just have pictures for everything? :-p
Before:

After:

 

That looks really nice. I'm kinda partial to the carbon fiber one tho

 

Another winter project!! Thank you, looks awesome.

 

red that looks 1,000,000 x's better

 

Did you use krylon fusion paint??