I have a few more pieces to paint and install, but here's the results so far on the Sunburst Orange paint job. It's been a bad winter for riding, so there's been plenty of time to mod the bike.
All of the gloss grey pieces went to orange. The lower cowl center piece switched from the doesn't-match-anything grey to textured black, while the side lower cowl pieces went from flat/satin black to gloss orange. I also painted the Fenda Extenda and the rear hugger with the same textured Rustoleum black for a matched look. Yet to paint are the side bag lids, the tail piece center cowl, and a trim piece for the top box.
The pictures do lie a little. In anything less than bright sun the color is definitely a little darker than what it appears. I would have preferred a brighter orange, but didn't want to create mis-identity by infringing on the Harley orange-black territory. Something had to be done, as I began to detest the stock grey color. My first choice would have been yellow, but i already have two other yellow bikes in the fleet.
The paint came mostly from automotivetouchup.com The clear is SprayMax 2K two part urethane - nasty stuff that requires a respirator. In fact it's all nasty and requires a respirator. It's not all smooth sailing fun work (lots of screwups), but rewarding when it's complete to your satisfaction.
All of the gloss grey pieces went to orange. The lower cowl center piece switched from the doesn't-match-anything grey to textured black, while the side lower cowl pieces went from flat/satin black to gloss orange. I also painted the Fenda Extenda and the rear hugger with the same textured Rustoleum black for a matched look. Yet to paint are the side bag lids, the tail piece center cowl, and a trim piece for the top box.
The pictures do lie a little. In anything less than bright sun the color is definitely a little darker than what it appears. I would have preferred a brighter orange, but didn't want to create mis-identity by infringing on the Harley orange-black territory. Something had to be done, as I began to detest the stock grey color. My first choice would have been yellow, but i already have two other yellow bikes in the fleet.
The paint came mostly from automotivetouchup.com The clear is SprayMax 2K two part urethane - nasty stuff that requires a respirator. In fact it's all nasty and requires a respirator. It's not all smooth sailing fun work (lots of screwups), but rewarding when it's complete to your satisfaction.
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