Painted Plastics

[chase12s]

I'm seriously considering having my plastics professionally painted with automotive paint. I have a friend who does this for a living and he said all we would really have to do is add in a flexing agent to the paint. Its just like painting a urethane front bumper on a car. Has anyone took this approach on their bike? if so, i'd love to see some pictures of the results.

 

[xtremelow]

Did mine and didn't even need to use the flexing agent.
Match my Truck.

Stock White

 

[chase12s]

what truck, what bike? seriously though, that does look pretty sweet.

 

[slag kustom]

the buell plastics are ridgid enough you do not need the flex additive. you do need to use the proper primer for the plastic just like doing a raw bumper

 

[chase12s]

But would it be better with the flex agent? If its not to expensive then it would be good insurance.

 

[Buellysses]

Slag;
You mention the proper primer. What would you recommend?

 

[xtremelow]

Flexing agents are a joke, I wouldn't bother with it.

I would recommend House of Kolors paint, but I would be sure others would recommend others as to what they have used.

Really any quality plastic primer will work, just don't get something at Walgreens or something crazy like that.

 

[chase12s]

I know house of kolor mades quality paints but since i'm going with black, does it really matter?

 

[BadS1]

You can use a Plastic specific primer if you want to but its not needed either. Flex agent has a life span it will in time dry and lose its performance. A adehesion promoter is all thats needed really. My bike has been painted now for 3 years and it show zero and I mean zero sign's of problems.

 

[BadS1]

Chase you can get away with any quality automotive paint for black.... PPG.

 

[slag kustom]

for the primer you need to figure out what type of plastic it is. i did my bike in sikkens but cant remember witch primer it was plastoflex or primer PO

 

[BadS1]

Its in the prep work.