| Author | Message | ||
     Jdemoxb9r |
im thinking of painting my plastics on my 9R to silver but i cant find any pics.. any of you guys got pics or linkys??? | ||
| Id073897 |
http://www.hillbilly-motors.com/html/buell_badweat herbike.html | ||
| Not_purple_s2 |
Here's a two-tone silver 9S with very cool "shark gill" cut outs.  | ||
| Moosestang |
Thanks for that website. I love this bike. http://www.hillbilly-motors.com/html/xb_fighter.ht ml I'm going to paint my airbox cover and maybe some other pieces. Not sure if I'll do blue or something else. Do you need to sand the airbox cover or just scuff it with a scotch brite pad? I painted some plastic pieces on my truck interior that turned out great. I just sanded the plastic with 600 grit, then primed/paint and clear. | ||
| Moosestang |
Well I couldn't find a blue I like, so i'm going to paint it a dark charcoal metallic. I'll post some pictures when done. | ||
| Badlionsfan |
there is a specific type of primer to use on plastic, one that bonds to the plastic so it doesn't just peel off. | ||
| Typeone |
someone on here has a really sweet silver XB, he's got yellow headlights, cant remember the guys nic though. real clean bike.. . did you go through the PICS section? i know ive seen it in there. | ||
| Jdemoxb9r |
do you know what brand or what type? | ||
| Jdemoxb9r |
yeah i BRIEFLY went thru the pics board...didnt see it tho | ||
| Moosestang |
Maybe i'm just lucky or I prep really well, but i've never had paint peel off of plastic parts. I always sand first with 400 or 600 grit paper and use duplicolor automotive primer, paint and clear coat. I've only painted interior pieces on cars, but I don't see how this will be any different. The key is cleaning it really well before spray any paint. (Message edited by moosestang on July 31, 2008) | ||
| 2k3lightning |
TYPEONE would it have been my XB9S? She's Gone Though. (RIP) But got something in the werks   (Message edited by 2k3lightning on July 31, 2008) | ||
| Typeone |
there it is  sweet ride, 2k3lightning | ||
| Jdemoxb9r |
mmmmm.... i think thats the color i want...did you do it yourself? | ||
| Jdemoxb9r |
nevermind...i read your prof... | ||
| Phwx2 |
Never thought of silver but that looks very good. I go nuts for white, but I have had that now for a couple of years. Maybe I'll go silver with my extra set of yellow. 2k3lightning who is "Perewitz" and how much did it cost? I'm in CT and once I had a job that I had 3 back road routes to work, one of which had a boni fide hairpin. | ||
| No_rice |
perewitz is a very well known custom painter. he's a fun guy to party with thats for sure. it aint going to be cheap if you have him do it though, but it will be damn good though | ||
| Whitexc |
I......I think I'm in love....with that silver XB^^^^^^^^^^That is a really nice looking bike. What happened to it? I hope nothing bad.... | ||
| 45_degrees |
Here is my old '03 9S. I miss it and wish I still had it instead of my XB12Ss. Person that bought it from me abused it and trashed it on a daily basis and that brought a tear to my eye.   2k3lightning... looks like your's is (was) a 9SL (low). The silver looks nice. By the way, if anyone is interested, I'm selling my '06 Ss. 4175 miles. Excellent condition. (Message edited by 45 degrees on August 01, 2008) | ||
| Biff |
2k3lightning- sorry to thread jack, but did you tint the front lights with the yellow? Any info on how you did it is greatly appreciated! (Message edited by biff on August 01, 2008) | ||
| Rb70383 |
+1 on the yellow headlights |
