Paiting the driving belt covers - advice

[jamanta]

i want to paint my driving belt covers in black. what do you all think?

buying even a used one on ebay is pretty expensive. i'm thinking about painting it with a Dupli-Color® High Heat Paint with Ceramic.

this paint is supposed to resist temperatures up to 1200 degrees F and it is oil, gas and dirt resistant.

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/engine.html

i know that giving good preparation is essential (clean with soap, scuff, clean again, etc) and that i should spray 3 or 4 light coats and cure in the oven...

what do you guys think? should the paint stick pretty nice? has anyone done this? i'm open to other suggestions.

thanks

[CairnsDuc]

I used Brake Caliper paint, Semi gloss finish, and very tough.
very happy with the result.

[psycledelic]

I just used flat black Krylon and a Krylon clear coat.  I never had any issues with the engine heat.

[Slide Panda]

No need for really fancy paint.  I just used plastic specific primer and semi gloss black.  Think it was krylon for both.   

[mookieo2]

I used Rustoleum all purpose satin black. It has held up extremely well. Even after a service it has not scratched. You can get it at Lowes. It is the one with the weird spray cap.

[red baron]

just prep them with a red/maroon scotch brite pad and ajax and water and any paint will work.

[jamanta]

very nice guys, thanks for the advice.

i'm going to go ahead and use the duplicolor paint i talked about just to be safe in terms of fluid spills...

psycledelic, your covers look really cool. did you make those yourself? if not, where did you get them?

[BumbleB]

This might help...Ducpainter's advice

[ProTeal55]

I have used Duplicolor engine enamel paint for years and have always had great results..
Take your time with the prep and the results will be great...

[psycledelic]

very nice guys, thanks for the advice.

i'm going to go ahead and use the duplicolor paint i talked about just to be safe in terms of fluid spills...

psycledelic, your covers look really cool. did you make those yourself? if not, where did you get them?

I made them from the stock covers.  My first attempt a any modification on my bike.  Next thing I knew I had a hacksaw to my frame.  The DMF has the power to convince one to do many things that a lot of us shouldn't be trying to do.  Anyway, I actually sold the covers a couple of months ago.  So someone else is sporting them now.

[rule62]

I used a can of duplicolor spray on truck bed liner.  Got it at WalMart for like 7 bucks.  Just sanded and cleaned the plastic a bit.  Cheap, easy, neat texture, durable, 16,000 miles, oil temps up to 300f at times, no problems at all.   

[jamanta]

I made them from the stock covers.  My first attempt a any modification on my bike.  Next thing I knew I had a hacksaw to my frame.  The DMF has the power to convince one to do many things that a lot of us shouldn't be trying to do.  Anyway, I actually sold the covers a couple of months ago.  So someone else is sporting them now.

very nice job dude, i really like that. how did you cut it and how did you attach the screen to it?

really cool idea. do you want to share the steps on how you did it

[He Man]

what?  PRIMER BLACK!



http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=681.0

[jamanta]

ok 


thanks for the link dude, i'm going to work on it and post some pics later

[jamanta]

Finally got around doing my belt covers! They were the ugly gray ones....

I first cut them with my handisaw in the shape i wanted (simple, nothing fancy), filed and sanded it down to make the edges smooth then cleaned very well. Sanded with a medium grit sandpaper and applied a coat of plastic primer. i chose to use the Duplicolor high temperature spray paint and applied 2 nice light coats to it, up to then the coats were perfect but when I did the third coat, the paint was coming out flaky and left the surface rough. I ended up having to wet sand it with a 600 grit paper and repainted with a Rust-Oleum medium gloss paint.

Also ordered a TPO honeycomb screen and cut it to shape and attached it to the cover using Gorilla brand epoxy. Used a blow dryer to cure it and not it is tough as nails!

Installed the covers on the bike yesterday and couldn't help but smile! It made the bike look cool and meaner, costing me around $20!!! This is my first mod ever and I'm very happy with the results! Check it out: