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« on: May 10, 2010, 06:28:34 PM » |
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I've been banging  around the idea of painting the inside portion of my '97 NH rims black to match my bike leaving the polished edge. Is there anyone out there that has seen this done or has done it to their bike? If so maybe some pics or ideas on type of paint and painting method to use. Thanks for the help! I don't want to destroy my rims..so this is a big step for me. -cs |
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« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2010, 06:51:31 PM » |
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I've seen it done it looks really good. I'm thinking about powder coting mine. You can run a nighthawk 750 search and get pictures. How much painting experience do you have?
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« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2010, 06:55:22 PM » |
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I'm not an expert painter by any means...but have some experience and the access to equipment.
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« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2010, 09:42:33 PM » |
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http://nighthawk-forums.com/index.php/topic,4260.0.htmlThis thread has a few pics of painted rims. Next tire change I plan to paint mine black.
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« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2010, 06:14:49 AM » |
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Thanks Lindy,
Thats exactly the look i want. Now to figure out if there is any special paint or painting process. I know the paint will have to stand up to road abuse from dirt, grime, rocks..etc.
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« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2010, 03:53:02 PM » |
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I decided to take the dive today and paint my rims since I already had to remove rear tire for sprocket replacement. Don't think it turned out too bad.  Uploaded with ImageShack.us |
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« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2010, 06:09:57 PM » |
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Looks great. What kind of paint did you use?
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« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2010, 06:22:55 PM » |
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Dupli-Color Acrylic Enamel Base x 4 coats - Dupli-Color Acrylic Clear Coat x 3 coats
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« Reply #8 on: May 17, 2010, 07:02:09 PM » |
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yea they do look sharp don't they lol  |
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« Reply #9 on: May 18, 2010, 03:08:29 PM » |
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I like the looks of painted wheels verses unpainted. Nice job.
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« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2010, 04:11:47 PM » |
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I used dupli color for my bike black and prism. What color are those rims look like chrom from the pictures
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« Reply #11 on: November 07, 2011, 09:58:39 AM » |
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Mine are all black now. Over the winter I'm going to paint the center a bright red to match the pin stripe on the tank, and the lip black.
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« Reply #12 on: March 29, 2012, 09:19:51 AM » |
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I decided to take the dive today and paint my rims since I already had to remove rear tire for sprocket replacement. Don't think it turned out too bad. Uploaded with ImageShack.usI like your bike. Was it hard to get your engine to look like that as far as painting goes. I am interested in doing the same exact thing to mine. Any tips? |
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« Reply #13 on: March 29, 2012, 11:17:29 AM » |
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His engine came from the factory like that. '91-'95 750's had the silver engine. '96 and newer 750's had the blacked out engine with polished accents/covers. I prefer the black as well.
I like the painted rims, though. Luckylindy did the same to his bike and they look nice.
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« Reply #14 on: March 29, 2012, 12:50:19 PM » |
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His engine came from the factory like that. '91-'95 750's had the silver engine. '96 and newer 750's had the blacked out engine with polished accents/covers. I prefer the black as well.
I like the painted rims, though. Luckylindy did the same to his bike and they look nice.
I have an '85 450 and looking to do the same, black with silver/chrome accents. Is there any where you can point me to on how to do it. Like could I plainly paint on the accents with a paint brush and high temp paint (after cleaning of course) or is there another way to do it thats better? Thank you. Btw, this forum is amazing. |
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« Reply #15 on: March 30, 2012, 08:33:36 AM » |
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Like could I plainly paint on the accents with a paint brush and high temp paint (after cleaning of course) or is there another way to do it thats better?
Those silver accents aren't painted on - they're bare metal, where the paint has been stripped. |
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