Black Plastics for the TW?

I had the luxury of having a parts bike with ugly plastics on which I could experiment with bedliner (rough dull black finish). When I first did the deed (I rolled and brushed it on instead of spray), I was not impressed. Prep is important in having plastic free of dirt, and oils, and decals. I had a couple of tiny places where the black stuff did not stick and the finish was a bit rougher than expected. However that said, the side panels were installed on the bike and any reservations about their color or texture were quickly forgotten. I rode with those panels for at least 2 years before in a fit of generosity, I shared them with a forum member who was doing some mods (and returned my white ones to my bike). Moral to the story, if I really wanted flat black, I might still do the truck bed liner stuff, or other flat black paint on any old plastic color, but only you can decide whether you are building a show bike or a ride bike. It certainly held up - I had no problem with scratches, peeling, or latent ugliness. Whatever ugliness it had was there from the beginning.

I have the rear plastic panel that I painted that I'd be glad to share with you or anyone else for the cost of shipping and a nominal packing/nuisance fee, if you see what the bedliner looks like or want one to experiment around with. The rear plastic is a bit large and hence would have to go ups. Or you can come to NM to pick it up and have it for free.



P.S. After posting this I realized that the photo in my signature line had the bedliner side panels depicted. Tom

My TW has a similar color scheme to yours. I also plan on going all black on the plastics. Keep an eye on Ebay, ADVrider, and this site for parts. With generous people like Peruano on here your already ahead of the game.

So far Im about halfway in my fade to black conversion.

peruano said:

FootDoc, My blue seat is largely covered by the WallyWorld seat pad, but the black seat is attractive. I'm assuming your conversion is a vinyl die job and not a re-cover. Correct?

Hey we all need to clear out our storage sheds sometime. Tom

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Its actually a re-cover. My father was kind enough to have it done for me. Has a layer of memory foam that made tons more comfortable.

Here is the seat from another angle:

It is brittle and tends to chip. If I'd spray my plastics again I'd look at other stuff, seems to be lots in the hardware store for plastic bumpers.







Does work though. I touch up the chips with a marker pen.

Incredible! Thanks so much for all the input!



I figured I'd try to see how Krylon for plastic works for now, and maybe I could work with a few other colors as well.

My husband once used bedliner spray to cover the his scratched-up Triumph luggage, but since dirt bike plastics are so much more flexible, I wasn't certain if it would hold up as well.



I guess anything's worth a shot once or twice. Maybe once I give up on the Krylon I'll hit the UK Ebay.



Thanks again for pointing me in the right direction!

mrlmd said:

Why don't you two arrange to swap parts? Then you'll both be happy.

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Yes, swap the parts. That's the best.



I promised it, here are the partnumbers:

Part Number - Part

2YG-21511-00-00 - front fender -> or

3AW-21511-50-00 - front fender

2YG-21611-00-00 - rear fender -> or

3AW-21611-50-00 - rear fender

2YG-21711-00-0X - Sidecover 1

2YG-21821-00-0X - Sidecover 2

34Y-28351-10-00 - Cover headlight -> or

3AW-28351-50-00 - Cover headlight

Whoops....sorry, I checked the thread too late. :/ Spent yesterday cleaning & painting the parts, between other backyard projects.

I have 5 coats of paint already on all the plastics. Looks good so far. Also put a couple final coats of spray-on truck bed liner on the front fender & cowl.

The plan is to let it cure for a few days before putting the parts back on the bike. Unfortunately, we got a good hard rain last night, and that upped the humidity considerably. Maybe best to wait a bit longer.



I'm really curious to see how well this holds up, especially since we've taken this bike out to the local dirt riding trails in the past. The finish on the plastic wasn't the best to begin with for that very reason.

Also, Missouri clay is a bitch to wash off. ;-p



I'll put up some pics when it's all done. And pics after a major ride to show how well the paint job held.