Painting the windscreen
 

Has anyone painted his/her screen? I want a rallye look on my bike, and I suppose that's a cheap way to do it, but am not sure if the paint on the screen would stick and/or look good. Any suggestions?

No it's something I plan to do so I will be interested in any answers.

I've managed to scratch mine greenlaning and haven't been able to buff out all the marks so thought painting or covering in vinyl might be the way to go.

I now have a MM screen fitted but the yam screen gets put back on for offroading along with the gaffa-taped on extension if I'm going distances.

Maybe I'll just cover it all in gaffa tape :smilies0943:

hi josephau, i was thinking about the very same thing the other day. my thought was why not use a sheet of polypropelene;flexible,in many colours inc. black,can be cut to any width or height you desire, with heat and craftyness shapes can be created,virtually unbreakable hmmm

the painting ideas good until it gets knock then the paint cracks and looks a little battle scarred but then chicks dig scars dont they?

i think when i get a little more time i will make this my next project a proper screen for the tenere

good luck on what you decide stoic

Vinyl
 

Hi

Why not take the screen to a graphics company and get it covered with medium tac vinyl ? hundreds of colours available and they will but it on wet and thus no bubbles if they clean it off.

I say a blue Tenere on the photo section with a Rossi Yellow screen which looked trick.

I would do a colour on the front and matt black on the back

Duncan

painting the screen is easy
key the back with 240 grit wet and dry
wash with soapy water (do not use thinners)
then spary with halfords car body paint
then spary over the colour with matt black if needs be
remember the colour will get darker if backed with matt black
always test a small area first
just in case the paint reacts with the screen

the same method is used on rc car bodies
they are painted on the inside of the body
and will take a good bashing before the paint flakes off

cut an old plastic pop bottle up and use that to have a practice

I tend to agree with BigB there - a friend of mine did it to a fly screen on his Ducati (painted on the inside) and you couldn't tell it wasn't self-coloured plastic... I'd say the Tenere screen is sturdy enough not to flex and crack the paint (except perhaps in a fall) so I think it will doofer...

Of course what we really need is a complete firbreglass 'rally' front end to replace the headlight and screen... one with an HID (or similar) light built in... now who could possibly be working on that idea?

xxx

Thanks guys.

BigB, good tip on darker color if painted inside black. Then I am curious if I first paint the front and back white, then cover the inside white with matt black, would the front white still be darker?

JMo, hell yeah, if someone is making a decent fully-designed fibreglass, I would go for it too. Slightly off topic, so you are doing the competitive or the non-competitive Heroes Legend? I checked it out quickly, looks neat. I also sent them a couple questions but waiting for reply.

Do you really need to ask? x

I shall be competing in the open moto category - doing my best to uphold the long tradition of the Tenere racing to Dakar...

Don't worry, there will be more info once the project bike starts to come together...

xxx

My bad, JMo. Haven't got my coffee, how could I ask such dumb question of an award-winning Tenere Heroine :) Look forward to witnessing the (r)evolution of your Tenere (or another Tenere).

josephau not sure what you meen by painting the front and back of screen,

do you meen paint the outside of the screen white and the inside white aswell, then cover with matt black.


if you want to paint the screen white,
paint the inside white and then paint with silvier then matt black.
use as little paint as possible to avoid it flaking off.
white will tend to go a little darker no matter what light colour paint you back it with.

You've got what I was trying to say and answered my question too. Thanks.

When painting the windshield on inside, do I need to rub it down to get it � little rough before applying?

Did mine with vinyl wrap, looks okay.

Good thing is it peels off if you need to return it to normal.

http://hoits.smugmug.com/Classic-Tri...jLKP&lb=1&s=X3

http://charliewooding.co.uk/?Action=...&ppwd=49557nvp

here is one i wrapped in m3 carbon

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/s...ain/001-24.jpg

Very nice work. That's about a thousand times neater than my hamfisted attempt!

Very nice! But how does it look on the back?

Did you do it by yourself? Is it hard to get it good looking without any bubbles?

Do you have any photos when its on the bike? :)

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sorry i have not replyed sooner been abit busy with anew job , the back is black , as for putting the carbon wrap on take your time use a hair dryer to warm it up , use a plastic card to rub over the carbon to get the air bubbles out , check this link out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v54yDs3kCaY

Have you, or someone else tried using this method on the side covers instead of painting? As the plastic is Polyeten (oily plastic) its really hard (if not impossible) to make it stick to the plastic... It would be a great solution if it works!!

take a look at the youtube video he posted ;)

Haha sorry, did only had my iphone when I was reading that and the youtube video is not available on mobile phones.... :)

Really nice work!! I will definitive try this on my bike this weekend. Didn't look quite easy though, is it hard to learn?? Any good tips on How to do it? :)

Is there any special brand on that foil that you prefer? I do have a car wrapping company next to my work, I will ask them if I can buy a couple of square meters...

Also, did you rub the surface down anything on the side covers? As they are quite rough, does the foil really sticks to that surface??

Looks fantastic - I suspect dropping the bike on the trail might be slightly more painful than normal!!