I was never a huge fan of the chrome studs in the Heritage saddle bags so I painted them satin black. What do you think?



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I like it. A lot!

How did you prep it to take paint and did you have to tape them off and do eachby hand?

 

That looks great, I always thought it was too much as well....very nice!

 

I like it. Does'nt draw so much attention to the bags

 

Looks awesome--let us not-so-creative types know the details on how you did it!

 

Yea...that looks cool!

 

They look cool.

Mimo.

 

There maybe better ideas out there but this is what worked for me. First I cleaned each stud with paint thinner. Then I drilled a 1/2" hole in a thin piece of plastic to use as a template and placed it over each studand paintedwith a brush usingsatin black enamel. Surprisingly enough, it took less than 2 hours. I don't knowhow long the paint will hold up to the elements,I've had them painted now foralmost a month. I'd image thebest way to paint them would be powdercoating but I do not know how the leather would react to the oven.