I added a Dead Center fairing to my 2007 RK. I had the inner fairing painted flat black. I was afraid that a shiny finish on the inside would reflect too much light back into my face while riding on a sunny day.

I'm very happy with the looks and function of the flat black.

Andy

 

I had mine done to match, it took them a couple of tries, but in the end it was way worth it.

 

I have a birch white bike and had mine shot vivid black with tiny silver flake, so perhaps a little silver flake in the color match paint would be interesting.

Also, BVBOB (IIRC) painted a two-tone inner fairing for a trike conversion. If you do a search you can probably find it.

Color matching your bike's dominant color is always going to look sharp--so doing anything different is trying to improve on something that is already damn nice IMO.

 

Bought the HD color matched

 

Yep. color match.
This is Black pearl, on a black pearl bike.



I had mine shot with HD paint and clear

Good luck, and have fun!

 

Why are you guys painting your inner faring instead of buying the HD one?

My guess is for cost, right? How much are you saving? HD's would be $500-600.

I too want a painted inner faring.

Artie

 

My local dealer is charging 125.00 for gloss black. Exchange yours for a gloss black one. They paint yours gloss black and sell it to someone else.

 

If you go to Zanotti's website, the cost for the painted inner fairing, cap and shipping will be about 460 bucks. If you sell your take-off for 100, net cost is 360 or so.

Most can find a good local painter for significantly less than buying the HD painted product.

If you have fairing mounted mirrors and want them color-matched, a local painter is the only option; ditto Road Glide owners since HD doesn't offer painted inner fairings, etc. for RG's.

 

Jerry,

Did you get the switch housings painted to match or powder coated, that looks pretty good.

I called the dealer and asked who they use for paint work. I called him and if I bring the fairing and cap in he will Charge 125.- to do it..He will sand and prep, prime, shoot color and 2 coats of clear.

Scott
2007EGC
IDS

 

I had a buddy that had a old cracked fairing that he painted with a gloss black paint used for plastic outdoor furniture. Then he clear coated it with clear coat out of a can. Believe it or not it turned out really good. It has set outside for about 9 months and still looks great. I will try this in a month or two. Has anyone else tried this? I don't see how it would not work. Just worried how it would hold up over time.