There are aftermarket shields that have the bottom portion of the plexiglass tinted. I like this look and made a few calls to local auto window tinting places to see if they could tint the stock shield and they said that their material is for glass only. After a bit of searching there are spray-on tinting products but these generally have poor reviews. Some have posted that model paint -- made for plastic -- works well. I thought I would give this a try so I bought a small can of Testors gloss black spray paint, a small jar of the same color, a fine-point paint brush and some blue painters tape.

I forgot to snap some photos while it was all taped up but I applied the paint in 8-10 light coats over a 24 hour period. After I removed the tape I needed to touch-up a few spots near the chrome strip on the inside back of the shield. This remained in place as it is stuck there with double-sided tape that I didn't want to mess with.

Here is before:



During:






And after:

 

You did an awesome job on that - it looks great!

 

Nice Job!!! I like that kind of innovation!

BTW nice bike as well - love them King's

 

That does look good. I love the stuff you can get away with on a black bike.

Good call on Testor's, their paint is good stuff.

 

I have used the spray tint on my tourpak side markers and tail lights. It is difficult to use indeed. Can build up uneven VERY easily. Good call choosing not to use it on a large area like you shield.

The MOD there is VERY clean. You should post in the DIY sticky! Great job!

 

Awesome job. How durable is that as far as scratches go from the inside? I'd be worried about putting a fine scratch during detailing.

 

Looks great and professionally done. Very nice, indeed!

 

I think it looks good, but I am curious why you decided to paint it rather than tint it.
Tinting can be removed easily and if properly applied, won't leave a mark. Paint will require paint "removal" that will ruin the acyrlic.

Kudos on a good job though!! I really like the blacked out chrome look you're going for!!

 

I think you did a very good job on the windshield. I really like the new look.

 

Looks good. Reminds me of the old style two-piece windshields that had the adjustable piece around the headlight, this was often a tinted plastic such as blue or red to match the bike color. Like the one in this link: http://www.forum-bec.com/f466/1963-h...o-glide-42256/