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Hello all,
So, I picked up some perfect leo vince SBK aluminium slip ons 2nd hand for 250 euros.
Nothing so special about that I hear you say?
well, ok, however I didn't like them being aluminium, especially since my bike has a black frame etc. Hence, painting was to be undertaken!
It was easy : drill out rivets, sand down, spray 6 coats 5 mins apart of barbecue high temperature matt black paint, leave to dry 1hr, rivet back together, take out for a spin to "cook" the paint.
I also polished the "leo vince SBK" logo to remove all paint from it using a wire brush mounted on my drill. I was going to paint them again but decided i really liked the naked aluminium effect (though it doesn't show well in the photos, it looks good in real life!)
tip : I set the silencers with one end on my work bench and one end on a box. This allowed me to easily roll them along over and over while spraying them with paint.
done!
I looooooove the result. hope you do too
Froggy
Before :

exhausts before painting them

After

nice work :)

Indeed - the black suits your bike well

black suits any bike :)

Looks good Froggy.

good job mate. now you need a black swingarm

Noeli0 wrote:good job mate. now you need a black swingarm

I'm sure he has a plan hatched already! Very professional, nice one

yeah nice job but not as good as the modern art hanging behind your bike, looks to me like classic ‘impressionist’ work

Olig7475 wrote:yeah nice job but not as good as the modern art hanging behind your bike, looks to me like classic ‘impressionist’ work

...or early caveman!