Painting clock cases and Ears?

[dawn]

So. . . ..  I have had many recommendations so far. . . . . .
What paint should I use on my rusty headlight bucket, clock cases & headlight ears etc ? ? ?

Dawn.

[lcjock]

i would go for powder coating on these parts ,a more resilient finish

[rsvr1000]

Jan 9, 2016 1:10:09 GMT 1 dawn said:

So. . . ..  I have had many recommendations so far. . . . . .
What paint should I use on my rusty headlight bucket, clock cases & headlight ears etc ? ? ?

Dawn.

Powder coating is the best way to go to be honest, as for the clocks any good satin black

[steve h]

Simonize tough black in gloss and satin works well.

[liaminholland]

I find the Simonize paints as steve h says look good - but it is not tough like powder coat. I have tried "curing" by baking it in the oven @ 100 degrees for an hour. I don't know if it does any good but it does not do any harm! Preparation is the key...I like bead blasting as I have access to a machine, and it is a bit less severe than grit......

[paulsx]

I painted the ears and headlight shell in 2k gloss black paint, its tough wearing and they came up really well. I painted the shells in satin black but they didnt look as good so had them powder coated in satin black and they look like new

[dawn]

Well guys, I'm still undecided exactly what I'm going to do to my clock cases & headlight bucket yet.  I've ended up buying new ears as one of mine is pretty badly rusted away at the bottom.  :-(
The bill is mounting and I'm very pleased that I re-built the engine a few years ago, otherwise I'd be on beans on toast for ages!

I do have another project bike on the go just now too. . . . . . . my TZR 250 1KT that I've owned from 1990!   although I can gladly say that it will not cost as much as the RD.

Dawn.