Modified my saddlebags, not in a good way

[Rhino]

Some kind of stickers is more like my price range. I've seen a few of my rattle can paint jobs. I better stay with decals.

Matt

I'm in the same boat. I once tried to rattle can an IMS plastic tank for my Suzuki DR650. I thought the Krylon "plastic" paint would work. Not so much.

[Silverbullet65]

Go to Walmart and buy one or two cans of plasti dip matte black spray paint...$6 a can and peels off if you don't like it....trust me you will love it!
I sprayed my cases matte black with this and they look way better and my bike is silver.

[Rhino]

Go to Walmart and buy one or two cans of plasti dip matte black spray paint...$6 a can and peels off if you don't like it....trust me you will love it!
I sprayed my cases matte black with this and they look way better and my bike is silver.

Never tried plasti dip. I imagine you could mask off an area if you just wanted it on a specific place. Or maybe not. Might peel off when the mask is peeled.

[MAN OF BLUES]

http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=4598

I really like that look, and would even do it on my Neutron Silver 08...

I also agree about using the Plasti-Dip, I plan on doing my bike in total black-out this year, just for the helluvit... it's cheap, I got a gun and compressor, and the components are cheap... it allows me to do my rims in black also... I'm pretty psyched about doing it as soon as we have "warmer" weather....

as for immediate fix, I'd just go to Wally-mart, and buy a yard of gloss black Con-Tackt paper, and do a stripe on the bag along the seam, where the damage was... It is removable. Trying to spray match black paint is a guessing game, there are more "shades" of black than you would imagine... when trying to color match some minor scratches on my old Kz1000Ltd, I went thru almost 15 different bottles of "black", and still never got a perfect match...

[basmntdweller]

After looking over the thread Maxtog linked to, the bed liner stuff doesn't look that bad. Actually looks pretty good and will help cover my shoe scuffs as well. How is the canned bed liner stuff to spray? I pretty much suck at spray painting so need this to be as easy as possible.

Matt

[maxtog]

Trying to spray match black paint is a guessing game, there are more "shades" of black than you would imagine... when trying to color match some minor scratches on my old Kz1000Ltd, I went thru almost 15 different bottles of "black", and still never got a perfect match...

It is amazing how difficult it is to match just about ANY paint color.  The human eye is very good at spotting even slight variations.  Add to that glossiness, reflectivity, metallic effects, viewing angles, etc, etc and it is a big, irritating mess.

[Rhino]

http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=4598

That looks pretty good!

[stevewfl]

http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=4598

That looks pretty good!

d*mn right, that is the ticket!

[Deziner]

I've painted bikes with the bed liner spray. I like it. FWIW, I prefer the Rustoleum brand. It seems to be the most consistent and has a tighter "wrinkle" than some of the others.

[basmntdweller]

I've painted bikes with the bed liner spray. I like it. FWIW, I prefer the Rustoleum brand. It seems to be the most consistent and has a tighter "wrinkle" than some of the others.

Does this stuff need all the same surface prep as regular paint? Does it want to run like regular paint? I'm thinking about doing this to cover my scuffs but would hate to end up with a fugly mess that's worse than the scuffs I have now.

Matt

[Deziner]

It does require some prep but nothing like regular paint. I did some sanding with 220 to get the big scars out then hit it with 320, wiped it down with lacquer thinner and shot it. Pretty painless

[Rhino]

How does it hold up to your heal hitting the right bag when throwing a leg over? Mine is permanently scuffed from my foot hitting it a 1000 times over the last 55,000 miles.

[Deziner]

I didn't do it to my C14, I did it to other bikes

[maxtog]

How does it hold up to your heal hitting the right bag when throwing a leg over? Mine is permanently scuffed from my foot hitting it a 1000 times over the last 55,000 miles.

This is why I always face the seat and lift my leg up and over and THEN turn to face the front.  My boots never pass over the bags, and I have zero scuffs.

[stevewfl]

This is why I always face the seat and lift my leg up and over and THEN turn to face the front.  My boots never pass over the bags, and I have zero scuffs.

+1

[VirginiaJim]

I'll have to try that.

[basmntdweller]

My leg doesn't move enough to get on like that. I usually step on the peg and swing my leg over the bags. Usually miss the bags.

Matt

[maxtog]

My leg doesn't move enough to get on like that. I usually step on the peg and swing my leg over the bags. Usually miss the bags.

I will admit that because I have short legs, I am more flexible that way than most people.

[Rhino]

My leg doesn't move enough to get on like that. I usually step on the peg and swing my leg over the bags. Usually miss the bags.

Matt

Me neither, I have zero flexibility. What I do now is mount it like horse. Left foot on the peg then leg over. I hit the right bag less often now but still do it now and then.

[elp_jc]

My leg doesn't move enough to get on like that.

Mine neither. But I simply grab the inseam of my pants and safely cross the foot over the seat without touching anything. Zero seat or bag scuffs that way . Plus with a seatbag permanently on my bike, couldn't swing a leg over the seat/bags even if I was somewhat flexible (short of a dancer being able to do the full split. Ha ha ). I wouldn't stand on a peg (horse-style) unless bike is on centerstand. Giving your leg a 'hand' to cross over is the easiest and safest strategy IMO. Hope this helps somebody.