I want to tint my windscreen. What are the options?

[skeet]

I have the stock shield and a ceebailys that I want to tint.
What have you guys done to accomplish this?
What type of paint and prep work?
I am not a painter but I could prolly swing this knowing some tricks up front.
I have seen people mention auto tint places but that it could curl up or bubble.
Thanks,
Wayne

[koval68]

If I remember correctly, some of our forum members have used a VHT paint...
http://www.vhtpaint.com/products/niteshades/

[Barry]

I did mine with a rattle can of satin black.  I've done 2, both turned out fine.  I paint the "back" side, or rider side, of the shield.

Top pic is of a OEM shield cut down 4", the others are the OEM shield just painted.  I needed a cut down shield for summer.

*EDIT*

I'm 5'9" ish and the OEM height painted shield is not a problem to see over.  FYI>

*EDIT*

Barry









And my Poodle likes it... so THERE.

[So Cal Joe]

I have never tinted one but I would think you could take it to a window tint shop and they can do it. A rattle can would black it out and not just be a tint.

[Conrad]

I wanted to tint my stocker and I used the VHT Niteshades stuff. I prepped the shield and did a test spray on another piece of plastic, seemed to work fine in my test so I gave the shield a go.

The valve on the can started to sputter and it messed up my nice even coat. I ended up using multi coats and blacking out the shield instead of tinting. I didn't like it and bought the CalSci tinted shorty instead.

I plan on cutting the blacked out shield down 3 or 4"and using it as my summer shield.

[Barry]

I plan on cutting the blacked out shield down 3 or 4"and using it as my summer shield.

FYI - the delta between full up, and full down, is 4".  I cut my OEM screen 4", so at full height, it is no higher than the OEM screen in the lowest position.  With it all the way down, I get really good torso/crotch airflow.  I'm 5'9".

Barry

[skeet]

Thanks for the info. I was wondering if the rattle can went crazy what would happen. Sounds like once that stuff hits the screen you are committed to what ever you get. Blackening it out all the way would prolly be good with me. I always am able to look over the screen anyways.
What is the difference in appearance between full black out and the nite shades?
Seems like it would just be a darker tint? No other noticeable difference?
Thanks,
Wayne

[Conrad]

FYI - the delta between full up, and full down, is 4".  I cut my OEM screen 4", so at full height, it is no higher than the OEM screen in the lowest position.  With it all the way down, I get really good torso/crotch airflow.  I'm 5'9".

Barry

4 inches it will be then.

[Jeremy Mitchell]

I used VHT niteshades and the key to it is doing very light coats.  I got a little heavy handed and ended up with a black, cut down stocker.  It didn't bother me in the least since it is so short that I would have to put my chin bar on the tank when the shield is in the full up position to look through it.  But if you are careful you can get a tint effect from the VHT product, you just need to be more careful than I was.

[Conrad]

Thanks for the info. I was wondering if the rattle can went crazy what would happen. Sounds like once that stuff hits the screen you are committed to what ever you get. Blackening it out all the way would prolly be good with me. I always am able to look over the screen anyways.
What is the difference in appearance between full black out and the nite shades?
Seems like it would just be a darker tint? No other noticeable difference?
Thanks,
Wayne

The Nite Shades if done right and on a small area yields good results and looks like a tint job. I tried to get it nice and even but when that valve sputtered it screwed up the whole thing. I had many a choice word to say about that valve when it happened; I got pissed and just put a bunch of coats on.

I'm certainly no painter so maybe someone else with some skills could get a nice even coat.

[skeet]

Did you guys use any clear coat after?
Does the VHT Niteshades need the clearcoat?

[Barry]

Did you guys use any clear coat after?
Does the VHT Niteshades need the clearcoat?

With my Krylon job, no clear.  I did the back side of the screen, so not needed.

Barry

[timbo]

The blacked out screen looks awesome compared to the clear. Does anyone have a pic of the cal sci tinted shorty for comparison to the full blacked out?

[skeet]

calsci tinted shorty.
Might be for sale if my tint job goes well on the stock shield.

[Conrad]

The blacked out screen looks awesome compared to the clear. Does anyone have a pic of the cal sci tinted shorty for comparison to the full blacked out?

Here's more pics of the shorty on a more beautiful and faster '08.

[Loren]

Conrad,  What are the small windscreens next to the mirrors? 

[Jeremy Mitchell]

Conrad,  What are the small windscreens next to the mirrors?

They are Motax hand wings.  You can see more in this thread.

http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=306.msg3916#msg3916

You beat me to my edit, Loren.  I was a little slow on the draw.

[Loren]

Found them...Motax

[Conrad]

I love those Motax air deflectors! The pics above are from last year but I just put the air deflectors back on my bike as the temps are running a lil cooler lately. They move the air stream up above my hands and allow me to wear much thinner gloves than I would have without them and still have warm hands.

[Loren]

Conrad, thanks....I contacted a Motax dealer in France to see about ordering a pair.