anyone ever painted a steering damper?

jkeown · Apr 23, 2020

Love the V4's tft display but darnn if the steering damper doesn't reflect when the sun is overheard. I'm thinking about painting mine matte black. Anyone ever done this?

endodoc · Apr 23, 2020

Yes

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HKMP7 · Apr 23, 2020

Plastidip might be a good solution because it’s matte and you can peel it off later.

Zundapp · Apr 24, 2020

There are covers for sale for it

jkeown · Apr 24, 2020

Zundapp said:
There are covers for sale for it

thanks. i've tried finding something like that. no luck so far. do you have a link or product name?

jkeown · Apr 24, 2020

endodoc said:
Yes
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thanks. looks good with your black triple

bradp51 · Apr 24, 2020

jkeown said:
Love the V4's tft display but darnn if the steering damper doesn't reflect when the sun is overheard. I'm thinking about painting mine matte black. Anyone ever done this?

Do some searching and you will find carbon fibre covers. Maybe Shift Tech sells one ??

endodoc · Apr 24, 2020

Painters tape and ultra flat black Krylon. Couple of bucks, nothing fancy, does the job. If you’re going to get a cover make sure the finish doesn’t defeat the point.

jkeown · Apr 24, 2020

endodoc said:
Painters tape and ultra flat black Krylon. Couple of bucks, nothing fancy, does the job. If you’re going to get a cover make sure the finish doesn’t defeat the point.

thanks. yep, that's the way i'm leaning

ArcticWhite · Apr 24, 2020

Vinyl wrap it. Easy to do and can be undone. If you do a good job of the wrap it will look like a factory finish.

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endodoc · Apr 24, 2020

Reason I painted is that other ideas were not as good as the ultra flat paint from a complete glare reducing perspective. My solution was strictly functional. Paint is easily removable with the proper solvent

jkeown · Apr 24, 2020

endodoc said:
Reason I painted is that other ideas were not as good as the ultra flat paint from a complete glare reducing perspective. My solution was strictly functional. Paint is easily removable with the proper solvent

I've got some of the krylon ultra on the way. Thanks for the tip. Looks like a black hole in a can

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