Road Comet question...

[Rebel73_imp]

For the guys who have a Road Comet screen, did the inside come unpainted? Mine arrived today with the inside painted the same red as the exterior. I seem to recall a post saying it comes unpainted?

 

[rboe]

Mine is silver (inside and out).

 

[Rebel73_imp]

Interesting. I know there's a thread about some guys painting the inside.
Ok, I found the thread. They just didn't like the rough finish.
Painting Inside of Comet Road Fairing....?

 

[Randy B]

Mine came painted.

 

[Cormanus]

Rebel, this is the only thread I can find where it was discussed, although I'm sure I remember something about someone painting the inside of a fairing. 2014 Black Standard CB1100 w/ Road Comet 1

Update: Try this one: Painting Inside of Comet Road Fairing....?

Alternatively type paint AND inside AND fairing into the search box and scrounge through the results.

 

[Chapomis_imp]

Yes, I remember participating in a thread about painting the inside of a cowl. I asked if they had any tips about taping the edges. The inside of mine is painted, but I think the discussion may have been about blacking out the area as the pinkish/red wasn't all that attractive.

 

[Lord Popgun]

It was about blacking out the inside. Mine is like Rboe's. Silver inside and out. I decided I like it and never painted the inside.

 

[jrns_imp]

I have a RC2 it came painted..flat black outside and inside.

 

[Randy B]

 

[CB4ME_imp]

The red ones come unpainted. The fiberglass itself is red, and the inside is easy to paint. I did mine in silver.

 

[Randy B]

For the guys who have a Road Comet screen, did the inside come unpainted? Mine arrived today with the inside painted the same red as the exterior. I seem to recall a post saying it comes unpainted?

The red ones come unpainted. The fiberglass itself is red, and the inside is easy to paint. I did mine in silver.

He said his came painted.

 

[Rebel73_imp]

The fiberglass itself is red? Hmm. Well, in any case, I'm leaning towards painting it flat black to give it a more finished look. I do think it looks a bit unfinished as is.

 

[Chapomis_imp]

I was thinking that I would spray mine with plasti dip so it might have a smoother finish

 

[Rebel73_imp]

Yah, Plasti-dip might be a good option. My sister used it on her car's wheels and it looked pretty good.

 

[Ron in MO_imp]

Rob, mine came the same way yours did. I ended up painting the inside with a brush using flat black enamel paint I picked up at Home Depot and it came out great. You don't even have to tape for overspray.

 

[Rebel73_imp]

Rob, mine came the same way yours did. I ended up painting the inside with a brush using flat black enamel paint I picked up at Home Depot and it came out great. You don't even have to tape for overspray.

That's a good idea, Ron. Taping is a PITA!

 

[Papa Weeley_imp]

...to be honest, you can't see a whole lot of the inside when it's mounted, from a seated position.
I never even thought of the inside finish until I read this!

 

[EGAlvarez_imp]

The unfinished, raw looking inside of my RC drove me absolutely crazy and I felt that is was unacceptable on a $500 bikini fairing. Since the inside is a rough fiberglass finish, I used flat black paint with a textured finish. I am very please with the results. Like any painting job, prep is critical. Invest the time to very carefully mask off the red edges with green frog tape.

Here's how mine turned out (The GPS has since been moved a little down and to the left as it was blocking the instruments and taking the key in and out of the ignition was a PITA with the GPS in the way)





Frog Tape:


I used this textured finish paint, but in black:


Good luck!
Eddy

 

[Chapomis_imp]

Looks nice EG. Some rubber caps for the screws would finish it off nice. I wonder if the hardware store sells those ?

 

[Rebel73_imp]

Looks great, EG. Thanks for the tips.