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Painting belt covers

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#1 ·
Hi, I want to paint my belt covers black and i was wondering if I need high heat paint. What kind of paint would you recommend? Thanks
 
#3 ·
You don’t need high temp paint…post some picks once you done…I was thinking about doing the same…
 
#7 ·
I just dyed my covers (2001 600M dark) satin black. Yes dyed them. VHT sells a vinyl dye that soaks into plastic and wont ever chip off. I was skeptical but ordered a can from Summit Racing on eBay. (Arrived in a day...fast.) Two light coats and the covers look beautiful! A couple areas near the bosses and edges pooled a little after spraying but within 30 min it all was absorbed and the finish is completely uniform. Highly recommend it. I just washed the covers in in advance in dish detergent to get rid of any oil and dried them. They have a number of colors including gloss and satin black. I researched a number of other company's products and while they claim use on plastic or vinyl, they are all paint. This is the only spray dye I could find. I can post pics later if you wish.
 
#12 ·
took belt covers off, washed them with dish washing detergent, then some brake cleaner, a little rubbing with brillo pads, some more brake cleaner, 5 minutes in the oven at 250*f...took them out and sprayed two hands of paint then to the oven again for 5 more minutes and then resprayed one more hand, let dry and then one last hand to even out....
 
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