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black tank. paint or where to buy?

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demographic:
When I first got my KX it had a weird steel tank cover that I can only assume was to get round the laws requiring metal tanks on roadbikes over here at the time (my KX is road registered by the way).

Those laws are no longer in place (thanks to cars now having plastic tanks and fords sway over the laws is far bigger than a few loons putting motocrossers on the roads) so I took it off.

Although it must have taken someone hours to make and a bit of filler to smooth the shape a bit, it looked the right shape but was painted the most god awfull colour known to mankind.
I kept it for a while then binned it.

Good riddance.

KXcam22:
I have to agree that painting a tank won't work well.  The fumes permeate the plastic.  I think that may be one reason why new bikes use a shroud that fully covers the tank - then the graphics stay on easily with cheaper glue. That being said, I once saw a website where the fellow was resoring old Can-Am's.  They had plastic tanks when most were still using metal.  He was sanding and painting the plastic to look new, however these were display resorations and I doubt ridden.  I used the Krylon plastic paint to paint my upper fork guards (made from PVC pipe).  I am very pleased at how well it has held up.  Three years of deflecting rock roost and there are only a few minor chips in the paint.  Far better than I expected. Cam.

mazstro:
so i painted it and it held up wicked to trees scuffs dropping it in the sand ans gravel and then my gas cap being loose spilled some gas on it and it was a toxic sludge mess. so next question who sells black tanks? and will have them in stock?

Tumbleweed:
you can get a stock capacity tank from Clarke. they come in a rainbow of colors including black.  http://www.clarkemfg.com

tcommerc:
IMHO - paint always sucks on plastic. It just never works. I have found a really awesome product that works amazingly well of plastic of all kinds. Its called vinyl dye. You can get it in an assortment of colors and it acts more like a stain then a paint (actually soaking into the plastic a bit) Stumbled across the stuff while doing computer case mods, have used it in my ongoing jeep restoration, and just got done shooting all the plastics for my KX500 with it. Just scuff anything with a really high gloss and wipe down with xylene to prep.

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