Painting my windshield

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Hi,
I want to paint my windshield black. So I bought some 600 grit scouring pad and some black flexible primer from an paint store. I'm planning on painting the inside of the windshield so the outside will still look glossy.

When using the scouring pad, I'm assuming it'll make the windshield kinda white. Will the black primer turn that white into black? Has anyone done this before?

Thanks...
 
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If you sand the inside it will show thru! I recommend painting both sides. Either use glossy black on it or you can use clear coat in a can.

Spray paint holds up pretty good on the wideshield.
 
i just used krylon black paint for plastic,clean the shield make sure its dry and start fogging lightly with light coats until covered
 
OK thanks, I wasn't convinced that I should sand my windshield. I couldn't see that working for me.

So I guess I can use flat black plastic flexible primer on the inside of the windshield and it should be OK? I assume plastic primer should be just as good or better than Krylon?

I used Krylon on some plastic 'running board trim' and it started to peel off when I touched it, I had to sand them down and repaint them with Krylon. So I'm alittle cautious now about using Krylon on non-sanded plastic surfaces. I'm thinking flexible primer for plastics would be better.
 
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Topgunnsrx cut his down quite a bit last year, so did Auji on his viper. They look good.
 
scuff the inside and spray it with semi gloss. do not prime or paint the outside, it will look like crap!
 
woodwurker620 said:
OK thanks, I wasn't convinced that I should sand my windshield. I couldn't see that working for me.

So I guess I can use flat black plastic flexible primer on the inside of the windshield and it should be OK? I assume plastic primer should be just as good or better than Krylon?

I used Krylon on some plastic 'running board trim' and it started to peel off when I touched it, I had to sand them down and repaint them with Krylon. So I'm alittle cautious now about using Krylon on non-sanded plastic surfaces. I'm thinking flexible primer for plastics would be better.
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i would try the fusion plastic paint. i painted a couple of windshields now, and if you sand it you can see the small scratchs, not much but visible if your looking for it. i also cut down my windshield on my viper. ;)!

can u see the windshield? i think it looks really dark but i know the picture isnt really that dark so im guessin its the computer.
 

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first thing i did to my viper back in 02 was trim the windshield down. i keept the same contour as stock so it looks good. last season i had it painted black, had a bodyshop guy do it, painted the inside, and it looks perfect. dont think he did any sanding on it.
 
I cut down my winshield a couple of days ago. I used a jigsaw. It worked really well. No rough edges. Mark off where you want to cut with tape and cut along that line. Then I used rubber trim to cover the cut edges. I painted the inside black after cleaning it. I can post pics if wanted.
 
yup... Just paint the inside without sanding, but the key is to do several light coats. The plastic fusion paints work well for this.
 
i cut mine down with snips along a tape line. reused stock trim.... painted back with krylon orange.... didnt sand or scuff, one year of use and it still looks perfect.
 

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Glad you guys like it, i know i sure do... lots of looks on the trails as well...i

it is for sale you know...... ;)!

still have yet to get the hand guards on .... thanks yamaholic....
 
OK, ...so I cut my windshield so that it sort of looks like the Apex windshield, but the two humps on top are more rounded (looks really good). Now, I painted it last night and it looks great, ...but how long now until I put it on my sled. On the Kyrlon Fusion can it says, 15 mins to dry, 24 hours to cure, and 7 days for it to be chip resistant.

I'm thinking 24 hours should be OK? Or should I wait 7 days???

I want to put it on my sled tonight and take pics, but I don't want to ruin the nice, even, paint job I just did.

Thanks,
Roger.
 
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