Painting spring on rear shock? supablingblingracercoolness

[RVertigo]

Anyone know how this would work?  I'm thinking about painting the spring on a Katana rear shock, so I can look supablingblingracercoolness after I install it.

Has anyone done it before? 

Do you need to get a certain type of paint to deal with the flex of the spring? 

Would sanding and painting normally work fine?


(No, I'm not joking around... I'm really thinking about it).

[Dr. Love]

Paint and flex agent... ?

[RVertigo]

Paint and flex agent... ?

Wha?  What's that?

[blue05twin]

Flex agent is a chemical mixed with paint so then the painted surface flex's / bends the paint won't crack.

Why not get the spring power coated instead?  Wouldn't that be better?  The SV springs are yellow and I think ( other wise not sure ) that they are powder coated.

[3imo]

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Starwalt did it on his GS.  maybe you can ask him what he used.

[RVertigo]

Wouldn't I have to disassemble the shock to have it powder coated?

I think I'll look for "Flex agent" paint and PM starwalt.

[bubba zanetti]

You dear sir are the squid king 

[RVertigo]

    I knew I was gonna catch flack for it...  But...

It would be so supablingblingracercoolness to have a yellow spring tucked under the tail.   

Like THESE shocks...  But, not $500.

[bubba zanetti]

I couldn't resist & I had to get in before all the other squid haters 

In all honesty I like the coloured springs on the mono shocks, I thought about doing mine but couldn't be bothered.

[Chris2P]

They sell that rubber plastic-coat.  It remains flexible.  Maybe that will work.  I got a gsxer shock as well and was thinking about painting the coil as well.  I like bling

Chris

[mike_mike]

for a completly weird.. but may just work idea.

find some yellow heat shink tubing @ your local elecronics component store.. and see if you can slice it lengthwise and shrink it to the spring.

[Shadow]

       Never tried this on a street bike but have done it on ATV rear shocks.Revoved the spring completely and used the old water dip method to paint them with oil based rustoleum.

      I did several and had them last more than a year in the dirt...Should last forever on the street...Just takes forever to dry(week or more).I think that is how they are painted at the by the OEM only dipped in large vats of pure paint, not paint water combo.

                                                                                                                       Greg

[GSnMARAUDER]

rubber paint i use it on my fishing weights take the spring off and dip it in the can then hang it to dry for the best effects. usually comes in black blue red green or yellow.

[scottpA_GS]

for a completly weird.. but may just work idea.

find some yellow heat shink tubing @ your local elecronics component store.. and see if you can slice it lengthwise and shrink it to the spring.

Cool idea... You wouldnt even have to take the shock appart then  But will it still shrink right if cut in half?

and that stuff comes in all kinds of colors

[DINGO]

               DONE that

                  Just used plain enamel [a bit fiddly with abrush] about 10k ago, still looks new!

                     
                             

[joedude]

There's some rubber paint that is used to add grip to tools it's called Plasti dip. Comes in all kinds of colors, is flexible and super durable. You can spray it on, or dip whatever you want coated into the stuff.

[starwalt]

Just got back from Florida (30th high school reunion -- man there were some old people there  ) --


Good job joedude. 

PM'd RVert -- I used Plastidip Spray -- several coats of it. Even did the dogbones with it and polished the aluminum joint knuckle. (Note - later models do not have the aluminum knuckle, but rather a steel knuckle.)

The problem came when it was pretty and clean -- reassembly. Yeah the coil was easy to get off because I didn't care if the paint was scratched.  On the other hand, reassembly caused some scuffs, though none that are grossly obvious.

Some type of lever compression jig would be needed -- rather than the cheap threaded rod/hook type I used for disassembly.

[RVertigo]

Just used plain enamel [a bit fiddly with abrush] about 10k ago, still looks new!

Really?!?  I think I like this idea the best...  I wouldn't have to take it apart...

And if it crapped out, I could start over and take it apart.

[blue05twin]

This is dumb for me asking but, why not just get an sv shock?  They come with a yellow spring.

[Alphamazing]

This is dumb for me asking but, why not just get an sv shock?  They come with a yellow spring.

They are MUCH longer than the Kat shocks. Plus, he has a Kat shock already.

I like this idea too... Might get some blue stuff for mine