Pannier Paint Job?

[Weldangrind]

Originally Posted by No1Vic

Probably wiser to use amber reflective tape on the side as a 'legal' jobsworth might argue white should only be shown at the front.... still amber will balance the reflector fitted to the front forks :-)

In my area, a vehicle (or trailer) that is viewed from the side must have amber at the front and red at the rear, allowing others to approximate the total vehicle length. When viewed from behind, the turn signals may be amber or red.

[Weldangrind]

Originally Posted by G19Tony

I put a strip of reflective tape on the silver portion of the panniers. I tried to put tape on the bottom of the top box, but nothing would stick.

Perhaps an actual reflector that mounts with a stud and nut would be a good plan.

[No1Vic]

Colour matched instead of silver panniers? Maybe a bit too much orange ;-)

[SpudRider]

I did a similar photoshop image with orange, but I guess I just like basic black. However, I am going to add reflective tape to the center of the side panel on each pannier.

[oldqwerty]

Hmmmm? The black does look better on an adventure bike than on a 'tater-whumper.

Maybe you can find some good retroreflective to match the paint at http://www.signwarehouse.com/

[Weldangrind]

Originally Posted by oldqwerty

Hmmmm? The black does look better on an adventure bike than on a 'tater-whumper.

That shows real growth, OQ.

[No1Vic]

Now there's a thought oldqwerty, respray the bike in the same shade of orange but with a reflective base paint, how visible would that be at night......

[jimjr21]

Originally Posted by G19Tony

I put a strip of reflective tape on the silver portion of the panniers. I tried to put tape on the bottom of the top box, but nothing would stick.

Most plastics have a mold release on them from manufacturing. Try acetone to clean the plastic and see if you can get something to stick (like tape) then apply reflective material.

[JTHSPACE]

You can, of course, get 3M Black Reflective Tape for the panniers; it reflects white at night, so legally (in the UK) it can only be used on the front and side of the vehicle.

Jeff

[JTHSPACE]

Originally Posted by Weldangrind

Perhaps an actual reflector that mounts with a stud and nut would be a good plan.

You can get red and yellow small round reflectors with stud and nut with LED bulbs inside to act as side lights and/or indicators / tail-stop lights fitted to panniers, topbox, fairings etc. Really cheap on eBay.

Marker Lights

Jeff

[Weldangrind]

Originally Posted by jimjr21

Most plastics have a mold release on them from manufacturing. Try acetone to clean the plastic and see if you can get something to stick (like tape) then apply reflective material.

I'd try acetone in an inconspicuous place first, to ensure that it doesn't harm the plastic. You might be better off with lacquer thinner or alcohol.

[jimjr21]

Acetone test

Acetone will continue to dissolve the plastic indefinitely. Minimal color change. Used a cloth towel and by rubbing the surface finish changed a lot. Much much smoother.

I will test more chemicals to see what cleans the best for basic sticker adhesion.

[rjmorel]

Spud, I've been eyeballing them also but was going to paint just the "square X " a school bus yellow or sky blue to add more color . Would give the rear end more visibility and gives the caggers something to aim for )))))
Spud, how do you edit your pic to blacken out the silver? What program or software do you use? I'm smelling a coloring contest here to make a cool looking RX3.
I've been wanting to tiger stripe mine like the old Triumph Tigers from early 2000s.
rj

[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by rjmorel

...Spud, how do you edit your pic to blacken out the silver? What program or software do you use? I'm smelling a coloring contest here to make a cool looking RX3.
I've been wanting to tiger stripe mine like the old Triumph Tigers from early 2000s.
rj

I don't want to buy Photoshop, so I use a free program called Gimp 2.

[No1Vic]

Here you go Rjmorel....