I read as much as I could on this forum on painting our plastics and viewed images over and over again to decide which parts I wanted to paint and what colors I desired. Well, over the weekend I took the plunge.
Tank trim around the gas filler neck- GONE. I removed it completely. It's held on by double sided tape. Be careful not to pull too hard on one corner so you don't scratch the tank from the opposite corner being pushed down from tweaking. I used goo gone to remove the adhesive that was left over.
Speedometer and ignition key trim- Painted it matte black. Dry sanded both first with 600 grit sand paper. Cleaned with degreaser. I used flexible plastic primer (from napa) to prime them with two coats, waiting whatever the can said to wait between coats. I then painted them both with three coats of Duplicolor Engine Paint (high heat) in low gloss black. They turned out to be matte black. Looks real nice and factory like.
Rocker box covers, "clutch" cover, "ignition/points" cover- Painted them wrinkle black. Same prep and primer as above. I used Krylon Wrinkle Black. Followed the directions on the can as much as I could for spraying them. I used 3 coats total. They turned out real nice.
Air Cleaner- Striped it with wrinkle black. I used blue painters tape to tape off the outer edges of the cover. I followed the lines of the natural contours and striped the middle inner area. I prepped it just like above and sprayed it with three coats of Krylon wrinkle black. It turned out real nice too.
Here are some pics.
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Tank trim around the gas filler neck- GONE. I removed it completely. It's held on by double sided tape. Be careful not to pull too hard on one corner so you don't scratch the tank from the opposite corner being pushed down from tweaking. I used goo gone to remove the adhesive that was left over.
Speedometer and ignition key trim- Painted it matte black. Dry sanded both first with 600 grit sand paper. Cleaned with degreaser. I used flexible plastic primer (from napa) to prime them with two coats, waiting whatever the can said to wait between coats. I then painted them both with three coats of Duplicolor Engine Paint (high heat) in low gloss black. They turned out to be matte black. Looks real nice and factory like.
Rocker box covers, "clutch" cover, "ignition/points" cover- Painted them wrinkle black. Same prep and primer as above. I used Krylon Wrinkle Black. Followed the directions on the can as much as I could for spraying them. I used 3 coats total. They turned out real nice.
Air Cleaner- Striped it with wrinkle black. I used blue painters tape to tape off the outer edges of the cover. I followed the lines of the natural contours and striped the middle inner area. I prepped it just like above and sprayed it with three coats of Krylon wrinkle black. It turned out real nice too.
Here are some pics.
, but I was stuck in the middle on leaving it chrome. At least I know how it would look. Awesome job! 
