05-20-2015, 11:12 AM | #16 |
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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.
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05-20-2015, 11:12 AM | #17 |
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Perhaps an actual reflector that mounts with a stud and nut would be a good plan.
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05-20-2015, 02:37 PM | #18 |
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Colour matched instead of silver panniers? Maybe a bit too much orange ;-)
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05-20-2015, 02:49 PM | #19 |
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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.
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05-20-2015, 06:02 PM | #20 |
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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/
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05-21-2015, 05:57 AM | #22 |
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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......
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05-21-2015, 10:21 AM | #23 |
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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.
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05-21-2015, 10:48 AM | #24 |
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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.
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05-21-2015, 11:18 AM | #26 |
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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.
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05-21-2015, 11:50 AM | #27 |
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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.
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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 |
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05-21-2015, 04:05 PM | #29 |
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I don't want to buy Photoshop, so I use a free program called Gimp 2.
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05-24-2015, 10:08 AM | #30 |
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Here you go Rjmorel....
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