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I want to make some of the easily romoved chrome parts on my bike a flat black. The metal ones can be easily powder coated but some of the plastic chrome coated parts like the air filter cover can't be. I was wondering what the best way is to make these plastic chrome covered parts a flat black.... please help

Thanks Eric

Would something like this work? BBQ paint.

http://www.kilz.com/pages/default.aspx?NavID=66

Some one else told me that too... I wonder What kind of prep work would i need to do before painting it though?

plan2sk8 wrote:Some one else told me that too... I wonder What kind of prep work would i need to do before painting it though?

I did some googling. There are several things that come up.

Here is an example of one.

The secret to lasting plastic painting is prep, most new plastics have some mold release wax residue that requires removal. Start with soap and water, follow with wax and grease remover and do a final wipe with isopropyl alcohol. Tip: Occasionally on newer vehicles/parts you may run into recycled material which feels, and is, extremely greasy due to the Olefin resin that suspends the thermal plastic. It may be necessary to heat the part (130F) and scrub it with Ajax while it is hot as this “sweats” out the wax residue and brings it to the surface. To check it, run water over – it should not bead but slide off. Smooth cleaned plastics can now be water sanded with fine grit then wiped clean with alcohol. Textured plastics can be scrubbed with a gray Scotchbrite pad and Ajax and water, then rinsed and dried.

A few others I read talked about making sure the surface is extremely clean and then a fine sanding and then cleaned off again.
Then use a plastic primer before you paint.

Try googling and you will find some info.