Painting mirrors; what's the best way?

[garauld]

Thx for the kudos. After taping the glass, I suggest wet sanding with 400 grit then a coat of black primer, wet sand lightly and a top coat of Duplicolor to match. Clear top if more gloss needed. You cannot remove the glass and reassemble.

 

[SVTDarin]

If painting them yourself clean with acetone rather than alcohol.

 

[HotRodZilla]

MadGerman, I know it's been said, but sell them here on the Forum, and buy a set of GenI FZ1 mirrors. Once you try them, you'll wonder why you waited so long. And they're black. Black goes with everything!

 

[gixxerjasen]

You cannot remove the glass and reassemble.

Good to know. I've tried with my broken one and couldn't figure out how. Nice to know my failure wasn't due to technique.
I still find it hilarious how the FZ1 guys hate their mirrors and the FJR guys think they are the bees knees. I've never had a problem with my FJR mirrors, and when I did break one, I couldn't find any of these FZ1 mirror users to sell me their old mirrors that they deem so useless.

 

[Mad German]

I saw a write up, can't remember exactly where, but the guy actually removed the glass from the mirror body. He heated the mirror up a bit and then pried it off with a putty knife. If I see the link again, I'll post it up.

 

[ionbeam]

I saw a write up, can't remember exactly where, but the guy actually removed the glass from the mirror body. He heated the mirror up a bit and then pried it off with a putty knife. If I see the link again, I'll post it up.

Ignacio, installing a volt meter in the mirror so it displays out the glass.

 

[HotRodZilla]

I saw a write up, can't remember exactly where, but the guy actually removed the glass from the mirror body. He heated the mirror up a bit and then pried it off with a putty knife. If I see the link again, I'll post it up.

Ignacio, installing a volt meter in the mirror so it displays out the glass.

Haven't a few people done that? I know I've seen it more than once.

 

[ionbeam]

Here is one way.

 

[user 8909]

If painting them yourself clean with acetone rather than alcohol.

I don't think I would use acetone on plastic.

 

[garauld]

They are painted. Acetone won't affect the OEM paint if applied lightly. It may if a soaked towelette is rubbed on the paint for more than a minute. It will affect unpainted ABS plastic immediately.