Cee Baily's light shields
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Cee Baily's light shields
Thoughts on Cee Baily yellow shields on my RKC.
I don't see hardly any RK's with retro colored lights so I went for the change and I am liking it. Don't really need the brights at night with these shields as they light up very well plus I always have my driving lights on day and night.
Gotta be seen coming and going for my safety right!
I don't see hardly any RK's with retro colored lights so I went for the change and I am liking it. Don't really need the brights at night with these shields as they light up very well plus I always have my driving lights on day and night.
Gotta be seen coming and going for my safety right!
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I chose to do mine with krylon stained glass paints. No small stick on dots to be seen under covers. Of course more permanent but i like the result. I do get noticed as no one uses fog lights anymore unlike the 70s and early 80s when every car and truck had them. Very classy retro look with the visor surrounds
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I chose to do mine with krylon stained glass paints. No small stick on dots to be seen under covers. Of course more permanent but i like the result. I do get noticed as no one uses fog lights anymore unlike the 70s and early 80s when every car and truck had them. Very classy retro look with the visor surrounds
I thought about doing it like you did but I didn't want to make my leds permanent yellow but your look great. How many coats of paint is that?
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I think 5 to 6 light coats. One can did the set easily. Mine are the stock housings so i figured i could replace easily if didnt turn out. Ended better than expected as cant tell its painted. Dries smooth to the touch so feels like glass. I buffed lightly by hand after dry with wax to protect from bugs. Cleans up perfectly
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Looks great, tonetls! I'm a big fan of that look. (I run amber sealed-beam bulbs in my 2002 RKC). I guess with new bikes, the passing lamps now use LED bulbs, so it sounds like those yellow shields would do the trick. What are they made out of... Is that some type of a vinyl material? Just curious in case I'd ever have to go that route on a future scoot.
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I think 5 to 6 light coats. One can did the set easily. Mine are the stock housings so i figured i could replace easily if didnt turn out. Ended better than expected as cant tell its painted. Dries smooth to the touch so feels like glass. I buffed lightly by hand after dry with wax to protect from bugs. Cleans up perfectly
Thanks for any more info you have.