[1thump]

im not that into the yellow rear springs. Any suggestions on black replacements?

[JVS]

Just use Plasti Dip paint and coat them black.

http://www.enfieldmotorcycles.com/forum/index.php/topic,15654.0.html

http://www.enfieldmotorcycles.com/forum/index.php/topic,16122.0.html

[GSS]

Hitchcocks sells black replacements in two different stiffness levels.  I am hoping to find chrome ones one of these days.  The OEM shocks are excellent, so no incentive to change the entire unit to something like Hagons.

GSS

[gashousegorilla]

Just use Plasti Dip paint and coat them black.

http://www.enfieldmotorcycles.com/forum/index.php/topic,15654.0.html

http://www.enfieldmotorcycles.com/forum/index.php/topic,16122.0.html

  +1 good idea !    Or maybe that rubber handle tool dipping stuff ?   Might work ?

http://www.plastidip.com/home_solutions/Plasti_Dip

[KD5ITM]

the rubber dipping stuff will look like junk in a few years and depending on what color you do, it will probably fade pretty good.

[AgentX]

If all you want is black, a local powdercoater can probably do the job cheaply when he does another run of black parts, which is likely he does pretty often.  Prep work would be the biggest part.

[Arizoni]

If it's real powder coating it will need to be heated up to about 400 degrees F (200 degrees C.) to cure.

That's bound to screw up any rubber seals or the oil inside the unit.  There might even be a good chance that the hot oil, heated air/gas and weakened seals will end up filling the baking oven with a spray of flammable oil.

[AgentX]

If it's real powder coating it will need to be heated up to about 400 degrees F (200 degrees C.) to cure.

That's bound to screw up any rubber seals or the oil inside the unit.  There might even be a good chance that the hot oil, heated air/gas and weakened seals will end up filling the baking oven with a spray of flammable oil.

Good god, did you think I meant the whole shock unit?

Springs, man.

[Arizoni]

I'm sure you and the other members here wouldn't do the entire shock unit but, you never know. 

[GSS]

You mean I have to remove the shocks from the bike before powder coating?   

Does anyone here have experience with the cheap powder coating stuff they sell at HarborFreight?  I have been tempted to try the stuff on something.

GSS

[KD5ITM]

I use too work at a big time powder coating shop. There's a reason why the cheep stuff is "cheep".

[Jellyroll]

If you try that HF kit, I'm sure any responsible manufacturer will note in the instructions that when you bake it at 400 in the oven, you can NEVER use that oven for foods ever. So, go buy a crappy second hand oven and run a 220 extension out to the back yard so the fumes won't kill you. Also, not good to do on a rainy day, or if you watered the lawn. Don't forget your OSHA approved respirator and hazmat suit. And gloves. And booties. You'll want to throw all except the respirator away, and change out the filters while yer at it. Nasty stuff.

[GSS]

I ordered replacement black springs in a softer setting from Hitchcocks.  Cheaper than getting new Hagons or messing with powder-coating.....-31F windchill this morning......won't be getting any riding to test the springs for another 3 months