I recently went the Plasti-dip route for my NT's faded black bits, and am very happy with results. Cheap, easy to apply, looks and feels great, and does not damage the plastic.
As reported by other forum members, however, it has limited durability. Not a problem for parts that don't normally get rubbed or scrapped, but the dip coating almost immediately began peeling from my mid-cowl pieces, where my knees rub against the side of the bike.
So I am considering the Honda accessory mid-cowl knee pads, for about $100. The pads would deal with the portion of the cowls that get rubbed and plasti-dip would handle the rest. (I am talking here about the knee pads for the cowls, not the tank protector pads.)
So has anyone gotten the knee pads? Looks as if they attach with the usual Scotch adhesive tape, which worries me a bit. Would it hold up under flex? Unlike the hand wind defectors, which are held on in part my the mirror mounts, if the knee pad adhesive gives way, your pad could end up as road debris, gone before you even noticed you had lost it.
As reported by other forum members, however, it has limited durability. Not a problem for parts that don't normally get rubbed or scrapped, but the dip coating almost immediately began peeling from my mid-cowl pieces, where my knees rub against the side of the bike.
So I am considering the Honda accessory mid-cowl knee pads, for about $100. The pads would deal with the portion of the cowls that get rubbed and plasti-dip would handle the rest. (I am talking here about the knee pads for the cowls, not the tank protector pads.)
So has anyone gotten the knee pads? Looks as if they attach with the usual Scotch adhesive tape, which worries me a bit. Would it hold up under flex? Unlike the hand wind defectors, which are held on in part my the mirror mounts, if the knee pad adhesive gives way, your pad could end up as road debris, gone before you even noticed you had lost it.
