painting plastic ATV bodies
940...@lacitec.on.ca
Hey,
Here's the thing. I tried painting the plastic on my quad, but it didn't
work to good, it was all scratched up in no time and cracked up at the
bottom of the fenders where it had hit rocks and stuff. Does anybody know
of a paint that will last longer or someway to die the plastic?
Thanks in advance,
Marc Lefebvre
Matt Hennigar
>Hey,
> Thanks in advance,
> Marc Lefebvre
I think "Dirt Bike did a test on PC-1 plastic renew or somthing like
that. They seemed to think it worked pretty good. The process
includs wet sanding and rubbing in a paste, I think. Anyway; PC-1
sells the kit and It just came out this year. They had an add in the
back of Dirt Bike too.
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Matt Hennigar
>940...@lacitec.on.ca wrote:
>>Hey,
>>Here's the thing. I tried painting the plastic on my quad, but it didn't
>>work to good, it was all scratched up in no time and cracked up at the
>>bottom of the fenders where it had hit rocks and stuff. Does anybody know
>>of a paint that will last longer or someway to die the plastic?
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Marc Lefebvre
Dude;
I emailed ya, but it bounced.
I hate when dat happen!
Matt
robert schafer
>
> Hey,
>
> Here's the thing. I tried painting the plastic on my quad, but it didn't
> work to good, it was all scratched up in no time and cracked up at the
> bottom of the fenders where it had hit rocks and stuff. Does anybody know
> of a paint that will last longer or someway to die the plastic?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
a product that will remove the gloss and soften the plastic so the paint
or primer will stick.Scratches in plastic can be filled with automotive
flexible parts primer.for deep scratches use flexible parts putty.
after filling and sanding out the scratches.then use a paint suitable
for flexible parts such as Dupont Centari with hardener. other paints
can also be used but some need a flex agent added .A company called
S.E.M make a complete line of products for preping and painting flexible
parts.All this stuff can be found at an Autobody supply store,unfortunatly
it can get real expensive and the paint will not last as well as new plastic.
I have had good luck polishing scratched and oxidized plastic with a product
called Blue Magic.
good luck,Robert Schafer
Patrick Riley
>
> Hey,
>
> Here's the thing. I tried painting the plastic on my quad, but it didn't
> work to good, it was all scratched up in no time and cracked up at the
> bottom of the fenders where it had hit rocks and stuff. Does anybody know
> of a paint that will last longer or someway to die the plastic?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Marc Lefebvre
I have made many attempts to apply pain to plastic MX fenders and
panels. There are some decent base preparation coatings that you can
obtain from any automotive paint supply shop. However, you will
probably be disappointed in the durability. The painted surfaces simply
do not stand up to the abuse of ATV or MX use.
My recomendation: save your money and buy replacement plastic. Some of
the aftermarket plastic companies (ACERBIS, UFO, etc.) offer replacement
plastic at substantilaly lower prices than stock plastic.
Pat Riley
Bill Berroth
in painting.
Regards,
Bill
jfradaford@nwkjfr-8580
Rad>> Have you tried talking to an auto body paint supply store???
If you use an enamel paint with the "FLEX" additive you will
get decent results. Also, the interior touch up paint for cars
is infact a DYE. You might have trouble finding a color selection,
but it will stay on.
In article <9402628.1...@lacitec.on.ca>, <940...@lacitec.on.ca>
writes:
Jan Servaites
> Scratches in plastic can be filled with automotive
> flexible parts primer.for deep scratches use flexible parts putty.
> after filling and sanding out the scratches.then use a paint suitable
> for flexible parts such as Dupont Centari with hardener.
Robert,
Hey, good call man. I paint many plastic parts to include gas
tanks too. I used the DuPont "Centari" on all those parts that I painted.
There is no trick here other than good surface preparation with lacquer
thinner and 400 sandpaper. Apply one coat and lightly sand w/400
sandpaper (with water; no thinners here) and apply a second coat. This
seems to fill it the many light scraches and smooths down the plastic
fuzz left over from sanding. You can get the paint mixed at the auto
paint store. Bring the plastic fender to the paint shop so they can
match it. This system works about the best of all the SEM and other
stuff I have tried and wasted mucho $$$. jumpin'jan
http://mall.turnpike.net/~servaijm
Jan Servaites
>..."However, you will probably be disappointed in the durability. The
> My recomendation: save your money and buy replacement plastic."
Patrick,
Yes, I agree a painted surface will probably not hold up as well
as the plastic surface. I also recommend to buy the replacement fenders,
side panels, etc. from Acerbis, etc. I repaint most of my plastic parts
on my restored bikes because I don't ride them that much but just look at
them. A $25.00 quart of paint goes pretty far for me. My main dirt bike
that I usually ride, an '83 IT175, has new plastic... jumpin'jan
Dave Dossett
paint which goes on bumpers, headlight's, dashboards, plus many other
componits. 95% of the paint we make goes on plastic.
I painted my TRX250R last year and the paint is still holding up very good.
I do have one or two chips in my finders where my riding boots hit the
plastic. I ride my TRX hard, I also race it from time to time, the paint
still holds up.
The bad news is that you can't buy our paint. We only sale to places like
Ford, Nascoat, Toyota, ect....I think that dupont sale's paint for plastic.
give them a try... A note..I had to bake my paint into my plastic useing
the large ovens at work. However I think the a good heat lamp in your garage
should work fine.
Also stock colors suck..I painted my quad's gas tank a chevy.."lapes blue-matallic,"
and the finders a "perl white-matallic," with a thick cote of clear.
Good luck..and let me know where you found the paint.
See Ya
Dave
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