Any success painting a plastic tank?????

brian rivers

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Apr 4, 2004, 9:24:44 PM4/4/04

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Hi
I restoring a old KX420.The tank turned a funny darker green.No amount of
sanding and polishing will change it back to lime green.Thought of
painting..and am asking if anyone has done this with success...????? and the
steps and products they used???
Thanks!

Fred B.

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Apr 4, 2004, 10:04:19 PM4/4/04

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On Mon, 05 Apr 2004 01:24:44 GMT, "brian rivers" <riv...@prodigy.net>
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I haven't, Brian, and I don't think it's possible. Glad to hear
you're still restoring the old bikes though! Is the 420 a '79 model to
match your 250?

Fred - DFW Area
'85 RM 250
'79 YZ 80
'81 DT 80

SNOman

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Apr 4, 2004, 10:27:02 PM4/4/04

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brian rivers wrote:

I thought that there had been a few posts stating the Krylon Fusion was
fairly good for this?

Joemomma

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Apr 4, 2004, 10:31:14 PM4/4/04

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> C

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Check your hardware store seen some stuff there in a rattle can just
made for plastic, new stuff, can't remember the name though!

Good luck

CRF450 04
CRF250 04
CRF230 03
XR500 85
XR80 82

Watching my 401k going down the driveway! Next time my kids roost me,
I'm gonna gonna......where did they go!

craigkx

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Apr 4, 2004, 10:58:26 PM4/4/04

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I sold my IT175 to a friend who has a bad case of poserism. For no good
reason he painted all his plastic black and painted flames on the plastic
tank. First time he put gas in the tank he spilled and reduced his paint job
to a bubbled mess. Everything else turned out fine. There are old KX tanks
on ebay all the time. I haven't payed attention to how much the go for.

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Brian McG

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Apr 5, 2004, 1:31:11 AM4/5/04

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Give Jim Cook a call...sorry, played out ....

I don't think any paint, including flexible plastic paint will hold up to
the riggers of normal dirt bike riding. If for some reason, you want it to
look good for show purposes. ABS flexible bumper paint can be custom color
matched.
Take a piece that you want to match to an automotive paint store. They can
mix up a quart or if you don't have a spray gun, they'll can put it in an
aerosol cans.

If you're anal'tude about the paint and need to ride it also: Use only
enough paint to thinly cover the tank. Thin paint will allow you to quickly
wet sand the scratches out. After wet sanding, apply another thin coat only
to areas that you sanded.

James

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Apr 5, 2004, 1:48:22 PM4/5/04

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Fusion. Read about it here and used it on the fenders of my
cancer-riddled buddy's bike when I fixed it up over the winter. It has
held up well to the rigors of sitting in his garage.

James
00CR250

Joemomma <cup...@molalla.net> wrote...

Brian McG

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Apr 6, 2004, 12:48:58 AM4/6/04

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"James" <midwestm...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Fusion. Read about it here and used it on the fenders of my
> cancer-riddled buddy's bike when I fixed it up over the winter. It has
> held up well to the rigors of sitting in his garage.

So I was watching the Speed Channel Auto Auction....A 55 krap chevy sold for
like $300,000.
I was pondering if any mass produced plastic car of today will realize that
kind of return in 50 years. If so what car?

James

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Apr 6, 2004, 10:26:05 AM4/6/04

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That's only about 6% a year Mr. McG. That's not very good, considering
the risks of guessing at the wrong model. You would do better with
soybeans. Or real estate.

James
00CR250

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