i am the proud owner of a 2001 scrambler 500 2x4, love the bike, but i ride hard and in alot of muddy conditions, so my plastic is taking a beating, can you all give me some tips on care and what i can do to my plastic to keep my 500 looking good. any great care products?

 

Are they just scratches or is it cracked? If they are just scratches I've heard that the 3M marine protectant is really good. (Chime in here Mod if that's not right). I've been using, believe it or not is pledge. It works great and doesn't attract too much dirt. Just remember to buff it off real good or it will. Some I know use car wax, armour all and others but if your plastic is really scratched then I've heard some pretty good things about that Plastic Renew(if you have the patience).

 

I wash mine with soap and water and then let it dry and then spray STP son of a gun on it and let it sit. Mine looks like new when I do it. Hope it works for you !

 

I used the plasti renew on my 2wd. It looks nice but it dosent want to stay on. Evry time I wash it there are little places where it has chipped off. You just re apply it, but its a pain. Next time ill buy new plastic.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif[/img]

 

Hey how hard was it to do the plastic renew? Is there a lot of sanding? About how long did it take you? Lots of ???? huh.

 

I guess I got about 3 evenings in it. Maybe 6 hrs. 220 sandpaper, 320, then 400 then more 400 . Its kinda tedious but my fenders are race cut so it wasnt much area to do. Im really satisfied with it, except for the chipping. I wouldnt even think of trying it on my 4by. It gets abused, and pressure washed. But if you run in the sand then its prob worth it. (oh yeah mines white) that hides a LOT.

 

Hey what all did you do to get your 2by down to 365 lbs. I'd like to weigh mine sometime to see how much I've taken off.

 

Im not real sure about that. Matter of fact I just changed my sig. What I did was split weigh it with a bathroom scale. I put the front end on a 2x6 board weighed it, then did the rear. Then added the two. then subtract the board. Split weighing is accurate with dump trucks, but 365 sounds kinda lite. I mean the guys with chrome molly subframes are that heavy. But I did take evrything off that didnt need to be there. Even the battery charge coils. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

The way I weighed mine is, I took two bathroom scales that are not digital and stood my quad straight up on the back wheels and put a scale under each wheel. You will need help. I got mine down to 376 and mine has been lighten with chromoly. With aluminum wheels and haulers. I still have my front brakes and starter.

 

thanks for your input, just got back on too see advice, my plastic is red, its not cracked, just all scratched up