Hi All,
The composite racks on my 1995 Xplorer are very faded. Can these be effectively painted or covered with bed liner? I don't want to do something and have it just scrape off easily.

Also, does anyone know what kind of material these racks are made of? Are they plastic? Fiberglass? What the heck are they?

I've attached a pic of a new rack just as a refresher for those who are not familiar with the older Polaris atvs.

Thanks

 

Dont know about Polaris, but my old Kawasaki Praire were fiberglass infused plastic, very tough, I used tire black on them to make them look good. Laated for a few washes then had to recoat.

 

Mine were faded real bad. I cleaned/degreased real good. Then, hit them with adhesion promoter, and then krylon fusion satin black. Holds up great.

 

Wow Powerranger262! That looks great. I'm going to give it a shot.

Which adhesion promoter did you use?

 

Dupli color.

 

Looks great , really great...will be interested to see how long it lasts with normal wear and tear? Please keep us posted..

 

Thanks I'll let you know how it turns out.

 

It's good stuff. I've pressure washed that machine a few times now, no damage.
I also did all the plastics on my old truck years ago. No fade, and it was very durable.

 

Plasti dip is another option, but it really doesn't take any abuse. It would rub off those racks.
Did the hood on my XLT.

 

Looks great on the hood of a snowmobile. I agree it would rub off pretty quick on atv racks.