Painting plastic
Jun 3, 2005 | 09:49 AM
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Believe it or not my cousin is a painter and he said you have to skuff the plastics up so the paint will be able to stick. They also make a paint that is just for plastiks. Not sure where i saw this but i will search for it.
Jun 3, 2005 | 10:21 AM
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Never looked into doing the quad with it, but I do car interiors for a job on the side and I use Krylon Fusion paint, its specially made for plastics and if I'm not mistaken it does have a flex agent in it, which I would believe to be almost mandatory for use on something like a quad. You can find this paint at most any automotive stores, pep boys, autozone, advance auto etc.
Jun 3, 2005 | 04:03 PM
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My DS has been painted for a couple of years. The plastic must be sanded really well and you have to use a paint with a flex additive. BUT regardless of how great the prep work is, YOU MUST BE CAREFUL WITH IT.
I'm not the most careful person in the world and my paint is NOT holding up as well as some others that were painted by the same person.
I'm not the most careful person in the world and my paint is NOT holding up as well as some others that were painted by the same person.
Jun 3, 2005 | 08:37 PM
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Painting plastic is tough!!! just sanding does not do it, most plastics you don't have to sand, they rely on chemical adhesion rather than mechanical. Best advice is take it to a bumper shop that repairs rubber bumpers, have your plastic bead blasted and primed with an elastomeric primer. when you get it back just scuff and shoot using the flex additive for whatever system you're spraying. Krylon Fusion is a joke on our plastic. Its not made for polyethelene. which is what our plastic is. Most aftermarket is made from polyprpolene which is very painter friendly, that is what most bumpers and extereior trim is made of. Hope this helps without being too confusing. John.
Jun 3, 2005 | 08:53 PM
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heres wut i would do...im in autobody classes so u can take my advice..... wet sand the plastic...or believe it or not u can use scotch brite as well. scuff it up real nice,(if wet sandin wait till dry) then use krylon fusion plastic paint.
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Originally posted by: crazypainter
Painting plastic is tough!!! just sanding does not do it, most plastics you don't have to sand, they rely on chemical adhesion rather than mechanical. Best advice is take it to a bumper shop that repairs rubber bumpers, have your plastic bead blasted and primed with an elastomeric primer. when you get it back just scuff and shoot using the flex additive for whatever system you're spraying. Krylon Fusion is a joke on our plastic. Its not made for polyethelene. which is what our plastic is. Most aftermarket is made from polyprpolene which is very painter friendly, that is what most bumpers and extereior trim is made of. Hope this helps without being too confusing. John.
Painting plastic is tough!!! just sanding does not do it, most plastics you don't have to sand, they rely on chemical adhesion rather than mechanical. Best advice is take it to a bumper shop that repairs rubber bumpers, have your plastic bead blasted and primed with an elastomeric primer. when you get it back just scuff and shoot using the flex additive for whatever system you're spraying. Krylon Fusion is a joke on our plastic. Its not made for polyethelene. which is what our plastic is. Most aftermarket is made from polyprpolene which is very painter friendly, that is what most bumpers and extereior trim is made of. Hope this helps without being too confusing. John.
Jun 3, 2005 | 09:48 PM
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Originally posted by: crazypainter
Painting plastic is tough!!! just sanding does not do it, most plastics you don't have to sand, they rely on chemical adhesion rather than mechanical. Best advice is take it to a bumper shop that repairs rubber bumpers, have your plastic bead blasted and primed with an elastomeric primer. when you get it back just scuff and shoot using the flex additive for whatever system you're spraying. Krylon Fusion is a joke on our plastic. Its not made for polyethelene. which is what our plastic is. Most aftermarket is made from polyprpolene which is very painter friendly, that is what most bumpers and extereior trim is made of. Hope this helps without being too confusing. John.
Painting plastic is tough!!! just sanding does not do it, most plastics you don't have to sand, they rely on chemical adhesion rather than mechanical. Best advice is take it to a bumper shop that repairs rubber bumpers, have your plastic bead blasted and primed with an elastomeric primer. when you get it back just scuff and shoot using the flex additive for whatever system you're spraying. Krylon Fusion is a joke on our plastic. Its not made for polyethelene. which is what our plastic is. Most aftermarket is made from polyprpolene which is very painter friendly, that is what most bumpers and extereior trim is made of. Hope this helps without being too confusing. John.
If or when I paint my plastic fenders I will follow "crazypainter's" advise! ATV plastic is not easy paint, make look good & last. IMO
Jun 3, 2005 | 09:52 PM
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Originally posted by: CountryJoeGlass
If or when I paint my plastic fenders I will follow "crazypainter's" advise! ATV plastic is not easy paint, make look good & last. IMO
Originally posted by: crazypainter
Painting plastic is tough!!! just sanding does not do it, most plastics you don't have to sand, they rely on chemical adhesion rather than mechanical. Best advice is take it to a bumper shop that repairs rubber bumpers, have your plastic bead blasted and primed with an elastomeric primer. when you get it back just scuff and shoot using the flex additive for whatever system you're spraying. Krylon Fusion is a joke on our plastic. Its not made for polyethelene. which is what our plastic is. Most aftermarket is made from polyprpolene which is very painter friendly, that is what most bumpers and extereior trim is made of. Hope this helps without being too confusing. John.
Painting plastic is tough!!! just sanding does not do it, most plastics you don't have to sand, they rely on chemical adhesion rather than mechanical. Best advice is take it to a bumper shop that repairs rubber bumpers, have your plastic bead blasted and primed with an elastomeric primer. when you get it back just scuff and shoot using the flex additive for whatever system you're spraying. Krylon Fusion is a joke on our plastic. Its not made for polyethelene. which is what our plastic is. Most aftermarket is made from polyprpolene which is very painter friendly, that is what most bumpers and extereior trim is made of. Hope this helps without being too confusing. John.
If or when I paint my plastic fenders I will follow "crazypainter's" advise! ATV plastic is not easy paint, make look good & last. IMO