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Old May 23, 2009 | 12:00 PM
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Angry xp camo not durable

I am noticing that the camo on my xp gets scraped off really easy. i ran through some brush and i have 3 small spots that the camo came off. not really big spots but my 2004 never had this issue and i ran through the brush looking for horns all the time. Has anyone else noticed this? I am not talking running into trees here just driving through small brush. I think they might have changed the type of camo or the type of application process.
 
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Old May 23, 2009 | 12:06 PM
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i think its a painted on now. before it was like a vehicle type sticker wasnt it?
just guessing tho
 
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Old May 23, 2009 | 03:02 PM
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The camo on my 500 is very durable;they must have changed something.....I keep waiting for it to turn purple though....
 
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Old May 23, 2009 | 05:04 PM
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Camo doesn't care for sunlight.....my 07 X2 is parked in my garage and when I'm out riding, I try and find shade when parking. Hard to find a tree in the desert sometimes. I have 1271 problem free miles on my 500 and it's been outside in the desert sun quite a bit and no fading at this point. I keep the ATV clean and wax with Pledge often....the Pledge helps with hiding the scratches big time and maybe helps with the fade problem. (?) .....and then there's that lemony fragrance.........
 
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Old May 23, 2009 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by NoJoke
Camo doesn't care for sunlight.....my 07 X2 is parked in my garage and when I'm out riding, I try and find shade when parking. Hard to find a tree in the desert sometimes. I have 1271 problem free miles on my 500 and it's been outside in the desert sun quite a bit and no fading at this point. I keep the ATV clean and wax with Pledge often....the Pledge helps with hiding the scratches big time and maybe helps with the fade problem. (?) .....and then there's that lemony fragrance.........
I use the ORANGE scent myself! LOL!
 
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Old May 25, 2009 | 08:14 AM
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The only issue I have had with the XP Camo is the scratches I got from rolling it, The scrathes are light and the only damage to the machine, they blend right into the camo.
 
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Old May 25, 2009 | 01:04 PM
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No problem here either,can you post a pic or 2 to let us see what your talking about... Mine is super durable..
 
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Old May 25, 2009 | 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by eggenz7
i think its a painted on now. before it was like a vehicle type sticker wasnt it?
just guessing tho

I think so. I've got areas of paint missing on my fenders from bushwhacking too.
 
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Old May 26, 2009 | 07:32 AM
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It looks different underneath the fenderwells. I am going to be livid if it does not hold up as well as it did on my 05. Other than where I rolled it the camo looked perfect. It went through a lot of heavy brush and the "scratches" wiped off because it was the tree that transferred onto the plastic not the other way around.
 
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Old May 26, 2009 | 09:40 AM
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I have not noticed any chips or marks of any kind on my bike & it has seen a lot of brush & branches. It is holding up very well.
 
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