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09-04-2012, 10:14 AM

BruceDeuce

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I use peanut oil on the black plastic such as switch housings on my motorcycles. Rub it on and let sit for an hour and buff off with a rag and looks new.

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09-06-2012, 07:25 AM

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Check this video out you can make it look new,but its a bit of time and work.

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10-23-2012, 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by 1badtacoma

I was just wondering does anyone know how to restore faded plastic back to shinny new? I have a 2002 prairie 650 and the red plastic is really faded from sitting out in the sun. Is there anyway to buff it and make is shinny again?

I sold professionally online for many years and believe it or not the best thing I have found to use is clear coat spray paint. We called it rebuild in a can. Not only will it seal vacuum leaks but it will restore faded paint quite nicely at the same time.

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03-19-2013, 07:01 AM

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used this before

I have used this method....worked pretty good..was impressed

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Been there done that i recently bought a 02 grizzly 660 red it was sun faded so bad couldnt even tell it was red, if you clean it off with brake cleaner or any cleaner... i used paint thinner, then take a brand new razor blade hold it at a slight angle towards you then push down and drag toward you scraping the plastic do this all over the faded areas until its all the same color then you can either leave it like that or put clear coat on it or use a heat gun and melt the top layer slightly to make it like new hope it helps worked wonders on my griz

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03-19-2013, 07:39 AM

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Had no idea you could bring back plastic by scraping off the faded. That would be fairly time consuming on an ATV though. I've seen some old red ones that are pretty much pink they were faded so bad.

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