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Old May 18, 2009 | 09:57 PM
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I'm looking at a 04 raptor. its blue and has been rolled, now it has the white stress marks in the plastic. Is their anyway to take them away or not as noticable?
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Old May 19, 2009 | 12:40 AM
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only way i can think of to remove it is to clean the faded areas up real good and touch it up with Krylon Fusion or some other plastic compatible paint.
 
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Old May 19, 2009 | 03:08 PM
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ok thanks, would a heat gun help it out at all?
 
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Old May 19, 2009 | 03:27 PM
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Yes, try a hair dryer or heat gun before painting. The heat will dull the stress marks some, just don't overdo it and melt the plastic in the process. Yamaha blue plastic and stress marks are just a fact of life if you ride hard, lol.
 
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Old May 19, 2009 | 03:55 PM
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I'm with 91warrior357. The only way to not see them would be paint. You can reduce them with heat and polish but, they will still be very noticeable. I wouldn't waste my time trying to get rid of them. Stinks I know. : \
 
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Old May 19, 2009 | 04:12 PM
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ok thanks guys,
im trading a 99 sportsman 500 4x4 with 2000kms seat included for this raptor, i can see in the pic that its been rolled, the plastic has stress marks, tail light is broke. its looks to be in good shape other then that. what are some things i should look out for on this atv?
or am i out of my mined to trade. her is asking 2800. mine is woth 3000-3500 at last
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Old May 19, 2009 | 04:18 PM
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here ara some pics of the quad
tell me honestly what ya think
 
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Old May 19, 2009 | 04:19 PM
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Definitely take a good look at the steering stem too. Handle bars look tweaked.
 
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