Suzuki Quadracer HQ
LT500R Quadracer => LT500 - General Discussion => Topic started by: DJlaw1995 on November 16, 2013, 07:56:16 pm
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i have used what i said before, i also used plastic wax when i was done on a high speed buffer, when you start sanding
make sure to go the same way all the time, once you put the cross hatch marks in it they are a pain to get out.
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Ya im not liking the blade on the quad plastics either..
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that blade is a ton of work, easy to do on a dirt bike, way less fender to clean. use the steel wool and call me in the morning. lol
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I don't like using the scraper. It seems to cause more work in the long run because the ridges it makes. I have an idea to maybe fix that though and once I test Ill post my results!
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I've sanded down the surface using 600 grit wet & dry then washed the bejezus out of it... Then let the plastic sit out in the sun, ran hot water over the spray can & applied light coats. It's probably rebadged krylon clear but I had good results ymmv
(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j300/Dezsled/photo19.jpg)
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Groutaone figured out probably the best way to do it here. I've had extremely good luck with this method when trying it on seeerrriioouusslllyyyyy scaled plastic.
http://youtu.be/mKHeZusdTTM
But like Greek said, 0000 steel wool will work but the upside to the blade scraping is that it completely levels the plastic. I tried using steel wool only on a Tri-Z front fender and I ended up with little 'tumor' spots where the plastic wasn't as completely dead in one spot as another.
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0000 steel wool, your not gonna have the shine of new plastic, but it will take some off and brighten them back up.
you can also use mop & glow, this will put like a wax coating on them and give you a nice little shine. the finer stuff you use the better they will look. just dont go crazy and start sanding them with 80 grit. you can also wet sand them. just use very fine material. they will always be brittle tho if bike sat outside most of its life.
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I have an 87 with oem plastic . problem is previous owner left it sit out in the sun. Now they are faded and a little brittle. Id there any wsy to save them?