Blue plastic repairs ?

[rigger]

Just bought an older blue Banshee. Plastics have the normal wear and tear.

Just wondering if there is a way to get rid of the white area where the plastic has been bent. You know the white that shows up when you bend a blue fender.

Maybe a heat gun? Anybody every try to warm the color back into it or is it a lost cause.

Thanks.

[John451]

yeah heating it works great. I had sunbleached fenders and i used my plastic welder heat gun and it brought it back to life.
To the right's a shadow where it goes from red to pink to darker, darker's shadow.

[xrdrsux]

paint them

[xrdrsux]

pm sent to ya.

[tom450r]

HEAT GUN it can be done 100 times & it still works, paint sucks!!! good luck.

[John451]

Originally posted by tom450r
HEAT GUN it can be done 100 times & it still works, paint sucks!!! good luck.

Exactly...

[xrdrsux]

umm.. paint dont suck too bad.. what have you done wrong in your previous attempts.
http://www.exriders.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=342927

http://www.exriders.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=338617

[pbugaiski]

definitely the heat gun works
my wifes is black and that worked for hers also i sanded them down with 2000 grit and mop and glowed it
now i just put on tire protector (i wipe off all xtra residue) and its stayin nice:devil: :devil:

[JimmyHoffa]

Hey I was thinking about getting a blue YFZ, and I had a few questions. First, can you get those stress marks that Yamahas are known for just by riding agressively, or is a flip down a hill required for this to happen? Also, do Maier's factory replica fenders have the same problem? is it just a quirk that plagues all blue plastics? Thanks.

[tom450r]

yes it's a blue plastic quirk but yes heat can fix it