anyway to get scratches off of plastic?

[shane071489]

got an leftover 08 ltr 450 ive had it 2 months and its sratched up and its breaking my heart already any help?

[chargercalvin]

well super fine steelwhool and gas will take the scratches out but your plastics will never be as shiny as they once were. so i wouldnt suggest this unless they are really bad.

[shane071489]

nah just scuffs and scratches thanks though

[MTDman11]

i have seen kits with like a clear solution that fills in cracks. they look brand new after!

[atvmaster0927]

Originally posted by MTDman11
i have seen kits with like a clear solution that fills in cracks. they look brand new after!

link?

[MTDman11]

uhhh honestly man i dont have a link but i remember. was a while ago. if i see it i will post it

[alberto]

I saw a MOTHERS head light buffing kit at the AUTO PARTS store a few weeks ago and I was thinking that it might work. I heard of using a HEAT GUN, but no one ever follows up with pics or results.

[j-rod250r]

i dont know what works great or anything but i tried scratch out they said it worked for plastic on bottle but when i used it. it filled all the cracks in and after i wiped it down like the direction said they stayed white so now my blue plastic has white were all the scratches were and looks worse then it did before just figured id let you before you made the same mistake

[Robin Hood]

Originally posted by alberto
I saw a MOTHERS head light buffing kit at the AUTO PARTS store a few weeks ago and I was thinking that it might work. I heard of using a HEAT GUN, but no one ever follows up with pics or results.

Worth a shot. Did it on my raptor 660 years ago and helped out a bit. Just make sure there's no dirt, water, or any type of residue left on the plastics or it will leave pock marks.

Be careful not to over heat the plastics either.

[countryboy78]

if they are light scratches try floor wax i use and it seems to work decent.and it makes your bike easy to clean.i found mop and glow works the best.my plastic is gray so it dont show scratches to bad.but every time i ride i was the bike and put a fresh coat on.just wipe it on with a soft rag and let it dry.

[shane071489]

floor wax? whats the difference in that and regular wax? i tried to wax it today with turtle wax and mothers and ended up getting wax caked up in the cracks that sucked getting out

[hbkb4]

OK I GOT SCRATCHES ON THE FRONT OF MY 400EX FRON LOADING 2 QUADS N IT SCRAPPED AGAINST IT. ANY IDEAS FOR HOW TO GET IT OUT. PLUS GOT BUNCH OF LIGHT SCRATCHES FROM RIRDING DOWN BUSHY/OVER GROWN TRAILS. THANKS FOR LOOKING.

[countryboy78]

Not sure what the diffrence is between the two.The only thing i can think of is floor wax is like water unlike most wax which is like a paste.You can use floor wax on your wood floor with out leaving white markes.Thats what got me using it.As far as using heat to get them out.I have never heard of thet.I use a heat gun to take out white stress markes.Just dont heat up your plastic to much it dont take much to melt it.

[alberto]

this is what all I have done to remove the scraches on yellow honda plastics:
*first I sanded down the deep scraches with 80 grit
*next I used 120
* followed up with 200
*touched it up with 400
*then 800
*finally wet sand 1000

I am also going to try a product called PLASTICS RENEW IT.

Its taken a long time but its cheeper then buying new plastics. I took some pics but cant figure out how to post them:rolleyes:

[hbkb4]

oh ok. i will try it. its actually my hubbys but i have a 91 mojave n plastics r beat. i will try it on my quad cause i dont wanna mess his up. dont if u sand it though, the color fades? ok. when u click on reply to post, u type ur message n u go down to were it says attach file. then u browse ur pics on ur computer n when u done, u click open. then u submit ur post n pics should be on it.

[shane071489]

yeah thats what i was wondering to if you sand it wont it take the shine off of it?

[countryboy78]

if you sand your plastic it will take the shine away.

[dix racing]

well i ride in the woods so scratches are the norm.......i been using no touch tire care ....spray it on let it set and then i lightly wipe it to spread it evenly...............it makes the plastics look better :eek2: :eek2: :eek2:

[Sjorge450R]

dont use PC plastic renew!!! I used it and it destroyed my plastic. Just a forewarning

[89rwfo]

THERE IS NO WAY TO GET SCRATCHES OUT OF PLASTIC W/OUT DULLING IT. IF YOU HAVE SOME COLORED PLASTIC THAT HAS BEEN CREASED OR BENT AND HAS A WHITE LINE YOU CAN TAKE A HEAT GUN AND SLOWLY HEAT THE AREA UP AND DRAW SOME OF THE COLOR BACK INTO IT. BUT YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO GET IT TOO HOT AND MELT IT.

[chargercalvin]

torch didnt work for me at all. it just made little darker spots. sanding, even with fine grit, will make them smudge really easy unless you use a coating.

the finest steelwool you can buy and gas does a good job but its a tedious process.

[alberto]

The sanding will dull the plastics, but when you start using the finer grit paper 800 or 1000 wet sanding it will start to polish the plastic. Yeah it will never look new again but it will look alot better.

As far as posting pics I have tried everything. Cant figure it out:confused:

[exrider12]

Again.. use a heat gun and sand paper and watch your plastics return to new. sand it down real good and go over it them with the heat gun. simple and very effective.

You people who said you lose shine with this process have never tried it. it brought my plastics back to new.