Scratches

[Donjuan400ex]

Okay im sure this has been beaten up already but couldnt find it in any searches. I was wondering if there was anyone that has tried to sand and polish the scratches out of there plastics then tried to spray a layer of clear back on the plastic!! i have tried the armor all and tire shine products and even othere plastic renew products but still not getting the shine back that i want!! any help would be great!!

[2007TRX400EX]

on my old quad i used a propane toarch, (very lightly) and burnt the white spots that had scratches and they went back to red. then i put something on it and they looked good.

[tri5ron]

this might help...

http://www.exriders.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=373440&highlight=super+shiney+plastics

[nastyrider17]

Here's this one:

http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=666479&highlight=

[Donjuan400ex]

hey thanks nastyrider17!! I tried to pull up the pics but not avaliable any more but it gives me a start!!

[nastyrider17]

Originally posted by Donjuan400ex
hey thanks nastyrider17!! I tried to pull up the pics but not avaliable any more but it gives me a start!!

No problem.

Do these work for you?

Before:
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e289/kj790/DSCF0907.jpg

After:
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e289/kj790/DSCF0910.jpg

[mdt75crazy]

how do they look from all that sanding when the polish wears off though?

[nastyrider17]

I'm guessing not too bad. 2000 grit is pretty fine. Plus you can just put more polish on it.

[Donjuan400ex]

yea they look good but wonder if a someone has used any clear coat on the plastic before?? just wonder what it might look like??

[Oz24]

Plastic renew work extremly well. I did in on my blacks and was hella impressed.

[-TheDude-]

Originally posted by Donjuan400ex
Okay im sure this has been beaten up already but couldnt find it in any searches. I was wondering if there was anyone that has tried to sand and polish the scratches out of there plastics then tried to spray a layer of clear back on the plastic!! i have tried the armor all and tire shine products and even othere plastic renew products but still not getting the shine back that i want!! any help would be great!!

lol its an OFF ROAD bike scratches happen!

[2007TRX400EX]

^ agreed

[mdt75crazy]

well no **** sherlock... whats wrong with us wanting to keep our bikes looking nice?

[Donjuan400ex]

Originally posted by mdt75crazy
well no **** sherlock... whats wrong with us wanting to keep our bikes looking nice?

Agreed haha I just like to have a clean lookin bike!! If you ride hard why not look clean doing it.

[-TheDude-]

Originally posted by mdt75crazy
well no **** sherlock... whats wrong with us wanting to keep our bikes looking nice?

I clean my bike after every race/ride just like everyone else but i dont go out of my way to worry about getting scratches off my bike lol

[sc400ex_rider]

someone on here swears by mop and glow floor polish.
http://www.exriders.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6686&highlight=mop%2A+and+glow

[honda01400ex]

i would use a heat gun it works good