How To: Shave your fenders

[BlasterEaten250]

Many people are asking how to cut fenders. My brother did his and it looks very good and professional. I will go through the steps on how to do it.

1. Make sure your quad is clean. A pressure nozzle or power washer works good. Spray it down, and get all the big chunks of mud off. Next, spray simple green everywhere on the quad. Let it sit for about 5 minutes. Then spray the whole quad again with the power washer. Dry everything off with rags thouroghly. Spray armoral plastic shiner and finisher on the plastics. Then wipe down good with dry rags.

It should look like this when it is finished...(clean)

[BlasterEaten250]

Next, after it is clean, take a highlighter and make lines on your plastics to get a general idea of where you want to make your cuts. Put electrical tape on the lines. Check that both sides are even and line up. Make sure you are happy with the design before you cut (cant go back after you cut) After you put the electrical tape on you are ready for the next step.

[BlasterEaten250]

Rough sketch of popular choice, but remember it is up to you.

[BlasterEaten250]

Now, a good, clean way to cut the plastics is a saber saw (jig saw) The best way to cut the plastics is while they are still on the machine. Cut up against the line of the electrical tape. You can fine tune later, but just get the main part of the plastics off for now. Just dont make it to sloppy.

After you have got the main bulk off. Look at the plastics from up above. You want the lines to have a nice clean look to them and not all wavy. Try to smooth out any noticable waves with the saw. Repeat on the other side.

[BlasterEaten250]

After you have everything fine tuned, take some course sand paper and sand the edges. This gets all the rough shavings off. Then do the same with fines sand paper, untill the sides are smooth. You might see some white on the parts you sanded. That leads to the next step.

[BlasterEaten250]

Now, take a lighter, and light the part were you have cut. This takes out all the white, unfinished look of were you have cut. It makes it have a factory finished appearence.



This is what it should look like in the end.

[BlasterEaten250]

Cutting your fenders helps you control your atv in the air, as well as makes it look good. Be warned though, they can make you get muddy easier.

Things you will need:
1. Cleaning materials to wash your atv.
2. Highlighter
3. Electrical tape
4. Jigsaw
5. Sand paper (rough grit, and fine grit)
6. Lighter.

If you have any questions feel free to ask.

[BlasterEaten250]

You can also shave your rear fenders. It makes it even more controlable in the air, as well as makes it look better. Here is a picture of shaved rear fenders. (this is thebigsd's 400ex)

[zeppelin]

Originally posted by BlasterEaten250
You can also shave your rear fenders. It makes it even more controlable in the air, as well as makes it look better. Here is a picture of shaved rear fenders. (this is thebigsd's 400ex)

It is usualy done for hybrids so that the kickstart will clear the plastics

[Ripitupfilms]

cutting the rear does not effect anything in the air and the cutting of the front is also a myth.. but it does make it look better