paint for plastic

[tattoo man]

i have a 1987 shee that i want to change the color of cause i hate purple. can i paint the plastics with a regular car paint in a paint booth? also how do i get the old sticker off? can i use a heat gun on the plastics? what type of prep work do i have to do as far as sanding and what grit paper do i need to use please let me know..........................thanks

[sheefreak]

Yes you can use automotive paint. I would use an adhesive promoter(body shops use it for bumpers and other plastic parts) and a high build flex primer. Some say use a flex agent in the paint, but I didn't and mine has help up fine. But my plastics are cut front and back and are pretty rigid. I used Dupont Chromabase paint and then shot w/clear. I used a pretty course grit(220-300)to rough the plastics up before I shot w/adhesive promoter. There should be no shiny spots left ANYWHERE on the plastics. If it doesn't take well to one spot, it will grow and get worse in no time. Then shoot the primer and from there the process is no different than shooting anything else. Are you familiar w/painting?

[STREETSWEEPAZ]

Alot of flexing going on without race cut fenders up front .....

 

 

You should invest in the flex agent so your paint wont crank all over......................... If you use enough it becomes real flexable - i used it on the padded vinyl dash in a Custom Toyota celica that i once had........

 

 

Ask your paint rep for the best advise.................. I custom paint cars & that but,,, I would have to write an entire page of information & mytyping skills are not that good.................

[theshee]

Vinyl wrap them. It looks as good as custom paint, and lasts way longer. Majicmike knows more about it, shoot him a PM if you are interested.

[lee haallenbeck]

check this place out the have paint and supply's for doing car bumpers lots of flex primers and paints

http://www.urethanesupply.com/dirtbikes.html

[lee haallenbeck]

check this place out the have paint and supply's for doing car bumpers lots of flex primers and paints

http://www.urethanesupply.com/dirtbikes.html

here is another link try this out http://www.urethanesupply.com/atvpainting.html

[kylechs04]

i sanded my plastics down with fine sand paper and got it scratched up really good then used a decent primer its called bulldog. its in a spray can and it did wonders it looks really well

[hinddee29]

First thing that should be done is clean it really really well with prep sol or any automotive prep cleaner. If it has ever had any thing with silicon base product it will fish eye on you. Then sand down 600,800,

1000,1500 grit. By then it should be very smooth. Then prep sol it again, then take a tac cloth to it.

Now you will need a adhesive promoter I use bulldog. Once dry tac cloth it again. Now your ready for your primer. You will want to use a primer for plastic. When dry I wet sand it with 1000 or 1500.

Wipe it down with prep sol. Now it's time for you base coat clear coat. You do not need a flex agent for base coat clear coat. Spray a few coats of base when dry or how ever long the tech sheets say to wait for clear. Lay down a few coats for clear. Make sure to follow the tech sheet specs. Then when dry

yo can wet sand it down to get any dust that may have feel on it when clearing. Then buff out. I do it by hand. Should take to long to get the shine back. The product I have used is valspar base coat clear coat. You can find it in kits which comes with that hardner and reducer.

I have only done one, and wasn't so sure how this would hold up. So when I was done I twisted and bent the plastic and nothing. Not a scratch or chip or crack. Now if you would bend it in half you might get it to crack, but then it may be hard to do. this has been done over a year ago and it still looks like it did the day I did it. Can't believe it I thought for sure after some tuff rides it would get damage,

but not yet. Hope this helps ya. oh the one thing I didn't do and should of is ad some stuff for fish eye.

I spent hours cleaning the plastic, but this one little spot just wouldn't go away.

[91banshee]

i have a 1987 shee that i want to change the color of cause i hate purple. can i paint the plastics with a regular car paint in a paint booth? also how do i get the old sticker off? can i use a heat gun on the plastics? what type of prep work do i have to do as far as sanding and what grit paper do i need to use please let me know..........................thanks

krylon fusion paint works good when the plastics are preped right , it will flex with the plastics

[ClimbAnyHill]

Here's a two page thread on this topic: http://www.bansheehq.com/forums/index.php?...=paint+plastics

[theshee]

Here's a two page thread on this topic: http://www.bansheehq.com/forums/index.php?...=paint+plastics

 

If you use that link climb posted up, you dont need to wet sand the primer to 1000 like I did before. I did my new set to 800 and they are turned out great. I used fusion for all of it this time and it turned out great. You can really bend that fusion and it will not crack, good stuff.