Body Prep

[Blasterb0y794]

i have a 1992 blaster and it has purple plastics on so what i was gunna do is go on to e-bay and look for used plastics and fix them and everything else but i kinda just want to paint the purple ones now but i dont want the paint to chip and flake off, i want it to be on there good so i was wondering how you would prep the plastics and what kind of paint to use

 

[rocky318]

is it gonna be spray paint or automotive paint

 

[flyers42091]

Depends what tools and supply's you have access to.
For mine I sanded down the plastic, filled all the deep scratches and holes with pudy. Sanded that down then put primer on, then sanded that. Couple layers of auto body paint, then a few layers of clear. Then i buffed it all to a glossy finish.
Mine still chipped though cause i rushed through it and did it real quick. I got sick of sitting around not riding. lol...well and i rolled it on the paved road, i don't think it would have chipped if i hadn't done that.

 

[rocky318]

scuff it first then use some plastic bonding spray paint like krylon fusion for plastic. my plastics are painted with automotive paint i scuffed and sanded out the bad scratches, then sprayed on some ppg advanced plastic bond stuff. primer went on after that, then paint, then clear coat. i ran it through some sharp bushes and didnt even scratch it

 

[trailripper1500]

i used a mouse sander with 120 grit sandpaper and 3 coats of krylon fusion. they're rough to the touch, so do i need to put clearcoat on? or should i buy a mothers ball and buff them first? idk.

 

[Blasterb0y794]

clear coat

 

[YamaRider]

Regardless of what you do, no matter what you use, and how you prep it, paint on plastic fenders will never hold up perfectly. If done right it'll be ok for a while, but brushing up against tree branches, getting roosted by your buddies, and hitting them with your boot when you swing your leg over the seat will all still chip it and crack it. The only place that paint on fenders really seems to hold up is in the dunes because there's nothing to damage the paint. And then it can still get sandblasted and cracked when you start flipping over and such. Once the paint starts chipping it'll look worse than it did when it was all purple. Yamaha's plastics are just too flexible and waxy.

 

[bacardiboy]

I tend to agree with yamarider, it is really tough to paint these plastics. Listen to rocky or flyers if you are going to but I almost think in the long run your either better off keeping yours (blaster purple looks pretty cool) or buying some new plastics off ebay, bcause once they started chipping and cracking (even stress cracks) they look pretty bad.

 

[rocky318]

yea if you do alot of rough trail riding were the tree limbs and branches beat it up regularly i wouldnt do it unless you have the time and money to redo it when it needs it.
but we have painted a raptor 660 about 3or4 years ago, its been put though hell and the paint still looks real good.