| Author | Message | ||
     Luisemilio25r |
Does anybody have experience working with this mold in color plastics? I want to get rid of some scratches on the airbox and also some deep scratches on one of the pods. I don't really need it to look like new. I'm planning on wraping the bodywork with flat vinyl. The only reason why I want to get rid of the scratches is because if not, they will be visible through the very thin vinyl wrap. Of course if later I want to remove the wraping, then I will have to polish the plastics. | ||
| Mountainstorm |
Work your way up through the grits of wet sand paper. Then Novus. Then Wax. No power nothing or you'll be sorry. Maybe a slow speed DA with a foam pad and some Tiger Cut on it...but any circular buffer will make swirls. | ||
| Rpm4x4 |
I wet sand and buff just as if it were clearcoat. It looks better than the day I bought it. I layed it down soon after I bought it and deeply grooved the left pod. I used the crap out of a DA, buffed it and you couldnt tell. I bet I sanded half of the material off. It still buffed out. | ||
| Luisemilio25r |
Thanks! Would you keep the body work on the bike or do you think is a good idea to remove it from the bike? Thank you for your responses. | ||
| Finedaddy1 |
This may help. http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/290 431/573869.html?1276713432 | ||
| Mountainstorm |
I would take the plastics off for sure. | ||
| Froggy |
I can strip all the bodywork off your bike in about 10 minutes. Having the parts off the bike makes it easier to work with on your bench or other preferred work environment. Also, you won't accidentally sand part of your frame if you slip. | ||
| Jaimec |
I buffed out some DEEP gouges in my 1125R's fairing earlier this year. Started with medium grade dry paper, then progressively finer and finer grit, finally wet finishing paper. Buffed the final product with Novus and a soft terry cloth and you'd have to look real close in bright sunshine to see where the work was done. | ||
| Luisemilio25r |
What grade of sandpaper would you use to start and finish? The scratches are not that deep. The worst one is the one on the airbox that I did with my belt buckle. |
