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Zxmarc
Posted on Thursday, December 02, 2004 - 08:14 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

does anybody know if i can get scratches out of plastic bodywork?
i just purchased bodywork from a crashed 9r to put on my 12r and wanted to know if paint is my only option

thanks
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Reepicheep


Posted on Thursday, December 02, 2004 - 08:39 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I had good luck with Novus #3, then novus #2, then Harley Cleaner Glaze. That works for surface scratches, and will look perfect when you are done (though you may need to do a lot of it).

Deeper then that, and Buell claims "it can't be repaired". The real answer is probably "it may not be worth the trouble of reparing it". I can't imagine that with a lot of patience and appropriately spaced grits of sandpaper you could not remove just about anything until you are out of plastic. Would probably take forever though.
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Bomber


Posted on Thursday, December 02, 2004 - 10:15 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

along with the time required to remove the material around the damage, you will also be challenged (at least I am!) in matching the contour of the original piece -- it's relatively easy (if somewhat laborious) to create a flat spot where the damage was -- that will stick out like a sore thumb when you get done polishing

it CAN be done, but it ain't short work, nor mindless
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Buellman39
Posted on Thursday, December 02, 2004 - 11:51 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

You bought it off a wrecked 9r so the scratches are most likely going to be deep. You can fill them in then paint the plastic.
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Thepup
Posted on Thursday, December 02, 2004 - 03:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I used 400 grit wet dry sandpaper,then rubbing coumpound,worked really well,it was a pretty deep gouge.
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Slaughter


Posted on Thursday, December 02, 2004 - 06:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

You can get away with more in the white bodywork.

block sand smooth to get the deep scratches out. 400 then 600 then take a couple pieces of 600 sandpaper and wet-sand them face-to-face against each other to "dull" the 600 grit and sand the piece again (all wet sanding by the way) - this almost shines.

Then get a good rubbing compound. If you want to spend the bucks, get a fuzzy bonnet type thingie you can put in your drill motor and get a machine polishing compound (all this is available from a good auto paint jobber) - you don't want to use a hand compound with a machine - it'll just dry out and kinda burn into the plastic.

Just my $0.02 devalued for inflation.

I did a sorta-repair on a friends bike (white) and it sorta came out OK but would have been more visible in the darker colors.
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Schnitzel
Posted on Friday, December 03, 2004 - 12:23 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

you can always remove scratches, when i paint i go up to 2000 grit sand paper , wet sanding only, use 3m hand glaze to fill the last sanding scratches, should shine like new, good luck
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Zxmarc
Posted on Sunday, December 05, 2004 - 07:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

thanks everybody ..
i will try and post results

thanks again
Marc
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