How to paint ATV plastics

This is the best way to paint ATV plastic fenders and other parts. Will not scratch off or peel off. This method was recommend to me by a bodyshop guy that fixes plastic car bumpers ! Wet sand 600-800 grit, Adhesion promoter and spray paint

[@jimholley2697]

Got a tip from aircraft field, spray on stripper, cover stripper with straps of wax paper. It will keep stripper from drying out to fast.

[@numidian5191]

Great job on this video! Thanks!

[@watkinsme4629]

Thanks great help, I need to paint an entire Atv.

[@kadensevern6022]

How did it work out i got to do the same thing

[@watkinsme4629]

@@kadensevern6022 Not sure Haven't did it yet, Got 3 others to do mechanical work on.

[@livefreeordie5033]

Great job👍 And I hope that you're wearing a mask my friend. Cheers.

[@indianatone218]

Thanks for showing us straight to the point with what we need I tried 5 others before I came across yours I stopped watching there's just waffle and no detail well done thanks for showing us cheers Ant from Wales UK subscribed 👍

[@luckyvet]

I can't stand what you call 'waffle.' Guys with good intentions shooting their mouth off about shit we don't care about. Get to the point dammit. Most 15 minute vids can be summarized in 2 minutes.

[@FASTLANETV14]

Thx

[@fixitmoditbreakit7982]

Would sand blasting work instead of sanding do you think?

[@barrycarleton4326]

I intend to spray all the panels on my 2012 Spy-racing quad in Mazda soul red while we stop using it in the winter. How about you doing it first on a bike? Then I wont worry! thanks.

[@obspowerstroke1864]

Wanting to paint my rzr white will it chip off if threes hit it ? We go mudding and trees will wack it

[@ismaelcastillo1645]

Yeah bro, don’t do it

[@andyberndt4218]

Hey Eric! I'm looking to do this to the fenders on my Yamaha 3 wheeler. How did this hold up? I have done some research and it looks like the thing that people have the most problem with is the clear coat breaking when the fenders bend slightly. Has that been an issue for you?

[@rotorway133]

Hello Andy, I swear to god that I haven't had any problems whats so ever !!! No peeling, no cracking....nothing !! The secret is really in properly Wet Sanding everywhere. Also, Adhesion Promoter about 5-10 minutes before spray paint. 1 or 2 coats of paint....then you can also spray clear if you wish. I must say though that I have been in the woods and all, and so far all is still 100% perfect. Although...I would certainly not use a a sharp tool and try to scratch the paint off because the paint does not penetrate the plastics, it is held on the plastics by bonding to he Adhesion Promoter...like on your car for example....you can scratch the paint off. Really excessive warping of the fenders might ( maybe) crack the paint but so far it hasn't on mine

[@tracyjahay9322]

Just ran across this. You have to sweat plastic with a butane torch then quickly wipe with rubbing alcohol. This releases the slick material (silicone) that is inbeded in plastic to help release from a mold. Do this first then, scuff, then clean, then adhesion promoter, then paint, then clear!

[@stephanel203]

what is the name for the spay can before paint

[@rotorway133]

Adhesion Promoter. That is the name

[@ntj030885]

How has it held up for you? I have some fenders that need to be painted.

[@rotorway133]

The video was made 2 yrs ago. I just sold my ATV last May ( 2020) . The buyer was amazed how good the paint job was. I mean...it was a 2002 Polaris 500. Of course if you ride in heavy wooded areas and keep scrapping it with branches, it will damage the paint but if you ride on normal cleared trails, the paint will last for years

[@ntj030885]

eric racine thanks. I shouldn’t be in rough stuff. Mostly open trails. Thanks for the tip.

[@MrPancho728]

So what if it’s a new atv that you want to paint a different color

[@wvangus82]

I have some red plastic I want to paint white and blue. Wonder if it'll turn out pink? lol

[@MangoLokito]

Throw a grey primer down first

[@lunacyworks]

If your keeping it the same color then restoring the natural plastic would have been about the same amount of work, a bit more sanding then polishing and your there.

[@joshuabrackenbury2313]

By using 800 grit your paint will only last 12 to 18 months max. 400 grit is were you want to start...

[@rotorway133]

Hum.....the finer the grit, the less marks it leaves behind. Besides.....the goal is to dull the surface so the Adhesion Promoter bonds well

[@MrBonney1990]

@@rotorway133brother..I swear…these kids are fucking clueless little pansies.. 52…built my own home..load my own ammo…and LOVE your style.. I’ll bet ya 2 to 1 most of these candyasses giving you hell are millennials..fuck em’

[@icravebeauty9973]

I feel like a different color would have been better to show us that it can cover an old color and repaint but still good video!

[@zeroto3008]

My paint still rubs off

[@chantelrhine8965]

Use a filler primer

[@chantelrhine8965]

Might want to put. a clear coat on that lol this won't last

[@rotorway133]

I did a few weeks after. Now the ATV is sold....but the paint job was still amazing

[@refugeinc.159]

Should have just continued wet sanding, and then buff. Would have looked brand new, and won't chip off eventually like paint will.

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[@rylandbriar6085]

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[@stevenroman3564]

@Joziah Keanu definitely, been watching on flixzone} for since november myself :)

[@rosereneisboss901]

just use brakleen or wd-40 to remove paint

[@bodeine454]

But do body shops use spray can paint to paint plastics? That surprises me if they do because for most of a professionals painting they use high end two part automotive paint that you have to mix and has hardener etc in it.?.?.?

[@rotorway133]

Of course they don't. The body shop guy knows enough his "stuff" to advise me how to do it at home.....for people like me who want to do it themselves. Then again....you can always send yours to get a $2000 paint job

[@bodeine454]

@@rotorway133 Not me, not for what I wanna do. I'm gonna be painting a Harbor Freight Predator engine shroud red and white to try to match an older early '80s Snapper Hi Vac self propelled lawnmower with. I just wanna make sure it's gonna stick pretty well. Sometimes it's hard not to bump into things when your mowing...

[@chantelrhine8965]

@@bodeine454 use high temperature paint

[@IMPORTANTVIDEOS7]

Brother, please please wear a little mask or vent real good when spraying any paints bro. The long term effects there finding out are devasting to our lungs.

[@agpjgpoiawe]

Stopped by just to tell people. NEVER paint your freaking plastics. NEVER, it is absolutely the dumbest thing you can do to any parts on an atv or dirt bike. These machines are designed to go through hell and paint is not. No amount of prep and work will make your paint job last. In absolutely no time at all your paint job will look the same. If you want a different color quit being cheap and save for plastics. If you want to restore them, instead of paint use a razor blade lightly shave the plastic down in areas with deep gouges, return with 400 grit sand paper (WET), heat with heat gun, return with 800 grit (WET), heat with heat gun, return with 1000 grit, heat with heat gun, polish with a Clean and Dry polish wheel. You will have brand new looking plastics. NO heat gun? no worries, steal your moms hair dryer while she isnt home, takes a lot longer than a heat gun but you will get rid of the white spots and get your color back regardless

[@dimitrislapiotis7462]

what if you're planning using it just on asphalt? will a good prep (adhesion promoter/primer/sealer/paint) last?

[@rotorway133]

@@dimitrislapiotis7462 yes...for years

[@ricknelson2214]

In my case I have to paint because I have a 84 yz 80 and only could find a red shroud and the bike is yellow,they don't sell an aftermarket one and been looking for a yellow one for more than a year.

[@MrBonney1990]

Aw horseshit buddy… How much off roading do you actually do? Apparently, not enough than you realize the need for such a procedure, is absolutely perfect if you’re rock crawling, muddying, bashing, etc. When you get a scratch…you pull out the flat, camo, fizz bomb …touch it up…and it looks new again… I guess if you own a trailer queen, or you’re one of those suburban kids who thinks he goes four wheeling , but really rides subdivision gravel roads and other BS. I’m 52…I own 2 jeeps…the 78’? Black , flat, fizzbombed like a bitch…just like the 2 quads we use to hunt… For fucks sake man…I’m not entering car shows… Your comment? Not the dumbest for sure… Just the most misguided…you sound like one of those little boys driving those riceburner cars who think they’re race car drivers… You sure as hell ain’t from the country….we use duct tape and spray paint all the time….we have to.. We actually USE our shit….tear it up…fix it/touch it up…. Then we do it all over again… Fuck, you’re a millennial aren’t you?

[@agpjgpoiawe]

@@ricknelson2214 I’m gonna let you in on a secret. Don’t you go sharing it 🤣. Take all your plastics including the red one and run them in yellow rit dye. The red one will take many many times to dye out yellow but will eventually have the right hue. I will say it again, NEVER paint plastics