Painting My Plastics

[Mijski44]

A friend of mine is a nasty artist and does air brush work in my area on people's riding helmets. I asked him if he could do a custom paint job on my shee and he said no problem just buy the paint. I'm not exactly sure what type of paint i should use, regular car paint might not work b/c it might crack when my plastics bend. Has anyone done this and what type of paint did you use? THanks!

[XxMeltIcexX]

If your friends a professional, ask him...

[Mijski44]

If your friends a professional, ask him...

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Yea he is, but he's not a proffesional on ATV's and what paint to use. Thanks for the help.

[Badshee22]

A friend of mine is a nasty artist and does air brush work in my area on people's riding helmets.  I asked him if he could do a custom paint job on my shee and he said no problem just buy the paint.  I'm not exactly sure what type of paint i should use, regular car paint might not work b/c it might crack when my plastics bend.  Has anyone done this and what type of paint did you use?  THanks!

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I've painted quad plastics twice. I am fortunate enough to be in autobody business so I have all the right struff. The only thing that will really look nice is a base/clear system. I used Dupont once and just painted mine with Standox. Your local paint store that supplies body shops can give all the right materials and tell you what to use. all the paint systems have flex additiives that go in the clear and primer(if Used) that allow for flex. I just rolled mine in the sand 2 full roles and didn't damage the paint. The big thing is to prep them thoroghly, especiallly if thier used. If heavy scratches are in the plastic youll probably have to prime and resand before you can paint. This can be a challenging project but very rewarding, hope this helps.

[Mijski44]

I've painted quad plastics twice.  I am fortunate enough to be in autobody business so I have all the right struff.  The only thing that will really look nice is a base/clear system.  I used Dupont once and just painted mine with Standox.  Your local paint store that supplies body shops can give all the right materials and tell you what to use.  all the paint systems have flex additiives that go in the  clear and primer(if Used) that allow for flex.  I just rolled mine in the sand 2 full roles and didn't damage the paint.  The big thing is to prep them thoroghly, especiallly if thier used.  If heavy scratches are in the plastic youll probably have to prime  and resand before you can paint.  This can be a challenging project but very rewarding, hope this helps.

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This will definitly get me started in the right direction, thanks for sharing your knowledge with me, it will really help!

[RNBRAD]

I've painted quad plastics twice.  I am fortunate enough to be in autobody business so I have all the right struff.  The only thing that will really look nice is a base/clear system.  I used Dupont once and just painted mine with Standox.  Your local paint store that supplies body shops can give all the right materials and tell you what to use.  all the paint systems have flex additiives that go in the  clear and primer(if Used) that allow for flex.  I just rolled mine in the sand 2 full roles and didn't damage the paint.  The big thing is to prep them thoroghly, especiallly if thier used.  If heavy scratches are in the plastic youll probably have to prime  and resand before you can paint.  This can be a challenging project but very rewarding, hope this helps.

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Good info!! I'll keep you in mind. Paint work is my next project.