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Scooters - 125 to 300 => Xciting 250 => Topic started by: BigOrange on June 03, 2012, 04:54:50 PM
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I have an Orange 2007 Xciting 250. I love it. Plastic is starting to fade around instrument cluster and handle bars. I need a product to treat the darker matte plastic.
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That's an ongoing issue. Every product from Baby Oil to Mothers/3m/regular car wax works. I have painted mine to get rid of the issue.
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What kind of paint did you use? I have tried a couple of the all purpose cleaners. They will work for a few hours. I am in the desert and I do not have a garage. I have a cover and I park it at a covered spot at the office. It is hot in the desert. I will probably have to resort to painting the matte plastic. The two tone seat still kicks ass.
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Matt Plastikote
(http://www.heritage-homeandgarden.co.uk/images/50_55/5040598.jpg)
1. Clean plastic
2. Sand with 1000 grit
3. Paint and let dry
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I used AwlGrip. It's a three part urethane. Mainly used in Marine/Aviation. It is as permanent as the plastic, and is sprayed on using a pressure pot system. If you remove the plastic, and bring it to a good spray shop it can be done for about 100.00 bucks. The paint alone is 400.00 a mixed gallon. It will only take a few ounces to spray your plastics.
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I just applied some stuff that I think is called "Black" to the rear fender, which was really turning gray. So far, so good. But it hasn't been long. I wish now that I had taken a before pic. I'll post some, and see if any of my existing pics don't show the grey as it was. The stuff I got comes in a matte, gloss, etc. I think I got matte, since the only black plastics I care about have a matte finish.