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[Conall O'Brien]

I believe the KLR plastic is polyethelene (sp?) Conall

>From: "Chuck Chiodini" >To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com> >Subject: [DSN_klr650] Plastic Painting >Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 00:03:36 -0500 > >Fellow riders: > I have a small business/hobby fixing and repainting motorcycle >plastic. >Most of the work I do is on "hard plastic" which usually is the ABS type. >My >Honda road bike does have some "soft plastic" or polypropolyne (sp?) that >can be painted. > The technique for a lasting paint on bare polypro is: >1) Rough up the surface with 320 grit wet/dry sandpaper >2) Appy plastic adhesion promoter, let dry at least 6 hours >3) Apply flexible primer >4) Color coat with urethane paint with flex additive mixed in. >5) If you clear coat over everything, be sure to add the flex additive to >the clear coat too or it will "spider crack" the first time you drop the >bike. > All of the above can be found at any automotive paint supply house, >it's >the same stuff they use to paint the plastic bumpers on cars. Another >source >is : http://www.urethanesupply.com > > The hardest part of getting a good,lasting paint job on plastic is to >identify the type of plastic you are working on either by codes printed on >the part, burn testing or chemical testing. Just painting an unknown piece >"like any other plastic" may produce unwanted effects such as, spider >cracks >in the paint, peeling and chipping of the paint or (shudder the thought) >chemically melting the plastic part. Then again, the military uses regular >Krylon to paint their plastic KLR parts but they aren't worried about what >it looks like or how long it lasts as long as the bike is "earth >tones/black". You >do not want to go this route! > If someone has a junk piece of KLR plastic handy and sends it to me, >I'll be happy to try to identify the type of plastic, paint it and report >the results back to the list. Then I'll send the piece back to the owner so >he can evaluate the paint and report his impressions. > >Ride like your life depends on it! > >Chuck Chiodini >Heber Springs, Arkansas >

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[Dan Oaks]

I am rotten to the core, totally self centered and deserving of public sanction, arrest and incarceration if I ever use the false document. I know this statement doesn't absolve me of guilt, but I hope you have a better day, Mr. SVT. Lew Waterman ************************** If you're trying to raise our estimation of you as a person by this self flagellating, it's working. Actually, incarceration might solve your "where to stay dilemma" if they'd take Punky in too. -- bierdo