the ultimate klr finish
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:54 am
I'm already bored with it and plan to paint the tank again with my trusty airbrush....something really bizarre and difficult.
Criswell
On Jan 20, 2010, at 11:16 PM, Jeff Khoury wrote:
[/quote]Oh, and I forgot to say, that's a fine job. The tape stripes are nice and don't look gaudy. Looks like it's made to have fun and get dirty. -Jeff Khoury ----- Original Message ----- From: roncriswell@... To: "Jeff Khoury" Cc: "DSN KLR650" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 6:49:28 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] The Ultimate KLR finish Hey Jeff, I did the same on my 99. I hated the teal green. I did buy some stuff at the local paint and body supplier called Bulldog adhesion promoter and some plastic cleaner. It has stuck pretty well but occasionally I have to touch it up. The tank I painted with regular car paint. Criswell On Jan 19, 2010, at 11:25 AM, Jeff Khoury wrote: [quote] Good Morning, As most of you know from reading my posts, I'm a big fan of DupliColor spray-on bedliner. I ended up getting frustrated with the KLR's finish. Over time, the polypropylene plastics started looking crappy. My soft saddlebags put a hazy finish on the side panels, the rear fender was scratched and the front fender was starting to look bad as well. I recently "bit the bullet" and re-finished all the polypropylene plastics in bedliner. (front fender, hand guards, side panels, rear fender) The secret to getting the stuff to stick and stay is to prep the surface properly. Sand with an orbital sander and 220 grit, wipe with alcohol. Fill any deep scratches with bondo, then spray. If you do this, the finish will be good-looking, tough and flexible. Here is a link to the pics, as well as my "Hillbilly Navigation System" (a stick-on compass and a Timex) http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2030069&id=1121850447&l=b148c6a7ce -Jeff Khoury