Wilsons Sandbox

Posted: **Sat May 28, 2011 7:51 pm**

Does anybody know what type of plastic KLR ('09) fairings/fenders are made from? I would assume some sort of polyethylene, but I can't find this in my manuals or anything other than ranting on the internet. On one site somebody claimed to have asked Kawa and they said ABS - but this seems unlikely to me. Has anybody successfully painted over these panels? How? Thanks. Dave

Posted: **Sat May 28, 2011 8:41 pm**

The fenders and hand guards are made from polypropylene The fairings are ABS -Jeff Khoury From: "fw189uhu" To: "DSN KLR650" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2011 5:51:07 PM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] What Kind Of Plastic? Does anybody know what type of plastic KLR ('09) fairings/fenders are made from? I would assume some sort of polyethylene, but I can't find this in my manuals or anything other than ranting on the internet. On one site somebody claimed to have asked Kawa and they said ABS - but this seems unlikely to me. Has anybody successfully painted over these panels? How? Thanks. Dave [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Posted: **Sat May 28, 2011 8:49 pm**

...To elaborate a little more: The fenders (front and rear), side panels and handguards are polypropylene and are VERY flexible on purpose. I suppose you could paint them but you would need a paint with a LOT of flex additive and you would end up with a more dull cast. It definitely would not shine. I sand them with 220 grit and use DupliColor spray-on bedliner. It sticks well and is very flexible. The Cowl and radiator covers (fairings) are ABS, they're less flexible and you could put a finer finish on them. Bedliner works well on them too.

My brother bought a totaled '09 and we patched it back together. On the panels we could save, we filled the deep scratches with bondo then bedliner'd the whole thing. It stuck well and looked pretty good, that is until he totaled it again. The bike was a trooper though, even after being totaled a second time, we stood it up and it started on the first try. -Jeff Khoury From: "fw189uhu" To: "DSN KLR650" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2011 5:51:07 PM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] What Kind Of Plastic? Does anybody know what type of plastic KLR ('09) fairings/fenders are made from? I would assume some sort of polyethylene, but I can't find this in my manuals or anything other than ranting on the internet. On one site somebody claimed to have asked Kawa and they said ABS - but this seems unlikely to me. Has anybody successfully painted over these panels? How? Thanks. Dave [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Posted: **Sat May 28, 2011 9:10 pm**

Is the black in the fairing (that holds the windscreen), also ABS. I broke it on the right side just below the first screw that holds the windscreen. I was thinking of buying some Lord fusion to repair it or just purchase the black center piece. Lord Fusion $70, Center piece $105. Answer to the question: ( What happen) After assuming that my bike would stay up right on a slight incline, bike fell on right side with the hand guard hitting a brick and pushing the broken hand guard into Kawi tall windscreen. Rest of the bike protected by Happy trails engine guard and Panniers. Ken Colorado

On May 28, 2011, at 7:15 PM, Jeff Khoury wrote: > The fenders and hand guards are made from polypropylene > > The fairings are ABS > > -Jeff Khoury > > From: "fw189uhu" > To: "DSN KLR650" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2011 5:51:07 PM > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] What Kind Of Plastic? > > Does anybody know what type of plastic KLR ('09) fairings/fenders are made from? I would assume some sort of polyethylene, but I can't find this in my manuals or anything other than ranting on the internet. On one site somebody claimed to have asked Kawa and they said ABS - but this seems unlikely to me. > > Has anybody successfully painted over these panels? How? > > Thanks. > > Dave > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Posted: **Sat May 28, 2011 11:51 pm**

John Does this mean you simply melted the top layer of the plastic? BTW, you guys are doing a GREAT job on the Predators, Gnats, etc. Thank God you're doing it. Dave

Posted: **Sun May 29, 2011 12:16 am**

John OD? Do you have one of the USMC diesels? If so, where did you pick it up? Dave

Posted: **Sun May 29, 2011 6:15 am**

I have painted my plastic with spray can black bedliner paint bought at O'Reilly Auto parts or Walmart. Duplicor is the brand name. I also used Bulldog plastic prep. Occasionally I touch up scratches on it but that is the beauty of using bedliner paint. My tank I painted with red, yellow and black auto paint. I just hate green (except my candy green Versy). The teal green on my '99 didn't do much for me. Criswell Sent from my iPad

On May 28, 2011, at 7:51 PM, "fw189uhu" wrote: > Does anybody know what type of plastic KLR ('09) fairings/fenders are made from? I would assume some sort of polyethylene, but I can't find this in my manuals or anything other than ranting on the internet. On one site somebody claimed to have asked Kawa and they said ABS - but this seems unlikely to me. > > Has anybody successfully painted over these panels? How? > > Thanks. > > Dave > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Posted: **Sun May 29, 2011 6:22 am**

They make an epoxy used to repair plastic bumpers that is sandable. I repaired my hard bag on my Concours using this stuff after a kid ran into me and cracked it up. I found it at an auto paint store that sells to paint and body people. it works very well and lasts. Criswell Sent from my iPad

On May 28, 2011, at 9:09 PM, Kenneth Edick wrote: > Is the black in the fairing (that holds the windscreen), also ABS. I broke it on the right side just below the first screw that holds the windscreen. > I was thinking of buying some Lord fusion to repair it or just purchase the black center piece. Lord Fusion $70, Center piece $105. > > Answer to the question: ( What happen) > After assuming that my bike would stay up right on a slight incline, bike fell on right side with the hand guard hitting a brick and pushing the broken hand guard into Kawi tall windscreen. > Rest of the bike protected by Happy trails engine guard and Panniers. > > Ken Colorado > > > On May 28, 2011, at 7:15 PM, Jeff Khoury wrote: > >> The fenders and hand guards are made from polypropylene >> >> The fairings are ABS >> >> -Jeff Khoury >> >> From: "fw189uhu" >> To: "DSN KLR650" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> >> Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2011 5:51:07 PM >> Subject: [DSN_KLR650] What Kind Of Plastic? >> >> Does anybody know what type of plastic KLR ('09) fairings/fenders are made from? I would assume some sort of polyethylene, but I can't find this in my manuals or anything other than ranting on the internet. On one site somebody claimed to have asked Kawa and they said ABS - but this seems unlikely to me. >> >> Has anybody successfully painted over these panels? How? >> >> Thanks. >> >> Dave >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > List Sponsors - Dual Sport News: http://www.dualsportnews.com > Arrowhead Motorsports: http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok: http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Member Map: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_KLR650/app/peoplemap/view/map > Group Apps: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_KLR650/grouplets/subscriptionsYahoo! Groups Links > > >

Posted: **Sun May 29, 2011 9:58 am**

Do you think this would also be good to repair a fairing on a 1980 Honda Gold Wing? Ken Colorado

On May 29, 2011, at 5:22 AM, Ron Criswell wrote: > They make an epoxy used to repair plastic bumpers that is sandable. I repaired my hard bag on my Concours using this stuff after a kid ran into me and cracked it up. I found it at an auto paint store that sells to paint and body people. it works very well and lasts. > > Criswell > > Sent from my iPad > > On May 28, 2011, at 9:09 PM, Kenneth Edick wrote: > > > Is the black in the fairing (that holds the windscreen), also ABS. I broke it on the right side just below the first screw that holds the windscreen. > > I was thinking of buying some Lord fusion to repair it or just purchase the black center piece. Lord Fusion $70, Center piece $105. > > > > Answer to the question: ( What happen) > > After assuming that my bike would stay up right on a slight incline, bike fell on right side with the hand guard hitting a brick and pushing the broken hand guard into Kawi tall windscreen. > > Rest of the bike protected by Happy trails engine guard and Panniers. > > > > Ken Colorado > > > > > > On May 28, 2011, at 7:15 PM, Jeff Khoury wrote: > > > >> The fenders and hand guards are made from polypropylene > >> > >> The fairings are ABS > >> > >> -Jeff Khoury > >> > >> From: "fw189uhu" > >> To: "DSN KLR650" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> > >> Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2011 5:51:07 PM > >> Subject: [DSN_KLR650] What Kind Of Plastic? > >> > >> Does anybody know what type of plastic KLR ('09) fairings/fenders are made from? I would assume some sort of polyethylene, but I can't find this in my manuals or anything other than ranting on the internet. On one site somebody claimed to have asked Kawa and they said ABS - but this seems unlikely to me. > >> > >> Has anybody successfully painted over these panels? How? > >> > >> Thanks. > >> > >> Dave > >> > >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >> > >> > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > List Sponsors - Dual Sport News: http://www.dualsportnews.com > > Arrowhead Motorsports: http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com > > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok: http://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > Member Map: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_KLR650/app/peoplemap/view/map > > Group Apps: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_KLR650/grouplets/subscriptionsYahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Posted: **Wed Jun 01, 2011 11:36 am**

I never let it get to me. I simply wave with a two-fingered salute, and if there is no response, I drop one of the fingers, leaving a simply one-fingered goodbye. da Vermonster

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "folmonty" wrote: > > The whole thing has taken on a life of it's own. If you feel like it do it. If not, no problemo. Enjoy your bike and being out riding. Should someone not respond don't let it get to ya. >

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