faded fenders

[SniperOne]

The trick with the heat gun is to warm a surface until it just begins to gloss, then while moving the heat gun into new surface continue to move it back on the already hot (glossy) surface until you have all of it the same level of glossy between the seams/creases/corners/etc that you are working between. Then let it all cool together and that section of the surface will usually have a uniform color, even if dull and needing several coats of wax. Warning, if you get the heat gun too close to the surface of the plastic it will bubble and you ll have to sand it down with a variety of papers and polishes. I have used this on plastic fenders that were powdery white from the sun baking and they returned to their original color, even if they were a little ruff and needed some smoothing or polishing. Randy SniperOne From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Robert Waters Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 4:51 PM To: Jeff Khoury; Fred Hink Cc: DSN KLR650 Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Faded Fenders TotalHealth Put-Away-But-Not-Divorced Yes, it is a RED bike. I applied the Dot 4 and it improved it a lot. Gonna try the hot gun on the places that did not clean up well. This bike has a Sargent seat on it. Although it does not have as much drop down in the front as the Corbin, it does appear to be a more comfortable seat. I'm thinking of moving my farkles over to it (from my black and gray 07 that has 24K) and keeping it and selling the one with more miles. Have to say, my old bike runs perfectly and uses no oil. I'm sixty years old and don't have a lot of years left to ride. Maybe it would be best to sell the one with less miles. I've heard these bikes commonly get 50K. Doubt that I would put another 25K on it. rw Once the government becomes the supplier of the people's needs, there is no limit to the needs that will be claimed as a basic right. Lawrence Auster The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits. Albert Einstein ________________________________ From: Jeff Khoury > To: Fred Hink > Cc: Robert Waters >; DSN KLR650 DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 4:33 PM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Faded Fenders +1 on the careful application of a heat gun. -Jeff Khoury

----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred Hink" > To: "Robert Waters" >, "DSN KLR650" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 2:20:22 PM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Faded Fenders Let me guess, you have a red KLR..... There are several types of Plastic Renew products that will take off the oxidized finish and make your plastic look like new. http://www.pcracingusa.com/Plastic-Renew--Motorcycle_p_79.html There are several other ways to get your shine back. If you are careful, a heat-gun can be used to make your plastic look like new. Some have had good success with Lemon Pledge. Painting looks good when new but I haven t seen a paint job on plastic that doesn t eventually cause more upkeep than the stock finish. I guess it all depends on the finish that you want. Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com From: Robert Waters Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 2:31 PM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Faded Fenders Hello, I have recently purchased an 07 KLR - 650 that is low milage (3K) and looks good except for the plastic. It is faded. Is there something that will restore the look or do I need to repaint. If painting is the course, any suggestions on the type of paint and the procedure for doing it, or any other advice. Thanks, Robert [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Rowe]

Uh, who's limiting the lifetime to 50k? My KLR ('06) about 2 weeks ago...attached photo of odometer @ 66666.6. Many more miles to go? Rowe Elliott [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]