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Painting Plastic
« on: January 20, 2016, 18:13:40 »
The Top Box which came with the DL650 I just bought has had a tough life, it looks like it has been thrown down some concrete stairs.



There are some deep scratches and lots of scuffs


I did consider wallpapering it with V-Strom.co.uk stickers but before I resort to that I looked into plastic paint.

Halfords do a plastic primer and a dark grey paint in an aerosol. So.....Let's give it a go  :fix:

I rubbed out as much of the deep scratching as I could and gave the whole lid a rub down with wet and dry, starting with coarse and working up to a fine. I don't expect it to be perfect but hopefully it will be an improvement.

All rubbed down and ready for primer. Watch this space.
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Re: Painting Plastic
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2016, 18:47:30 »
In primer.





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Re: Painting Plastic
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2016, 19:16:24 »
"Plastic Bum Paint" - What do you use that for  :)
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Re: Painting Plastic
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2016, 19:35:37 »
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Re: Painting Plastic
« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2016, 20:22:53 »
The primer has covered well, I'm getting a bit carried away now and trying a bit of filler in the deepest marks, no idea if it will stay.

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Re: Painting Plastic
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2016, 20:29:51 »
Nice work FR.
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Re: Painting Plastic
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2016, 18:13:47 »
The top coat went on well and dried with a much better finish that I could have hoped for...But... The dark grey colour is a bit weird.



So, another £5 at Halfords for some more Plastic Bum paint, this time in black.



A quick rub down with a damp Sunday Times and on goes the black. It doesn't dry anywhere near as shiny as this.



A couple of strategically placed decals to hide some scrapes on the insert and....

Ta daaa...






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Re: Painting Plastic
« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2016, 18:20:50 »
That's brought the box back to life very nicely. Was that filler-primer, or straight primer?
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Re: Painting Plastic
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2016, 18:32:49 »
150/10 FR. :lala:

Where do I send my top box for its refurb?
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Re: Painting Plastic
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2016, 18:38:34 »
Very nicely done  :thumb:
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Re: Painting Plastic
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2016, 18:58:37 »
@Rusty Nuts - It's just the Plastic Primer from Halfords, I don't think it's a filler primer.

If I did it again I wouldn't bother with the body filler I tried, in a couple of places (funnily enough under a decal), instead of scratchy bits I ended up with blobby bits.

All in all though it has to be worth a tenner in paint (assuming you buy the right colour first time).  :violence-smack:
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Re: Painting Plastic
« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2016, 19:47:07 »
That is a transformation, might have a go at an old one I have kicking about.
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Re: Painting Plastic
« Reply #12 on: January 21, 2016, 21:27:28 »

Did it get that bad thanks to being kicked about?  :lala:

Good work Mr Rat.  :thumb:
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Re: Painting Plastic
« Reply #13 on: January 21, 2016, 21:33:00 »
Top job FR   :thumb:
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Re: Painting Plastic
« Reply #14 on: January 21, 2016, 21:43:06 »
 :bow-blue:
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