Fenders.

[MX FREAK]

My old fenders are really faded i was wondering is there any way to bring back the true color??

[mxrider32]

yea. what you do is, grab yer wallet, go out to a bike shop, and by some brand new plastics. No more fade.

[MX FREAK]

O I have a brand new set of plastics , but im going to cut these down and put them on some times, so how do I fix them.

[mxrider32]

theres no way to fix faded plastics, less you re paint them or die them or somtin.

[savage destruct]

Actually your wrong....:)

[savage destruct]

Oh yeah if you want to look at what it says here it is...

Plastic Renew
$18.99


This complete kit can make even severely scratched and faded plastics look and feel new again or use it to help maintain that showroom shine.

[mxrider32]

Ive used that before and it dosent work. mabey it was just my plastic. but it didnt make the color any better.

[RIDEtillDEATH]

i scratched my front fender up pretty bad in one spot, i took 2000 grit sandpaper and sanded it down to were it was really smooth then whiped it down with pledge, you couldnt tell it was there untill you washed off the pledge.

[FullThrottleSMP]

na, it doesnt work all that great...i like how it says 'severly scratched' when it only somewhat works on barely scratched plastic....that's just my opinion tho...

[cr125guy]

I use a heat gun or iron, once the plastic gets hot enough it should restore its original color. Works every time for me. If you want to get fancy after you do this wet sand it with 400 grit sandpaper and put a few coats of clear coat and they will look as good as new

[slider]

I did a Yamaha 80 quad one time. Key word: One.
Took forever.
Worked really good but you have to follow the instructions or it won't. Lots and lots of elbow grease.
I did not like how gasoline cut the film off but it did look almost new when done.
Before I started, it was UV faded really bad. I used a razor scraper to remove the bulk of the "dead" plastic, then followed the instructions from there.

[crustyfmx250]

when i did work experience at a bike shop (back at high school) , they made me clean all the old plastics, and i had to use Jif (you guys have that in the US?)

anyway, yeah, took a whooole lot of work to get the plastics lookin new again

[yzl337]

hmm in the US we have jif peanut butter, don't think I'd ever use that to clean my plastics though :D but it does makes a tasty sandwich

[yzfmx418]

i just redone my front and back fender on my yz 125 and i sanded all of the scratches out started with 320 grit and went to 2000 grit and then you get a little propane touch and slowly heat the plastics all around untill they are all the new color and after they cool a little but not all of the way they need to be still really warm but not hot spray some tire foam on them and they will shine like now and it wont wipe off i did mine like that and it looks like new and shiny. while im talking about it that tire foam works really good after you wash your bike spray it all over it (i dont spray my seat and grips and brakes)and it will look like a brand new bike and it makes it easier to wash the next time (nonstick) you can get tire foam from any auto parts store
later lmk

www.freestyleok.cjb.net
new site comming soon

[shaolin]

in aus we have a product called armour all, it makes your plastics so shiny, its only like a one ride thing but its cheap and you get lots of it, u just spray it on a rag whipe your plastics with it then whipe it off with a dry rag and its done

[seth399]

ya shaolin, we have that hear too...stuffs slippery!

[redrider55]

If you use on your seat it makes it really hard to ride

[mxrider32]

im sure it took lots of thought to come up wit that redrider

[MX FREAK]

yeh one time i got it on my seat, popped the clutch almost flew of the bike landed on my fender. it was funny!

[SCAR8]

yea ive done that a few times that stuff is LETHEL when on seats !!!!!!!!lol

[RedBull]

ok here it is the best way to fix sun beatin plastics (not good for black plastics though) well you take a razor and start shaving it just keep the blade strait up and down and scrape it off. it works great and makes old plastics brand new. just be sure to keep it all at the same depth or it might make lil lines. but other than that iuts simple

[Mack15]

well my friend took his to the local vo tech ( sum school where u go an learn didfferent trades , welding, car painting, hair styling, etc.) an took it to the car paint shop an let his friend paint it an get the scratches out. And after he was done i thought he went an bought new plastic.

[^kicker^]

hrmm....maybe it would be better 4 ya to just go and buy a new set of plastics.. if ya want cheap ones get the after-market UFO or CEMOTO ones...they would also be good for if you wanted some new guards to cut for FMX but didnt wanna cut the originals

[thorgramson_16]

all my plastic is all creased up just use a heat gun and get it really hot not hot enough to melt but pretty darn close it worked pretty good on my bike then i crashed a few dozen times and i need to do it again

[-=DV=-]

we also got this stuff out here called polyglaze...ive never seen plastics come up looking newer and shinier using anything else...and it seems to last a while too

[Flap]

i just buy new ones...

[fastkx125]

Originally posted by yzfmx418
i just redone my front and back fender on my yz 125 and i sanded all of the scratches out started with 320 grit and went to 2000 grit and then you get a little propane touch and slowly heat the plastics all around untill they are all the new color and after they cool a little but not all of the way they need to be still really warm but not hot spray some tire foam on them and they will shine like now and it wont wipe off i did mine like that and it looks like new and shiny. while im talking about it that tire foam works really good after you wash your bike spray it all over it (i dont spray my seat and grips and brakes)and it will look like a brand new bike and it makes it easier to wash the next time (nonstick) you can get tire foam from any auto parts store
later lmk

www.freestyleok.cjb.net
new site comming soon

ur site is #### it doesnt even work. and u got like 1 photo there

[Moto--X--Hellraiser]

Alright.... I just got this really good idea! To make your fenders look like new, go buy new fenders! That will be your best bet man.
Oh yeah that site doesn't even work and probably sucks.