Resorting Old Faded ATV/Dirt Bike Plastics

Showing how I cleaned up/fixed/restored my faded/oxidized plastics on my four wheeler.

[kadens]

If you have a buffing wheel I recommend using it instead of a heat gun because the heat gun makes the plastics brittle after a while both work though

[Sc-dndp]

Small torch works 5 times faster! Nice job!

[Red_Panduh]

Do not do this people. Heat is not necessary and you risk permanent damage to the plastic. Use a buffer and a nice plastic compound and you will get a better result.

[Whatitdo_]

Yeah bro it turned out nice thanks for the info. I wanna do my lid to my ice chest.

[alexkennedy]

I have the same atv in the same condition used paint thinner mixed with oil, heat gun and tons of polisher

[RoubidouxCreekOutdoors]

Another video showing 60% paint thinner and 40 % boiled linseed oil . Looked like it worked

[tinkerbear]

A pressure washer works great for getting the white layer off.

[brentpodoll]

I 'm doing a bare frane restore on my 1986 moto 4 225. My plastics are not broken but they look like that .my frame racks front bumper and rear bumper are blasted and painted the rear bumper has been powered coated chrome l will try some of these trix but probably finish with the buffer

[markmanning]

This works really well and it’s not hard to do but it will be back to faded white in very short order. It would be nice if there was something put on there to protect it. Are you aware of anything?

[yohendyceballos]

Will it catch fire if I’m riding out in the sun?

[markgrafstrom]

I use race glaze polish and a good quality orbital buffer...shines like new and the shine doesnt fade. None of the wipe on stuff lasts...in a day it looks like it did before you did it.

[markmanning]

Propane torch is much faster incidentally

[NASAgamer-ecri]

do u think i could use a hair dryer cause my dad doesn’t have a heat gun

[LolganSaucey]

it doesn’t mess up the fibres heating it?

[lipripper]

Does this actually work I started doing it and it looked like it just scrapped it up even more

[andrewjunk]

i have a secret, that makes the atv plastics, or any other molded plastic look new. Its to good to share. ill sell my secret for $10 a pop.