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Kalamity Kid · DTR Senior Member

Polishing up plastics - any suggestions.....

Energized · DTR Legend

T-cut works well, you can also buy a spray that creates a protective layer over the plastic and shines it up very well, try Halfords.

As for the sticker, i'd of reccomended wd40/hair dryer but if it's laquered i'm honestly not too sure buddy blankstare

-- Edited by Energized on Tuesday 6th of September 2011 12:48:23 PM

the only way is YAMAHA DTR · Guru

drill buff wheels and polish

Kalamity Kid · DTR Senior Member

the only way is YAMAHA DTR wrote:
drill buff wheels and polish

Just a normal polish or a cutting polish like T-Cut. I was thinking a T-Cut type product would scuff up the surface of the plastic and make it duller or does it shine up again like painted panels on a car do after using T-Cut??

bkray · DTR Senior Member

erm, i just used polish then wax, cant remember what, think it was like an all purpose for plastics. comes out ok, not amazing though.

As for the tank plastics. if you want the graphics off, you have to either take it down too metal and paint it, or just leave it, why mine is still on. :)

moodad · DTR Newbie

i used g3 cutting compound on my dt plastics, come up REALLY well!

Reef · Guru

bought my re with panels which had been proper faded by the sun, if you check my bike in the picture section your see that back to black works and t-cut to an extent :) and that was some cheap back to black which restored them the best

mr karnage · Guru

fine cutting compound is what you need, that g3 stuff

i put up a link about sanding down and polishing plastics

GADGET · Guru

ok here goes lol

t-cut them first to get them nearly there

then take a heat gun (paint stripper gun ) and VERY VERY LIGHTLY heat the panels ,this will reshine them and take out any whitish bend marks in the plastics

hope this helps dude

let us know smile smile smile

Seiki · Admin

Old thread he sold that bike iirc

Kalamity Kid · DTR Senior Member

Yeah the bike Is gone now but it's useful info, I reckon everyone will want to polish up their plastics at some stage. Worth making the thread a STICKY?

CooS · DTR Senior Member

i used a rag & Autoglym Intensive Tar Remover!

Pic after i did all my plastics biggrin :

mr karnage · Guru

Kalamity Kid wrote:
Yeah the bike Is gone now but it's useful info, I reckon everyone will want to polish up their plastics at some stage. Worth making the thread a STICKY?

http://dt125r.activeboard.com/t45729150/repairing-your-scratched-up-panels/

on panels that just look old some polish or rubbing compound should work