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Kawasaki KLR 250 Plastic Resortation with a Heat Gun

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  • Опубликовано: 18 май 2012
  • Short video on how to use a heat gun to restore plastic body parts on the KLR 250. This process can be used on all aged plastic body parts.

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  • @TNTMOTO
    @TNTMOTO 6 лет назад +36

    Good video. Color would have been consistent had you sanded the oxidized plastic off first. Then after the heat treatment you use a 2000 grit to get it smooth. Then use a buffing wheel to make it shine like new plastic.

    • @jordanwilson8716
      @jordanwilson8716 6 лет назад

      TNT Moto how does one oxidize plastic?

    • @nathanw5747
      @nathanw5747 6 лет назад +4

      he is saying the top layer of plastic is oxidized ( discolored). your not " oxidizing " anything.

    • @bigdog1476
      @bigdog1476 5 лет назад

      He’s trying to retain as much plastic as possible as they are very thin to begin with, you don’t want all your plastic flapping around. Myself I would do a camp wrap on it

    • @bigdog1476
      @bigdog1476 5 лет назад +2

      CAMO stupid autocorrect

    • @ildxnnyli5541
      @ildxnnyli5541 5 лет назад +2

      TNT MOTO im going to try your way but I only have 5000 grit is that ok?

  • @hondaatc1987
    @hondaatc1987 5 лет назад +31

    I'll let you in on a secret , when you get the plastic shiny with the heat gun ,pour water over the whole area immediately before the plastic starts to turn dull. It will stay shiny!!

    • @peytonmccosco5712
      @peytonmccosco5712 3 года назад +1

      Does that work?

    • @hondacrx4909
      @hondacrx4909 2 года назад

      @@peytonmccosco5712 I guess we will never know

    • @pedrosimoes3846
      @pedrosimoes3846 2 года назад

      @@peytonmccosco5712 it does work! With the water it stays shiny

    • @BeLikeMike44
      @BeLikeMike44 2 года назад

      @@pedrosimoes3846 would it be the same if i put the the whole piece in a bucket full of water?

    • @nese1
      @nese1 2 года назад

      @@peytonmccosco5712 ruclips.net/video/yAu_BYXGR1Y/видео.html

  • @dowmis
    @dowmis 10 лет назад +3

    I just did this with my 2000 klr650 and it worked great. I was going to paint it but thought I would try this first and now it's at about 85% instead of 50, plastic matches the tank and that's all I need.
    Thanks, I highly recommend this over painting, having in natural is a lot easier then keeping up the paint on plastic.

  • @dustytrousers6244
    @dustytrousers6244 3 года назад +1

    Im about to do this to an 84 xr500 i swooped up. However, i always sand the outer layer lightly first to get some of the chalky sun-baked crap off so that the color comes out better

  • @txhypnotist
    @txhypnotist 8 лет назад +5

    Thanks for posting this video.
    Great information to know.

  • @fiziksdrop180
    @fiziksdrop180 12 лет назад +6

    That is amazing! This is such a great tip! Thanks!

  • @bigdog1476
    @bigdog1476 5 лет назад +2

    Looks AWSOME

  • @MrLelopes
    @MrLelopes 4 года назад +2

    Someone should really tell him we can't listen to him while heat gun is on. Lol. But I enjoyed watching anyway.

  • @joshc8178
    @joshc8178 5 лет назад +2

    You just blew my mind, Thank you!

    • @maniemane1030
      @maniemane1030 4 года назад +1

      Right i was like wtf then i was really like WTF!!!

  • @roland5
    @roland5 5 лет назад

    What I like about the heat gun is that you don't get microplastic waste like you do when you use 320 and 400 sanding paper and water... There should be an affordable chemical solution though to make it look as new because when you look at the plastic you see that it has been done by heat treatment in stead of polishing...especially when there is [relief] in the plastics... but when you want to get the job to be done fast and it doesn't matter if you want to sell the product or not you don't want to remove all the parts, you use the heat gun yes...

  • @fridaycat
    @fridaycat 7 лет назад +3

    I love the color

  • @texaspenney
    @texaspenney 3 года назад +1

    I used this on my polaris rzr and it went from pale pink to bright red. I couldn't believe the difference

  • @CTFxFROGGY
    @CTFxFROGGY 7 лет назад +7

    G'Day From Downunder dear American cousin hehe Salute ~ From Australia Thank you I was scratchin my head then utube must know haha and u did lol, u have a great day matey,

  • @razclinton
    @razclinton 10 лет назад +2

    good video, thanks. worked like a dream.

  • @mcclainschilling6419
    @mcclainschilling6419 9 лет назад +2

    Love that color

  • @j.s.g.6413
    @j.s.g.6413 9 лет назад +3

    plus polish up even better. after the job...polish..

  • @engineboss123
    @engineboss123 10 лет назад +3

    Good job dude..... Can you remove the scratch you put on my bike...lol

  • @sayheytome
    @sayheytome 7 лет назад +2

    @Lea Arnold....will the heat gun fix scratch marks?

  • @OGKILLa9365
    @OGKILLa9365 8 лет назад +1

    Sanding is way better, start with a soft grit sand paper and work your way till you get as smooth as possible then get a buffing wheel and you can make any motorcycle or atv plastic look like brand new, it doesn't look that good with a heat gun

  • @GALLEN-vf7uy
    @GALLEN-vf7uy 7 лет назад +1

    Great idea dude....nicely done....thanks

  • @65BAJA
    @65BAJA 6 лет назад +3

    0:06 Is that Mark Harmon?

  • @MeatRocket72
    @MeatRocket72 11 лет назад +2

    What kind of sorcery is this!? I'll steal that away in my box of tricks for later use. Thanks!

  • @scottydouglass1892
    @scottydouglass1892 7 лет назад +4

    You just saved me 10 million bucks. My klr650 (better color) is super faded

  • @lagaman11
    @lagaman11 5 лет назад

    I've seen this same process performed, but they scrap off the flaking/faded plastic with a razor blade first.

  • @veggiepowered
    @veggiepowered 5 лет назад +2

    I want that Gold Chevy Pickup Truck

  • @sherdley
    @sherdley Год назад

    GOOD JOB SIR, THANKS FOR INFO!

  • @PRTEVYBMW
    @PRTEVYBMW 5 лет назад +2

    Great job,very helpful! Ride on Brother.Cheers;)

  • @cdbrown30
    @cdbrown30 7 лет назад +3

    Satisfying

  • @dr.killjoy29
    @dr.killjoy29 Год назад

    Awesome, I got that same bike except mine is blue 💯

  • @KingCast65
    @KingCast65 3 года назад

    Unbelievable. I had no idea.

  • @edgarasvitkauskas6774
    @edgarasvitkauskas6774 7 лет назад +1

    My plastic was very scratched so i decided to sand it. I finished with 2.5k sand papper. Now plastic is very smooth, but there is no shine, i mean no reflection at all (white matte colour). So my question is how to make it to shine like a new?
    Do i need a heatgun and after polish? Some instructions please :)

    • @mrsmilly12345
      @mrsmilly12345 7 лет назад

      Use the heat gun (but don't melt it) or you can shine it and buff

  • @llaw31
    @llaw31 10 лет назад +7

    People forget that this only works on older bikes as newer bikes use a different plastic density

    • @Francois_Dupont
      @Francois_Dupont 5 лет назад

      actually most bike use ABS and it can also be heat treated like this.

  • @layeraddict
    @layeraddict 8 лет назад +2

    Thanks man!

  • @jedlewis8232
    @jedlewis8232 6 лет назад +2

    Would that work on a plastic storage shed?

    • @peytonmccosco5712
      @peytonmccosco5712 3 года назад +1

      Most likely if you don’t melt it but a torch is quicker

  • @111111111Tiger
    @111111111Tiger Год назад

    You asked for it. - Keep it simple. Forget all the sanding

  • @Nick7mm
    @Nick7mm 11 лет назад +2

    i hope i never forget what i have learned here...

  • @lancerupinta7041
    @lancerupinta7041 2 года назад

    Thanks for sharing now I can do mine 🥰🥰🥰

  • @SuperChampion32
    @SuperChampion32 3 года назад

    How long does it last .

  • @AtheistCook
    @AtheistCook 6 лет назад +1

    Could I buff it afterwards to give it a glossy finish?

  • @jonnidazzles6968
    @jonnidazzles6968 2 года назад

    Great video just can't hear very well
    Because of the audio

  • @djmystery7235
    @djmystery7235 6 лет назад

    Hell, that looks better matte than glossy

  • @xmoroseguyx
    @xmoroseguyx 9 лет назад

    Honda knew that plastics fade, So they solved the problem on the Honda C90 cub by using white Polypropylene (PP) It`s obviously white so there`s no colour to fade too and scratches would be fairly unnoticeable as they would be white also, But I guess not everybody wants a motorcycle being white

  • @danielalvarez959
    @danielalvarez959 6 лет назад +3

    Im considering painting my atv plastics good or bad idea?

    • @marcusbevz6500
      @marcusbevz6500 6 лет назад +3

      Valley Bmx Riders bad, never spray paint plastics, best thing to do is sand with 320 grit sand paper, then go 400, then 600, then 800, then 1500, and THEN buff it

    • @makaveli087
      @makaveli087 6 лет назад +1

      Depends on the machine really. The condition and value of it to *you* is what matters. Painting plastic is never ideal but if you're just looking to spiff up something you're gonna beat the hell out of soon after - Go for it. You certainly *can* make plastic looks good with a rattle can job but you really need to do the prep work (like with anything else). Also, depending on if you have a Sport Quad or a Utility - It can be a different scenario. Sport Quads normally have flimsy ABS fenders whereas most any proper Utility ATV has "High Impact ABS" plastic. You can make the flimsy stuff look great but keep in mind all the flexing likely isn't going to do your nice new paintjob any favors after a few rides. TLDR; Yes/No.

    • @olanelam1173
      @olanelam1173 6 лет назад

      Daniel Alvarez horrible bad idea

  • @yz4twntee
    @yz4twntee 9 лет назад +1

    The Chevy pick up !!

  • @dodgeviper3601
    @dodgeviper3601 7 лет назад +1

    i tryed but when plastic is hot is ok.. when return normal temperature it is matt...

    • @randomguy93984
      @randomguy93984 7 лет назад

      Dodge Viper you made it too hot then

    • @dodgeviper3601
      @dodgeviper3601 7 лет назад +1

      i made as you made.. I don't know why..

    • @randomguy93984
      @randomguy93984 7 лет назад

      you heated the plastic too hot, use a heat gun from a far distance and it won't burn the plastic. best thing you can do would be to sand the plastic, or get new

  • @Evil_Morty2000
    @Evil_Morty2000 6 лет назад

    Or use torch

  • @ls4.8frank
    @ls4.8frank 3 года назад

    Too close and don't touch the plastic with the heat gun.

  • @williammickelson403
    @williammickelson403 6 лет назад

    could this process be used on a 15 year old quad

    • @TNTMOTO
      @TNTMOTO 6 лет назад

      Yes, but if you want it to look like new there is a little more work involved. Head over to my channel and you can see a video of the whole process.

    • @reddawng43x91
      @reddawng43x91 4 года назад

      Yes douse water on it while it’s shining and it will not fade

  • @splatharackal1337
    @splatharackal1337 4 года назад +1

    Now spray it with one coat of clear laquar..

  • @surg23
    @surg23 9 лет назад +18

    If only it could fix that god awful color lol.

  • @itbsection8980
    @itbsection8980 4 года назад +1

    NOPE! Very bad idea, First do a 70/30 mix lndseed and thinner then gradually heat gun up to temp and it'll look amazing!

  • @Supergringodftc
    @Supergringodftc 11 лет назад

    dont try this !!! will burn the plastics !! use wd 40 and they will look brand new in half the time !!!

  • @j.s.g.6413
    @j.s.g.6413 9 лет назад

    sand them up first,and it fininshed better, water sand.....g luck

    • @scottsworld21
      @scottsworld21 8 лет назад

      What grit? Real fine? I see a video starting with 320 400 800 and 2000 and then buffing it. Jesus that's too much work. What's your method?

    • @OGKILLa9365
      @OGKILLa9365 8 лет назад

      Get a sanding machine if you don't want to spend. To much time doing it but yea it's better to sand them and then buff them out, the plastics end up looking brand new. It would take like 4 hours to sand and buff a gas tank by had. but then end result is well worth it makes it look brand new .

    • @scottsworld21
      @scottsworld21 8 лет назад

      I already did it and it was ok. But it didn't clean them up like I thought they would clean up. Still looked a bit faded and wore out. Still sold the four-wheeler though. That was one complaint he had, so I told him HE could go buy plastics for it. Not me, too expensive.

    • @OGKILLa9365
      @OGKILLa9365 8 лет назад

      You can also clear coat them after sanding and polishing you gotta really take your time tho if you don't it won't come out as good

  • @facetious_1
    @facetious_1 2 года назад

    Yikes bro....sand that...

  • @AddieCruzJr
    @AddieCruzJr 11 лет назад

    Great tip; I have the same color and it looks like shit! I wouldn't mind trying this because it looks a lot cleaner than spray painting; however the color is just unpleasant. Its like a shit green.

  • @reemo6990
    @reemo6990 6 лет назад +1

    what a mess

  • @Ctrl-XYZ
    @Ctrl-XYZ 4 года назад

    RESTORATION, not “resortation.” Spelled wrong in the title of the video.