painting advice

spiderpig37 · 01-10-2010, 14:08

Hi all
just bought a old suzuki lt50 quad for my son its a bit tatty so thinking about painting the plastic trims. other than slapping a bit of emulsion on the walls know nothing about painting so my question is does any body know if you can paint the plastic and how?

cheers Andy

zippy656 · 01-10-2010, 14:18

yep, you can.
need an etching primer so it bonds well with the plastic.

(RIP) PLANK · 01-10-2010, 15:06

I did that for my son years ago, he loved it, I got some custom vinyl graphics cut (ebay) with his name in suzuki style lettering! Out of interest, i found the suzuki bike dealer better for parts than the aftermarket prices or the internet!

spiderpig37 · 02-10-2010, 09:41

cheers for that chaps

going to strip it down this weekend and tidy it up me and the boy have just finished building a trailer for it to go on save putting in the back of the truck,lads only four but loves playing with my spanners every thing takes twice as long as when you put something down he nicks it

cheers

tezzer · 02-10-2010, 13:04

you can buy a plasticiser to put in the paint to allow the paint to flex, otherwise it may peel off, etch primer is for aluminium and some other types of metal, try halfords they make up aerosol cans and may be able to help.

02-10-2010, 14:11

I am in the process of spraying some parts for the mondeo , I bought some plastic etch primer from ebay , wear gloves and a mask , its evil.

01-10-2010, 14:08	#1
spiderpig37 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: doncaster south yorkshire Vehicle: nissan terrano t2+ Posts: 729	painting advice Hi all just bought a old suzuki lt50 quad for my son its a bit tatty so thinking about painting the plastic trims. other than slapping a bit of emulsion on the walls know nothing about painting so my question is does any body know if you can paint the plastic and how? cheers Andy

01-10-2010, 14:18	#2
zippy656 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Devizes Wiltshire Vehicle: Nissan Note Ntec 1.5 Posts: 14,138	yep, you can. need an etching primer so it bonds well with the plastic.

01-10-2010, 15:06	#3
(RIP) PLANK Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Central England, in the Heart of the Black Country Vehicle: T2 2004 TDI SE LWB Posts: 7,740	I did that for my son years ago, he loved it, I got some custom vinyl graphics cut (ebay) with his name in suzuki style lettering! Out of interest, i found the suzuki bike dealer better for parts than the aftermarket prices or the internet!

02-10-2010, 09:41	#4
spiderpig37 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: doncaster south yorkshire Vehicle: nissan terrano t2+ Posts: 729	cheers for that chaps going to strip it down this weekend and tidy it up me and the boy have just finished building a trailer for it to go on save putting in the back of the truck,lads only four but loves playing with my spanners every thing takes twice as long as when you put something down he nicks it cheers

02-10-2010, 13:04	#5
tezzer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: basildon essex Vehicle: transit camper van 1987 Posts: 2,829	you can buy a plasticiser to put in the paint to allow the paint to flex, otherwise it may peel off, etch primer is for aluminium and some other types of metal, try halfords they make up aerosol cans and may be able to help.

02-10-2010, 14:11	#6
Darwin Guest Posts: n/a	I am in the process of spraying some parts for the mondeo , I bought some plastic etch primer from ebay , wear gloves and a mask , its evil.