Kawasaki KLR 250 Plastic Resortation with a Heat Gun

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12 жыл бұрын

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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@txhypnotist 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this video. Great information to know.

@fiziksdrop180 12 жыл бұрын

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

@GALLEN-vf7uy 7 жыл бұрын

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

@bigdog1476 5 жыл бұрын

Looks AWSOME

@razclinton 9 жыл бұрын

good video, thanks. worked like a dream.

@TNTMOTO 6 жыл бұрын

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 6 жыл бұрын

TNT Moto how does one oxidize plastic?

@nathanw5747 6 жыл бұрын

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

@bigdog1476 5 жыл бұрын

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 5 жыл бұрын

CAMO stupid autocorrect

@ildxnnyli5541 5 жыл бұрын

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

@joshc8178 5 жыл бұрын

You just blew my mind, Thank you!

@maniemane1030 4 жыл бұрын

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

@hondaatc1987 5 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

Does that work?

@hondacrx4909 2 жыл бұрын

@@peytonmccosco5712 I guess we will never know

@pedrosimoes3846 2 жыл бұрын

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

@BeLikeMike44 2 жыл бұрын

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

@nese1 2 жыл бұрын

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@fridaycat 7 жыл бұрын

I love the color

@dustytrousers6244 3 жыл бұрын

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

@mcclainschilling6419 9 жыл бұрын

Love that color

@PRTEVYBMW 5 жыл бұрын

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

@GTA5ROMANIA Жыл бұрын

GOOD JOB SIR, THANKS FOR INFO!

@layeraddict 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

@CTFxFROGGY 7 жыл бұрын

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,

@lancerupinta7041 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing now I can do mine 🥰🥰🥰

@sayheytome 7 жыл бұрын

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

@KingCast65 3 жыл бұрын

Unbelievable. I had no idea.

@cdbrown30 7 жыл бұрын

Satisfying

@roland5 5 жыл бұрын

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...

@MrLelopes 4 жыл бұрын

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

@dr.killjoy29 Жыл бұрын

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

@dowmis 10 жыл бұрын

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.

@lagaman11 4 жыл бұрын

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

@texaspenney 3 жыл бұрын

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

@veggiepowered 5 жыл бұрын

I want that Gold Chevy Pickup Truck

@65BAJA 6 жыл бұрын

0:06 Is that Mark Harmon?

@SuperChampion32 3 жыл бұрын

How long does it last .

@MeatRocket72 11 жыл бұрын

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

@engineboss123 10 жыл бұрын

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

@edgarasvitkauskas6774 7 жыл бұрын

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 7 жыл бұрын

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

@scottydouglass1892 7 жыл бұрын

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

@j.s.g.6413 9 жыл бұрын

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

@yz4twntee 9 жыл бұрын

The Chevy pick up !!

@jedlewis8232 6 жыл бұрын

Would that work on a plastic storage shed?

@peytonmccosco5712 3 жыл бұрын

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

@AtheistCook 6 жыл бұрын

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

@reddawng43x91 4 жыл бұрын

Yes buffet ! 🤣

@AtheistCook 4 жыл бұрын

@@reddawng43x91 lol

@djmystery7235 6 жыл бұрын

Hell, that looks better matte than glossy

@Nick7mm 11 жыл бұрын

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

@OGKILLa9365 8 жыл бұрын

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

@williammickelson403 6 жыл бұрын

could this process be used on a 15 year old quad

@TNTMOTO 6 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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

@danielalvarez959 6 жыл бұрын

Im considering painting my atv plastics good or bad idea?

@marcusbevz6500 6 жыл бұрын

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 6 жыл бұрын

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 6 жыл бұрын

Daniel Alvarez horrible bad idea

@Evil_Morty2000 6 жыл бұрын

Or use torch

@111111111Tiger Жыл бұрын

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

@dodgeviper3601 7 жыл бұрын

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

@randomguy93984 7 жыл бұрын

Dodge Viper you made it too hot then

@dodgeviper3601 7 жыл бұрын

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

@randomguy93984 7 жыл бұрын

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

@xmoroseguyx 9 жыл бұрын

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

@jonnidazzles6968 2 жыл бұрын

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

@llaw31 10 жыл бұрын

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

@Francois_Dupont 5 жыл бұрын

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

@ls4.8frank 3 жыл бұрын

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

@j.s.g.6413 9 жыл бұрын

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

@scottsworld21 8 жыл бұрын

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 8 жыл бұрын

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 8 жыл бұрын

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 8 жыл бұрын

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

@splatharackal1337 4 жыл бұрын

Now spray it with one coat of clear laquar..

@facetious_1 2 жыл бұрын

Yikes bro....sand that...

@AddieCruzJr 11 жыл бұрын

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.