Xmoto Plastics Finish

[rossi1981]

Hi all,

the finish on the plastics on the rear tail section has started to crack and come off. it appears that the plastics on the G650X range are painted / coated.

has this happened to anyone else, and if so what have you done about it?

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Hi all,

the finish on the plastics on the rear tail section has started to crack and come off. it appears that the plastics on the G650X range are painted / coated.

has this happened to anyone else, and if so what have you done about it?

Yep..................pure crap and I put a sticker over it

 

[rossi1981]

anyone know how much a new rear section is (will probably put one on if i ever sell the bike)

i have done a bit of research and have found a product called Plastidip (look on supermotojunkie.com for it) a guy painted his ktm panels with it and another painted his Husqvarna panels with it. it a sort of rubber paint. so its flexible and wont crack. also, it can be pealed off if you dont like it. think i will give this a go. going to paint the rear panel black and then put some red graphics on it.

 

[rossi1981]

Yep..................pure crap and I put a sticker over it

i've done the same, went to take a sticker of one of my side panels and the grey finish came with it. had to stick something over it to cover it.

 

[Timpo]

I'll take any cracked plastic rear sections of anyone, I want to cut the left side down..... as an experiment!

 

[rossi1981]

I'll take any cracked plastic rear sections of anyone, I want to cut the left side down..... as an experiment!

thing is, its not the plastic thats cracked its the paint.

 

[frostyuk]

pretty much cracked the paint on every bit of plastic on my xchallenge, i drop it too many times to worry about repairing it

 

[Losttheplot]

thing is, its not the plastic thats cracked its the paint.

They all do that sir.....

 

[rossi1981]

Oh well, ive ordered the plastdip so will let you know how it goes.

 

[mikecbrxx]

Oh well, ive ordered the plastdip so will let you know how it goes.

Hey Iain, what happened when you tried the Plastdip? I have a couple cans of the spray-on Plastdip but haven't tried it yet.

What I have done....successfully, is repaint a Husky 630 front fender. First attempt failed dismally as getting paint to stick on plastic is very difficult. However, learned about 'adhesion promoter' for plastics. I got some of this (not this particular one btw) and used it before painting and that seems to work.

Another thing you may want to checkout is the spray primer/filler from the same people who sell the Plastdip. Using this and then some wet/dry and some plastic specific spray paint gives a real good finish.

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

I'm going to put a full sticker over the whole tail section, found someone who does them in any colour and when I have all the details, I'll post it all up

 

[Losttheplot]

I'm going to put a full sticker over the whole tail section, found someone who does them in any colour and when I have all the details, I'll post it all up

Great! can you get me one with "THIS WAY UP" printed on it please

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Great! can you get me one with "THIS WAY UP" printed on it please

Anything you like, I bet

 

[rossi]

Hey Iain, ...

Not me. just to confuse you there are 2 rossi's down here

 

[mikecbrxx]

Not me. just to confuse you there are 2 rossi's down here