Plastic Renew???

[Caterpillar]

I have the beast apart for new axle bearings, seals, and swingarm bearings and seals.:( Today, (lucky me), I get to DRILL out the pivot bolt...:ugh: ANYway, it will be down till at least Wed. for parts, so I want to redo my plastic. I purchased plastic renew, but I have heard from diffrent sources it is sh!t! So, if that is the case, what should I do? What should I use? One of my mechanic buddies, (the guy with the 350X) suggested a heat gun, OR using Pledge! More info please!!:D

[fishinmagician]

Try the Plastic Renew and make up your own mind. It works.

[Levi]

Caterpillar,

Use a 3/64" zip disc on a grinder, much easier and less risk than drilling it out. I used a zip disc, and I had my bolt out in about 10 minutes.

Did you order a new pivot bolt already? If you want, I can get it for about $51 +GST (no PST). They're almost $60 regular.

[Yamaha200EL]

I have a yamaha 200el with yellow plastic all the way around. The problem I had was the yellow started getting white build-up on it. I used a 200grit sandpaper in circular palm sander for the gas tank. Then I took plastic polish and polished it. It worked great! But then I found an even better way to keep your shine and not get swirls in your fenders. We just purchased a 3000psi pressure washer. I started washing the rear fenders so I could sand them also. I noticed if you crank that washer up to 3000psi is cleans all that mold or what ever that film is on your fender and you end up with the original plastic shine.

I wish I would have taken before and after pictures.

Later

[YamaChuck]

I also used a pressure washer and I found it to be better than sanding. Doesn't hurt the plastic one bit and leaves no swirl marks.

[Caterpillar]

It's not enough, I tried the pressure washer trick last fall........:thmbsdwn:

[Govert]

I tried the heat gun trick on my plastic and it did make a big difference, what was once white crap turned back to a shinny yellow. The only problem I had was with the dirty parts (Black marks and grease) It pays to spend some extra time cleaning these spots as best you can, I didn't an now I have a few spots with black that will not come off. I got the tip from a Yamaha Dealer who attended a trade show and saw a demo on it there. They used it to remove white marks on dark plastic that was bent.

Good luck.. maybe a combination of sanding heat and wax is the trick!