How To Restore Plastic Dirt Bike Gas Tank

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How to restore plastic dirt bike gas tank. I have woken up more than once with gas all over the garage floor from an old plastic tank that has split. I used some lighter fluid diesel would work also but was using it to take off some vinyl hit it with the heat gun and made my xr 500 s plastics look red again it seems to pull the color out of the original plastic. It was a green tank so it was just scratched up and dull. Follow our dirt bike cleaning tips tricks guide to get your dirt bike prim and proper.

May seem like a lot of work but you should see the tank on my rm250. The first time use this procedure on something you do not care. Post by sandblaster wed may 11 2016 4 48 pm onewheel wrote. 1990 cr125 rebuild part 10 a day of rain and tank restoration duration.

The heat gun did restore a slight shine to the old mudguards but it left an un level surface on the plastic. At plastic renovations we specialize in the restoration of vintage plastics using a non paint method. The nature of the chemical presents a useful tool in plastic. I just had it at a vintage bike show and more than one person asked me if it was a nos tank.

As with many of the questions posted i am trying to restore a faded dirt bike gas tank to white. Take your time when restoring plastic. Volume commercial and private projects are welcome. The discolouration of the white tank was down to dirt and fuel spillage staining rather than the actual plastic changing colour from fumes from within.

If you have a white tank that is yellow on the surface you can sand it off and do what i did however if the tank in yellow from gas it will be all the way through the plastic and impossible to fix without having to use paint but paint sucks and does not work well. How to restore old dirt bike plastics duration. Can your faded dirt bike plastic be made to look new. A popular choice and easy option is of course to invest in a full graphics kit.

Also if the guy that used bed liner to cover would report his results i would appreciate it as that sounds like a reasonable idea. In addition to plastics renovation and welding we perform restorations on vintage motorcycles automobiles and specialty vehicles. Problem with many old plastic tanks is once you get that 30 year old tank looking nice the oils in the petroleum make up of the plastic have been long gone leaving you with a tank that is very prone to cracking. Yes those graphics not only look cool but the one thing every one tends to forget is they protect the plastic on your dirt bike.

Acetone one of the least toxic thinners is also used to make plastic products. How to easily restore plastic. This is a procedure i use to restore motorcycle plastic.