How To....

MariePhotography · Post by **MariePhotography** » Sat May 10, 2008 12:31 pm

How To Repaint A Scooter.

Do you know?

My boyfriend says "It's plastic, you wouldn't need to sand it."

So.... do I need primer? What type of gloss do I use? What type of Spray paint for that matter!

Post by **noiseguy** » Sat May 10, 2008 3:18 pm

You probably don't need to sand it. If you do, use a build primer 1st. Nothing harsher than 220 by hand.

Otherwise, buy some cans of plastic paint (Krylon Fusion works well) and prep the plastic per the instructions. It takes a few coats to cover with this stuff, but it sticks well and is flexible.

MariePhotography · Post by **MariePhotography** » Sat May 10, 2008 7:41 pm

Awesome!! Thank you!

Un1t3dp1aya · Post by **Un1t3dp1aya** » Sun May 11, 2008 2:38 am

I would suggest sanding it regardless, yes the primer will help the paint stick. But, by leaving the orginal paint without sanding the shine, the primer wont stick very well, then you'll have bigger problems getting the new paint off

I've been preping my spree for paint, and I've been using wet sand paper. It takes off the paint extremely easy, just wet the area and the sand paper with water and apply minimal pressure. You'll start to see the paint break down without need of much force, took me about 4 hours to sand one side panel.

If you want the spree to look decent after your paint job, the biggest tip I can give....

DONT RUSH.

Post by **noiseguy** » Sun May 11, 2008 9:12 am

I agree on don't rush; 90% of paint work is time on prep.

I don't think that sanding through the base coat is necessary, also if you don't know what you're doing you can damage the panel (flat spot it) since sanding plastic, unlike metal, will remove parent material.

Also, you'll notice the side panels are plexiglass, whereas the legshield is a "tupperware" type material. The latter doesn't sand well; tends to snag. I would only sand the legshield to remove scuffs in areas, and I would recoat with build primer to fill the area and then sand smoother.

Bottom line, if you're just sanding to remove gloss, don't use anything more agressive than 600 grit wet-dry (using water) or you'll get sanding marks.

MariePhotography · Post by **MariePhotography** » Thu May 15, 2008 1:12 pm

Thank you so much, guys!! Your tips and advice helped. =)

Here are some photos. I have to repaint the logo with some touch ups.
Keep in mind I still have to recover my seat.

Dac · Post by **Dac** » Thu May 15, 2008 2:33 pm

that is awesome!
i love the logo on the side. totally custom!

dr.ona · Post by **dr.ona** » Thu May 15, 2008 2:44 pm

Yeah that's pretty cool!
Remember if you want to Scoot in Newport, My friends and I are ready

Robert

GIJoeBob · Post by **GIJoeBob** » Thu May 15, 2008 3:54 pm

Be sure to paint the muffler and pipe with BBQ paint.

mopedman · Post by **mopedman** » Thu May 15, 2008 4:07 pm

or you could give the muffler some color and paint it with 1,200 engine block paint

kaaos82 · Post by **kaaos82** » Thu May 15, 2008 4:50 pm

I like the back blinkers, without the rack on there it probably makes it easier to disassemble the bike right? Looks good, can't wait to dip my hands into working on mine, just need to do some engine maintenance then ill get into customizing

GIJoeBob · Post by **GIJoeBob** » Thu May 15, 2008 6:08 pm

Throw some black on those wheels as well.

Dac · Post by **Dac** » Thu May 15, 2008 6:50 pm

GIJoeBob wrote:Throw some black on those wheels as well.

naw dude. i think it looks better the way it is.
Black rims would be to much black. The logo would be out of place.

GIJoeBob · Post by **GIJoeBob** » Thu May 15, 2008 10:47 pm

Dac wrote:
GIJoeBob wrote:Throw some black on those wheels as well.
naw dude. i think it looks better the way it is.
Black rims would be to much black. The logo would be out of place.

Well, you gotta paint them something, how about black and white?

Kenny_McCormic · Post by **Kenny_McCormic** » Thu May 15, 2008 11:04 pm

Lol at pirate fish.