Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

How To Repaint A Scooter.

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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!

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.

Awesome!! Thank you!

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Robert

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

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

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

Throw some black on those wheels as well.

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.

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?

Lol at pirate fish.