painting plastics

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bullitt
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painting plastics

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hi
whats the best paint to us on scratches on plastics
have a few on mine maybe even a bit of filling
cheers
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Drunkn Munky
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Re: painting plastics

Post by Drunkn Munky »

Plastex works well if the damage is in the white area, it can be flattened and polished to give a almost factory look. Or you could plastic weld it with plastic from a scrap panel the same colour, again it could be flattened and polished. Or just paint the panel :)
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Re: painting plastics

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that sounds great will get some plastex
where do i get plastex from
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Re: painting plastics

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ebay, just been trying it on my fairings and seems to work ok.

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