Wetsanding my plastics...

[ICEMAN]

When i wrecked my R6 in the pea gravel, the right side of my bike slid in the pea gravel. The front piece around the headlight was not sandable b/c it was thru the paint, and it was cheap enough, so i bought a brand new piece. But the black side pieces are damn expensive and hard to find in good shape used, so im wetsanding them.

I did buy some mint side middle pieces on ebay, spent 100 bucks shipped for over 600 bucks worth of stuff on ebay, both side pieces in mint condition!!! couldnt beat that deal!!!!

here is one of the pieces im working on.

I used a spray bottle of water
1000 grit
2000 grit
3000 grit foam pad
Menzerna Super Intensive Polish
Menzerna Nano Finish Polish
WolfGang Sealant when its all done

this is the test spot i did to make sure i was using good enough grit sandpaper. 1-2-3000 grits are perfect!!!!

close up of test spot after i used all the grits and polishes

after using 1000 grit

after using 2000 grit

then i used the 3000 grit foam pad and the polishes.
the long scratch you see was there whewn i bought it.

 

[christian900se]

Most people would have instantly thought that would need to be re-painted or replaced, it's amazing that you achieved those results just by doing a bit of wetsanding and polishing!

 

[LincolnZephyr2006]

Very nice. Off topic... but hows the 1500? Man, I love those bodystyles! Trying to find a nice 98ish z-71 in that shape

 

[ICEMAN]

Most people would have instantly thought that would need to be re-painted or replaced, it's amazing that you achieved those results just by doing a bit of wetsanding and polishing!

exactly, this is a piece that retails for over 300, so my price would be around 200-225, employee discount at the shop, but for 15 bucks worth of materials and probably going to be 4-6 hours worth of my own time, its COMPLETELY worth it! if it doesnt come out the way i want, ill buy off ebay.

Very nice. Off topic... but hows the 1500? Man, I love those bodystyles! Trying to find a nice 98ish z-71 in that shape

lovin the 1500!!! even for 2WD, does great in the snow with 400lbs of stone bags in the back of the bed. gettin 14-16 in the city with the weight in the bed, asnd 17-18 on the highway. 9-10 pullin a trailer, lol. cant wait to polish her up. everytime i clean it at the pressure wash, to get the salt out from underneathe, it all shining cuz its wet, the color is awesome!

 

[DARK HORSE]

Looks great man...Good Work!