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Aftermarket non painted pieces - any way to get rid of scratches?

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Old 08-23-2012, 01:37 PM
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Default Aftermarket non painted pieces - any way to get rid of scratches?

I ordered one of the aftermarkey fairing kits about 2 months ago, all the painted pieces were good enough, but all of the non-painted pieces are really scratched dur to not being individually protected (all in a jumble scratching each other the entire trip). They sent me another set of non ainted pieces - but did the exact same thing and the second set are even more scratched than the first.

Does anyone know fo a way to clean up these scratches so the piece looks OK? (I am mainly concerned with the 2 RAM Air covers that are outward facing on my 2001 929RR)
 
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Old 08-23-2012, 07:19 PM
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Get a can of gloss black Krylon plastic paint and sand them down to smooth and hit it with a couple coats and then some clear and it will look awesome.
 
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I had thought about paint, but was not sure if it would end up cracking under the twisting and such that this piece can have sometimes.But I do remember that some paints do not have this issue. Thanks for the reply
 
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Krylon Fusion for plastic ($4 a can) and some clearcoat is perfect for it as it is designed for plastic and needs no primer (Be sure to spend extra time on sanding).
I did mine at the beginning of last season and no signs of cracking at all.
 
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Krylon is cheap and can get the job done. But when you no longer want that powdered finish and want it to shine line a candy apple then get yourself an hvlp gun(they become quite useful) apply polyurethane, wet sand, repeat. you can find some sick colors and even get it in a pearl or a metallic.
 
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if you dont want to paint you could try this


but be careful
 
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