Repainting the top section of a Hustler

[amphibious drew]

Wellllllllll, There is a way, but it would be a total P.I.T.A.
Nothing likes to stick to the HDPE, and add in the amount of body flex our machines endure. The end result is a crappy looking, half peeling paint job.
There is an epoxy that will stick, but it requires special prep work before application. WEST SYSTEM | Plastic Boat Repair - Kayak Massacre
Coating the entire top with this epoxy, then painting with automotive bumper type paint with the flex additive would work.......it probably wouldn't take more than a few days labor and $6-800 in paint and epoxy materials.

Hmmm, would you have to flame treat the whole body? Lol

[thebuggyman1]

Hmmm, would you have to flame treat the whole body? Lol

YUP! WEST SYSTEM | Specialty Epoxies - G/flex
I think it is interesting that the adhesion to ABS is so much higher than to HDPE

Polypropylene has different properties than Polyethylene (HDPE= high density poly ethylene). Polyethylene has an oily/slippery surface, that's why it is used for wear runners and chain guides etc.

[Nubs]

i'm learnin' somethin' every day here

[michael hogue]

thanks for the tip

[michael hogue]

I will try