Argo body question

[8footedFloatGoat]

All,

I'm thinking about painting my 85 8x8. I'm not a fan of the orange. From what I have read online the body is made of ABS plastic. Some sites say you can't paint ABS others say you can. Has anyone here ever done it with any succsess?

[lewis]

If the body is ABS, you can paint it. The Orange Crush is ABS and the paint sticks just fine. Prep is the biggest item. I sanded off all the oxidized material and then fine sanded it. Used a btm(base to metal) primer and then shot it with car paint. It was $36 a quart one stage paint. Knowing that dings and scratches will occur i can sand it and spray it again. I have all these pictures in my gallery. If it is hdpe: it is what it is. I can get you the exact numbers of the primer and the type paint if you wish.

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[Rock Doctor]

My buddy has a couple Orange Argo's, and is ALWAYS Harping at me " Leaves are green, the sky is blue, **** is brown, and ARGO'S ARE ORANGE"

I always did think he was a little strange :-)

RD

PS. He does have a point about trying to find a green Argo again after leaving it parked out in the bush for a week, lol

[racerone3]

your body is made from HDPE and paint will not stick to it. you can paint it if you like, but you will be touching it up all the time

[8footedFloatGoat]

Thanks for the quick feed back guys. HDPE is probably a better material for these bodies, so it would explain why so many of these machines have the original color. Rock; - that's a really good point - I have a hard enough time finding my keys half the time so making the old girl black or green is probably not the best idea I've ever had!