Repainting the top section of a Hustler

[michael hogue]

I have a Hustler that someone spray painted the top black which was a poor paint job. The paint is started to peel . I was going to sand down all the bad spots and repaint it with Krylon plastic spray paint.

Any suggestions or help.

[LarryW]

Assuming this is a plastic hdpe plastic bodied hustler you may be able to power wash most of it off. Then I would look for some paint removing chemical and remove what doesn't wash off. I don't think any chemical can damage hdpe plastic but wouldn't hurt to do a test spot first. Then take a heat gun and carefully warm it up back to a shine. Should be near new. May be a little more work but you will have better results.

[JoeMeg]

Again,assuming this is a poly body,nothing will stick to it for long. No matter what you paint it with it will soon begin to come off. I would do as Larry said,try cleaning up the original material a bit.

Joe.

[amphibious drew]

Again,assuming this is a poly body,nothing will stick to it for long. No matter what you paint it with it will soon begin to come off. I would do as Larry said,try cleaning up the original material a bit.

Joe.

Ditto. There was a recent thread suggesting an organic paint remover from Home Depot. You may want to look into it.

[JoeMeg]

Here,if this works ,this is the thread.

http://www.6x6world.com/forums/general-6x6-atv-discussion/27861-paint-remover.html

Joe

[814cannob]

I also seen some information hear to try WD-40 as a paint remover.

[phabib]

I was wondering if something like a thin painted on layer of an epoxy or polyester resin, then painted the resin. You could roughen up the plastic first to get more of a mechanical bond between the plastic body and the resin. The paint would probably stick to the resin a whole lot better than to the plastic.

[amphibious drew]

I was wondering if something like a thin painted on layer of an epoxy or polyester resin, then painted the resin. You could roughen up the plastic first to get more of a mechanical bond between the plastic body and the resin. The paint would probably stick to the resin a whole lot better than to the plastic.

It won't stick to the poly though. You will have a nice epoxy painted shell.

[thebuggyman1]

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.

[Nubs]

Now i'm not tryin' to get in the middle of anything but with a lot of prep work i have gotten this to stick to Polypropylene for the last three yrs or so on one project. i'm not sayin' its the answer but just that i had good luck with it, the components are 80.00 a qt and is nasty to work with. once you get this to stick one can top coat with auto paint with flex additive

[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