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  1. #16
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    I have been sanding the plastic for my Yamaha 200, now spending $200 on new plastic doesn't sound so bad. Here is a before and after pic of the rear fenders. I have spent about 8-10 hours on them and my brother made the seat cover, it's not perfect but close enough.
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    1984 Yamaha YT 60 Tri Zinger(current project)
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    ahh man.. that does look like a lot of work!!! It looks 100 times better now though!

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    Advice

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    I have a Tecate Tank that was redone but after a few weeks of Gas in it the Paint Bubbled up. So I dont know what to do.
    84-85 Custom Tecate

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    thats a plastic tank on the tecate correct?

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    hey i ha;f assed my fenders and they still look good...all i did was start with 60grit...lol...and then moved to 220 and i quit once i got that done...i repainted and put my seat backl on and it looks good from a distance...but when u get up close and touch iot u can feel the ROUFNESS!! O YEA!! lol jk anyway i just half assed it and it didnt look to bad..my tank was easy..sander and 120 grit worked good..and steel wool in the corners cause us poor people cand afford the good stuff..lol...i primerd it and repainted it to..doesnt look to bad
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    Thanks for the info chainsaw!very good read.
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    PLASTIC Tecate Tank

    Yea its an 84-85 Tank that was all sanded down and painted. Now it looks lie crap and the rest of my trike doesnt. I guess I will get a body shop to do it right. But im worried it was the Gas that made the paint buble and that it might happen again. Yes it is plastic.
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    painting a plastic gas tank will never work. There is a reason why motocross bike graphics have holes in them.... the plastic breathes. No matter how expensive the paint, it will not stick to a plastic gas tank.
    There is an easy fix though.

    Kreem will work in plastic tanks, I have done it myself and my neighbor has done the same with his. You dont need the acetone part of it for a plastic tank, just the coating material. Follow the instructions, (soapy water to clean the tank good, and then the coating instructions) but ignore the part about "Do not use on plastic tanks" It WILL work, I know from experience. You can get it at about any atv shop, Dennis Kirk, and Rocky Mountain ATV.

    Once you have it kreemed, just sand it back down, prime and paint. Now the paint will not bubble! Hope that helps.

    I know how frustrated you are. I spent well over $250 on paint and materials, 3 tries, but finally tried kreem, and it worked great.

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    Tank

    Here is the ugly beast
    Y isnt it green?
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    84-85 Custom Tecate

    1986 Honda 200X Daily Rider

    2006 Suzuki King Quad

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    Guys I've split a few posts off of this thread. Normally I wouldn't do this, but this is a tech tip posted on the main page and its CHAINSAW's thread on top of it. If you have a question for him, feel free to post it but please don't give advice out in the thread. Thanks.

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    meatbox,.. Im not sure why its not green all the way through. Probably something in the fabrication of the tank Im guess. Try what I said above, and it will come out looking good.

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    It's brown because gas seems to discolor the Tecate tanks from the inside and all the way through. Setting out in the sun for years takes it's toll too. You can sand all the way through most KXT tanks and never get it to original green again.

    Try the kreem like Chainsaw said or try to get in touch with a body shop and see if they can die it for you.
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    Tank not Brown

    I will give the Kreem a shot. I got 8 years in on this thing so whats another winter to make her right.
    84-85 Custom Tecate

    1986 Honda 200X Daily Rider

    2006 Suzuki King Quad

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    great write up chainsaw i have to do this to my 1980 ds50 fenders man they -where- orange but they oxidized so bad there white lol..ill post trailprotrailpro and after pics later :P

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    Thank you chainsaw I will take a step by step photo's and you will be able to see your handy work on my 200x

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