How To Clean White Dirt Bike Plastics

Cleaning white plastics (after pic now included)

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Cleaning white plastics (after pic now included)

What do you guys use to clean the dark scuffs and such off the white plastics?
Thanks
Pat

Here is a pic of the cleaned and clear coated plastic.

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Cleaning white plastics

Post by Fitterman24 » 09:22 am Aug 30 2014

I use a purple polish that I get at a truck stop here in Missouri. It's for aluminum, brass, copper, etc. It also works great on foggy plastic headlights and tail lights. It's a liquid and not a paste. Made by California Customs, I believe.

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Re: Cleaning white plastics

Post by diymirage » 09:45 am Aug 30 2014

I wetsand mine
(you wont believe how often ive gotten yelled at for having the shower full of dirtbike plastics

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Cleaning white plastics

Post by tirebiter » 10:31 am Aug 30 2014

I use a hand cleaner like Gojo or Fast orange, little bit on a nylon brush does the trick.
Follow up with 303 aerospace protectant to restore the shine.
Also works real well for cleaning aluminum, chains, grease covered parts, etc.

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Re: Cleaning white plastics

Post by SotS » 11:13 am Aug 30 2014

diymirage wrote:I wetsand mine
(you wont believe how often ive gotten yelled at for having the shower full of dirtbike plastics

It seems that this is a global thing of men washing their dirt bike plastics in the showers/baths etc. and getting yelled at by doing it.

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Re: Cleaning white plastics

Post by Postigo » 01:16 pm Aug 30 2014

I use blue scotchbrite pads with soap, if they are in pretty bad shape you can pait them with krylon fusion paint. Cheap and hold up really good.

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Cleaning white plastics

Post by kx200 » 02:41 pm Aug 30 2014

I have had good luck with Mr. Clean Magic Eraser if the scratches are not to deep. Finish it up with Maxima SC1 Clear Coat Spray. This really works good on black plastic.

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Cleaning white plastics

Post by SS109 » 05:04 pm Aug 30 2014

kx200 wrote:I have had good luck with Mr. Clean Magic Eraser if the scratches are not to deep.

Same here.

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Re: Cleaning white plastics

Post by KDXhopeful » 08:01 pm Aug 30 2014

Thanks for the tips guys. Plastics in the tub. Mmmmm. Looks like one more dirt bike owner is going to hear about it from his wife about having plastics in the tub.

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Re: Cleaning white plastics

Post by SotS » 01:58 am Aug 31 2014

KDXhopeful wrote:Thanks for the tips guys. Plastics in the tub. Mmmmm. Looks like one more dirt bike owner is going to hear about it from his wife about having plastics in the tub.

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Cleaning white plastics

Post by turtle » 12:09 pm Aug 31 2014

+1 on the magic eraser. The Walmart version works just as well IMO.

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Re: Cleaning white plastics

Post by KDXhopeful » 10:03 pm Aug 31 2014

I love the cat checking things out. Probably thinking "Man oh man he is in trouble again will he never learn that only cats can get away with things like that. Not men and certainly not some stupid dog"

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Re: Cleaning white plastics

Post by K50X200 » 10:28 pm Aug 31 2014

+2 on the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser

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Cleaning white plastics

Post by KDXhopeful » 11:09 pm Aug 31 2014

Picked up some MR. Clean Magic eraser tonight. I hope it doesn't scratch up the plastics. I will report back tomorrow on the results. I already have a can of Maxima SC1 Clear coat. I will give that a shot as well.

Thanks for the help folks.
Pat

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Re: Cleaning white plastics

Post by KDXhopeful » 03:12 pm Sep 01 2014

Hi Folks,

Holy doodle. The plastics look like they probably did in 05 when the bike hit the showroom floor. Thanks for the tips guys. Magic eraser and the Maxima clear coat. What a team. Thanks for heads up on not getting any of the maxima stuff on things like the seat. That stuff is seriously slick when it dries.

I took before and after pics but the bike owner aka Devin the 15 year old clueless teenager took the memory card out of the camera to upload his ALS challenge video and didn't put it back in the camera. Of course I didn't have my glasses on and although the camera was chirping at me like never before I couldn't read the screen. So, the long and the short of it is there are no before pics are available. Anybody out there have kids who have gone through the clueless teenager stage? when can I hope for it to end?

Thanks guys. At first I thought it was a silly question but the results are amazing.

Pat

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Re: Cleaning white plastics

Post by 6 Riders » 06:06 pm Sep 01 2014

KDXhopeful wrote:Hi Folks,

Anybody out there have kids who have gone through the clueless teenager stage? when can I hope for it to end?

Pat

When they move out and get a really well paying job and a spouse to take care of them.

Would love to see the results IF you ever get the flash card back.....

Oh yeah, this weekend, out riding, my wife couldn't figure out what was wrong w/her camera either.....Seems that her husband took the flash card out to up load some race pictures and didn't put it back (although I do have spares in the camera bag).....It NEVER ends

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Cleaning white plastics

Post by 6 Riders » 07:06 pm Sep 05 2014

KDXhopeful wrote:What do you guys use to clean the dark scuffs and such off the white plastics?
Thanks
Pat

Here is a pic of the cleaned and clear coated plastic.

newbbewb wrote:^what he said.

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