Bird 3 wheeler prepping plastics

[Richard W.]

Working on my little Bird 3 wheeler the plastic body and fender look kinda dingy.Anyone had any luck cleaning and painting this
kind of plastic?Its just some sort of flimsy plastic.

Will vinyl paint or bumper paint work for this?Already painted the frame,forks and wheels etc. (royal blue &orange)
Also having the seat covered in orange.

 

[we4amigos]

I've done it with success on old 4 wheeler plastics. I used a Duplicolor paint for plastics & flexible parts and used a adhesion promoter first. Came out great,we even hit tree branches and didn't lose paint. I did wet sand some scratches out first also & you couldn't even see where they were.
That's a cool little trike :thumbsup:

 

[Richard W.]

Thanks we4amigos,just gotta find a kid to ride it when done.Its pretty small about the same size as an atc 70 honda.
Gonna go to auto parts store and see what they have.

 

[capguncowboy]

Is that plastic or Fiberglass? My Bird Romper had a fiberglass body

 

[Richard W.]

Its not fiberglass its some form of light plastic.Its real flexible.

Got any pics of yours?

 

[Outlaw Ace]

A flex agent added to the paint will allow for some bumping here and there, body shops use it on auto bumper covers for the same reason.