Honda Spree and Elite 50 Forums

the best advice I was given was to sand it down with 320 (I used 400 initially), since it was just a base coat, wash/dry and apply the plastic primer over it with a heavier coat rather than a light coat. worked so far! thanks guys

It would seem that the Multi-purpose primer will not adhere to plastic as well as the primer designed specifically for plastic. The logic would indicate that no matter what you apply over the Multi-purpose, it will ultimately not adhere to the plastic, and peel away with the first coat of the wrong...

Here is what I was given:

http://www.krylon.com/products/indooroutdoor_primer/


VS: What I Actually Need.

http://www.krylon.com/products/indoorou ... ic_primer/

so today I sanded down all the plastic parts on my scooter to repaint. I went to the local hardware store and specifically asked for plastic primer from krylon. employee brought me back a multi purpose indoor/outdoor krylon primer and insisted it was the product I needed. I come home lay down a base...

Of course we don't know what type of filter you have without a picture. You shouldn't run it without air box unless some other changes were made to the carb and muffler. You may need to check the carb's jets. The current air filter maybe suffice but I'm not aware of any filter that is as good as th...

So I removed the plastics to the new honda elite I picked up the other week to change out the air filter, and spark plug when I noticed the entire airbox was missing.... it seems as if the old owner duct taped some sort of filter to it. my questions is, anyone know what kinda filter is currently on ...

sorry all, dont know why I wrote fuel stabilizer, i meant a fuel system cleaner since the guy I bought it from has had bike has been sitting for over a year so I figured it wouldnt hurt throwing some in when I refilled it with gasoline... I will have to take a look at the exhaust - really hope it is...

Howdy, now I know this is a board primarily for elite and spree 2 strokes, but I figure there might be a handful of ya who own a honda elite 80 that might be able to help me out. Picked up a 1999 honda elite 80 2 weeks ago. its got a little over 5,000 miles. The first week I bought the elite it ran ...

wow thanks guys. very helpful info here. SO here is the gameplan: (if theres anything you think im doin wrong let a brother know 8) ) 1.) Wash all plastic parts with soap and water, Dry. 2.) Sand down surfaces with 400 dry paper and try to remove the terrible existing paint job that was put on this ...

paulpauly7 wrote:you need 1500 or 2000 to sand the clear

thank you. doing 2 coats of clear, should i sand in between coats or afterwards?

based on what you said your willing to do maybe try and sand the old paint off some if you can, and id do more than 1 clear coat /wet sand there are ALOT of youtube videos showing this process on bikes cars etc I bought 10 sheets of 400, 600 and 800 wet/dry paper. I plan on using 400 before primer,...

Hey, so I am about to attempt my first paint job for the honda elite that I just picked up the other week. I am a serious N00b here so please bare with me, any and all help is greatly appreciated. I'm going to be using all krylon spray paint for plastic (2 coats Primer, 3 coats color, 1 coat gloss f...

In situations like this you can try following the instructions and using the forms at http://www.ct.gov/dmv/cwp/view.asp?a=816&Q=244692&dmvPNavCtr=|#30281 I usually make a really low offer and tell the guy I'll give him the money if DMV accepts the forms. I fill them out, ask him for the an...

turns out he doesn't have a title for it which sucks cuz theres no way I can get away with trying to ride around an 80cc scooter unregistered :/

might make a cool pit bike though....

Plastics are in good condition - he gave it a fresh paint job and it is now a snazzy royal blue. Figured there wouldnt be too many afterparts for the bike. Might try to talk him down a bit in price considering I won't be able to ride it around too much since all roads around me are 40-45 MPH. but th...