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Moles on paint.
Anyone else here get black moles (that don't come out) that pop up on your paint? Possibly from dirt or pebbles or where does it come from?
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Originally Posted by illuzion
Anyone else here get black moles (that don't come out) that pop up on your paint? Possibly from dirt or pebbles or where does it come from?
That's the plastic panel showing through where the paint has chipped away. I had some deep scratches in parts of mine where some stuff fell on it in the garage, so I used it as an excuse to get a paint job. I wanted blue before BRP made a blue spyder.
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No Magic Neon Triple Play II, Leo Vince SBK Exhaust, MMG Backrest, BRP Seat Skin, XOPRODOX Grips & Throttle Rocker, Paint By Tallant's Hot Rods, Kewl Metal Air Filter, Juice Box, Evoluzione O2 Mod, DEI Titanium Exhaust Wrap, Ride Wright Mojo Wheels and Pulley, Custom Handlebars, Relocated Ignition Switch, Madstad Robo Brackets, Evoluzione Swaybar, RT Shocks/Springs, Toyo R1R, Odyssey Battery, Lowered Shock Mount, SFB Floorboards, Fenderless w/ Custom License Bracket.
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Originally Posted by illuzion
Anyone else here get black moles (that don't come out) that pop up on your paint? Possibly from dirt or pebbles or where does it come from?
Yep, chips, really noticeable with the yellow,The panels are black underneath.
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Originally Posted by SSG Bean
That's the plastic panel showing through where the paint has chipped away. I had some deep scratches in parts of mine where some stuff fell on it in the garage, so I used it as an excuse to get a paint job. I wanted blue before BRP made a blue spyder.
Okay, here is my stupidity showing. I have looked at both sides of the trunk, and they are both blue. It looks to me like BRP used blue plastic to make the trunk (it is the only plastic I have looked at both sides). From what I am reading I guess I am wrong, so why don't BRP do this to save on paint chips?
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Originally Posted by Blue Star
Okay, here is my stupidity showing. I have looked at both sides of the trunk, and they are both blue. It looks to me like BRP used blue plastic to make the trunk (it is the only plastic I have looked at both sides). From what I am reading I guess I am wrong, so why don't BRP do this to save on paint chips?
I think they probably look at cost before they look at what would be better to stand up to paint chips. I know my panels were all made of black plastic, then painted. Unless something has changed, I'm assuming things are still the same.
Old Spyder Mods:
No Magic Neon Triple Play II, Leo Vince SBK Exhaust, MMG Backrest, BRP Seat Skin, XOPRODOX Grips & Throttle Rocker, Paint By Tallant's Hot Rods, Kewl Metal Air Filter, Juice Box, Evoluzione O2 Mod, DEI Titanium Exhaust Wrap, Ride Wright Mojo Wheels and Pulley, Custom Handlebars, Relocated Ignition Switch, Madstad Robo Brackets, Evoluzione Swaybar, RT Shocks/Springs, Toyo R1R, Odyssey Battery, Lowered Shock Mount, SFB Floorboards, Fenderless w/ Custom License Bracket.
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Good thing I have the 3M film on the front part of the spyder. But it looks like the side panels are taking hits (showing moles). I should've covered the whole side panels with 3M as well.
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plastic pigment
the colorant for plastic is V E R Y expensive.
it was fun while it lasted.
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Color matched paint for Spyders available here, anything from touch up to spray gun.
http://www.colorrite.com/
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So funny, I used the polisher spray from BRP and the mole came right out. It was just tough dirt that the pledge wipes couldn't pick up. Oh pledge, thought you could pick up all dirt.
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If they stick up, they are probably tar. If they are indented, they are chips.
-Scotty
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Originally Posted by NancysToy
If they stick up, they are probably tar. If they are indented, they are chips.
The size of it is similar to a mole, so it's hard to tell if it's sticking out or not. I usually try wiping it with a pledge wipe, then if that doesn't work I use the BRP polisher with a microfiber towel.
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Originally Posted by illuzion
The size of it is similar to a mole, so it's hard to tell if it's sticking out or not. I usually try wiping it with a pledge wipe, then if that doesn't work I use the BRP polisher with a microfiber towel.
Pull the edge of your fingernail across it. You can usually feel it better that way. A nail will catch more on the leading edge of a bump, and the trailing edge of a divot.
-Scotty
2011 Spyder RTS-SM5 (mine)
2000 BMW R1100RTP, motorized tricycle & 23 vintage bikes
2011 RT-622 trailer, Aspen Sentry popup camper, custom motorcycle trailer to pull behind the Spyder
Mutant Trikes Forever!
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