Hawk Plastica

Fantastic Moto · 02-24-2019, 10:53 AM

Hi. I have been thinking about getting new plastics to paint up because I would like to keep mine as a backup. I was wondering what the cheapest place to get one would be.

Thanks
Fantastic Moto

512customs · 02-24-2019, 11:16 AM

Painting plastics never looks good for long...

Fantastic Moto · 02-24-2019, 02:10 PM

Ok. I was wanting to have orange plastics is there a cheap way to get those or a way to change the colors cheaply. I understand the painting problem

Bruces · 02-24-2019, 02:28 PM

Try some plastidip

Ski_rush · 02-24-2019, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Bruces

Try some plastidip

+1 for plasti-dip. I used it on my Camaro and it worked great. You can order it all different colors. Holds up pretty well.

512customs · 02-24-2019, 03:51 PM

I have successfully used plastidip on a Harley before and it looked awesome, but it was obviously never dumped or ridden through tree branches....

NzBrakelathes · 02-25-2019, 12:33 AM

Plastics seem to be hard to get, even in China I have nearly no option - I did post a set in Orange but head light cover differs.
Hawk factory gave some prices on panels but they seem to have gone quite and the bulky shipping costs are hard to judge till the plastics are boxed.
Lots of work for little to no rewards on my end.

FINALLY they accepted my order so I have 4 panels coming.
Damn slow and a drama but will have this AL chaps order ready soon I hope

Tashka · 02-27-2019, 01:44 PM

Alot of the tt250 plastics are painted. Itll look bad if you beat up your plastics and throw them around

Weldangrind · 03-04-2019, 11:45 PM

I've had good luck with Krylon Fusion on plastic panels. It reasonably durable, but not on fenders.

ChipToothy · 03-05-2019, 09:04 AM

The Storm plastics are white and they just paint the colors on. Even over filling the gas tank like many of us have done was enough to cause some paint bubbles to form on the edges of the plastic. I hit mine with a soapy chore girl then 4 coats of flat black spray paint and it’s holding up well enough. My right tank cover is cracked from I think being backed into by a car and my front fender has been cut to fit the oil cooler along with all the gashes and scrapes from tree limbs so I don’t think using cheapo rattle cans was a bad idea lol.

NzBrakelathes · 03-07-2019, 06:44 AM

I finally got the Hawk plastics for my AL customer - I have a couple extra panels too in red if anyone needs tank panels or the small panels on the side of the bike (red part only not the other black parts)

02-24-2019, 11:16 AM	#2
512customs Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Illinois Posts: 44	Painting plastics never looks good for long... __________________ Toys: 2017 Hawk 250 (new in 2019) 1999 Softail, Ultima frame, s&s 113” @ 129rwhp 2005 Honda trx450r full mx build 1986 Honda trx250r xc build on race gas 1998 Kawasaki kx250 1995 Polaris xplorer 400 4x4 1997 Jeep Wrangler 3.5” on 33s
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02-24-2019, 03:51 PM	#6
512customs Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Illinois Posts: 44	I have successfully used plastidip on a Harley before and it looked awesome, but it was obviously never dumped or ridden through tree branches.... __________________ Toys: 2017 Hawk 250 (new in 2019) 1999 Softail, Ultima frame, s&s 113” @ 129rwhp 2005 Honda trx450r full mx build 1986 Honda trx250r xc build on race gas 1998 Kawasaki kx250 1995 Polaris xplorer 400 4x4 1997 Jeep Wrangler 3.5” on 33s
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02-25-2019, 12:33 AM	#7
NzBrakelathes Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Hell Posts: 2,408	Plastics seem to be hard to get, even in China I have nearly no option - I did post a set in Orange but head light cover differs. Hawk factory gave some prices on panels but they seem to have gone quite and the bulky shipping costs are hard to judge till the plastics are boxed. Lots of work for little to no rewards on my end. FINALLY they accepted my order so I have 4 panels coming. Damn slow and a drama but will have this AL chaps order ready soon I hope Last edited by NzBrakelathes; 02-27-2019 at 10:53 PM.
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03-04-2019, 11:45 PM	#9
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	I've had good luck with Krylon Fusion on plastic panels. It reasonably durable, but not on fenders. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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03-05-2019, 09:04 AM	#10
ChipToothy Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 819	The Storm plastics are white and they just paint the colors on. Even over filling the gas tank like many of us have done was enough to cause some paint bubbles to form on the edges of the plastic. I hit mine with a soapy chore girl then 4 coats of flat black spray paint and it’s holding up well enough. My right tank cover is cracked from I think being backed into by a car and my front fender has been cut to fit the oil cooler along with all the gashes and scrapes from tree limbs so I don’t think using cheapo rattle cans was a bad idea lol. __________________ Bashan Storm: Ebay steel exhaust wrapped, folding shift lever, seat mod, vm26 carb, air pod, dual led scrambler headlamps, windshield mod, led brake/tail light, secondary led brake light (swingarm), Ebay 295mm rear shock, back up CDI (racing unknown), oil cooler, digital gauge cluster,
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02-24-2019, 02:28 PM	#4
Bruces Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 1,588	Try some plastidip
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02-27-2019, 01:44 PM	#8
Tashka Join Date: Aug 2018 Posts: 158	Alot of the tt250 plastics are painted. Itll look bad if you beat up your plastics and throw them around
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