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Painting a snowmobile

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clive_bixby
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anyone ever paint their sled? any pointers? (aside from the obvious)

Sep 13 2010 1:11PM
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vincepru
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im sure its the same as painting anything else. are you planning on doing it yourself with spray cans?

just make sure you prep everything correctly (sanding, taping off everything that you dont want painted) its also very important before you paint to make sure that the area your working in isnt very dusty, make sure its dry, and depending on the paint (read label) make sure that the garage or w/e is the right temp so that the paint dries well.

Sep 13 2010 6:00PM
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clive_bixby
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Yea I plan on doing it myself. Any sanding tips? I am not really sure how to go about that.

Sep 13 2010 8:21PM
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dickwreck
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wow man just buy a new one seriously
Sep 14 2010 2:12AM
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Taylor_A
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honestly just take it into a dealer, it will look a whole lot better and u can be 100% sure it will be done correctly and it will have the quality u want
Sep 14 2010 2:57AM
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I_Am_Mod
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also a small but rather important tip;
don't cheap out on paint, even if you have to pay 2 or 3 times more; good paint is a blessing to work with and chances are you'll end up using 2 or 3 times less paint than you would've needed with the cheap paint ...
Sep 14 2010 3:52AM
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Virtika
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dont paint it, wrap it. it will only cost 500-600 bucks fully wrapped and you can design it to look like anything- photos, text, effects, etc.
Sep 14 2010 4:28AM
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vincepru
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that is true, alot less work too.


as for sanding, just go get a cheapo 30$ sander and depending on the condition of your body panels and how perfect you wanna get them, i would start out with a heavy grit like 200 maybe, rub out all the gouges and imperfections with that, then work your way down to a finer 2000 grit, then your ready for primer. i would go with a self etching primer then rattle can that shit, its just gonna get scuffed up anyway.
Sep 15 2010 11:42AM
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vincepru
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also if you keep the color basic with rattle cans, it will be real easy to touch up if the paint chips or anything. just hit it with a quick spray and let dry.


you just wanna make sure you get a nice even coat, dont wanna overspray because you will get blotches and runs and it will look like ass. its really easy to do, google some writeups.

theres a guy on a toyota forum that painted his whole truck with a roll on boat paint, and it looks amazing, pretty much like a factory paint job. and the can of paint is like 36$ a pint or something. just google DYI paint job and read up.

good luck!
Sep 15 2010 11:44AM
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clive_bixby
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i talked to someone about water sanding? he also said to start out small (200 like you said) then to hit it with something higher (2000)
Sep 15 2010 1:21PM
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vincepru
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you wanna wet sand after you get your paint, its to smooth out the imperfections after painting, like runs/ overspray... but its not really necessary unless your a perfectionist.
Sep 15 2010 2:29PM
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onlyskisline
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http://sledwraps.com/ski_doo.php?cat_id=3
Sep 15 2010 8:28PM
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