r/ATV • u/Lower-Software-5167 • 10h ago

how to: Paint Frame Help

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Hello, I've bought this atv from some guy. After getting it home I realized the frame is probably spray painted (some parts had over spray). The frame now looks bale and ugly, how do I remove the black paint and restore the silver frame? I cant remove the engine or hard stuff but I could remove the plastics, Thanks for reading.

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u/Officialmilehigh 10h ago

What makes you say removing the engine is hard? If you can remove plastics you can remove the engine. Personally id remove everything and hit it with paint stripper but thats just me. I guess you can whire wheel it but that would be miserable and take a very long time. Paint stripper is fine 9n plastics its the rubber that id be worried about but I think I have had it on some rubber before so im not sure on that.

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u/Lower-Software-5167 10h ago

Rear tires are pretty bad, I'll probably just buy used silver wheels. I am stuck with the frame, I don't have much tools or someone to help me and I surely don't have the experience to do so.

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u/JohnDeere714 10h ago

Should be able to remove the engine a basic tool kit from harbor freight or Walmart

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u/Lower-Software-5167 10h ago

Again, am not mechanic neither capable to do something like this. Also we don't have Walmart here.

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u/Officialmilehigh 8h ago

You have youtube done you? Its literally just undo a few hoses and cables, take a chain off, undo about 6 bolts give or take and pull it out. I cant remember if the swing arm is bolted through the engine but either way it dose not take a mechanic to do this. Any regular person with 2 brain cells can do it.