Camo Wraps kit for ATV

yelt said:

I am looking at fixing up an old yellow Polaris Trailboss that was given to me. I am going to redo the body with this stuff Camoclad Outlet Camo4u – Home of the Camoclad Outlet, Camo Bug Shields, Camo Truck Kits, Camo Wraps, Camoclad Vinyl Accent Kits - can anyone give me the scoop on this stuff? Hard to do yourself?

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Welcome!

I think Gunny did his Grizz with something similar to this. Maybe he'll pipe up to help you out.

There is another process. It's called Water Transfer Printing. It is very similiar to an automotive paint job complete with clear coat. Check my old yami in my avatar and garage. They had lots of camo to choose from. I mean some really cool looking stuff. This is a costly process mostly because of shipping. And you need to pick a color that compliments the current color scheme b/c they do not finish the underside. (really wish someone would have told me that) This finish is also a tad on the brittle side. Not terrible, but you certianly have to pay more attention to it than normal plastics. To do it over again, I'd go the route B-Dub went.

The process, when I did it, was $600. The shipping was $150 each way (maybe a lil more). That price was because I have a good contact at a frieght line. UPS wanted $1200 round trip and FEDEX and DHL wanted about $600 round trip.

If one lived close the shop it wouldn't be too terrible bad.

hydrodip.com

Gunny said:

Ouch ! .... Ouch !! :BangHead: ..... and OUCH !!!!! :crybaby2:

Thanks for the link ... I'll check it out.

Later ...

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No problem Major. :hello:

Yeah. I was in the UPS store and had everything set to go and they told me their price. I picked up my plastics and walked out.

Gunny, you didn't like the title "Sergeant Major" either. I mean common. Is there any rank you do like? You don't like field grade officers and you don't like senior NCO's? I'm confused. ??? And why are you calling me a wing nut ???

In an effort to pull this thread back down to earth, the water transfer printing is a very good looking application. In all honesty, it will turn the ugliest of quads into a show item. HOWEVER, as I mentioned before, you HAVE to take care of it more so than regular plastics. I did everything according to the "book" and went for my first ride with Mud Bugs on A PAVED ROAD and threw a rock and chipped it. It was the next day I ordered the Bighorns. lol.

If any of our members are considering this application, please know that you will have one of the sickest looking quads out there, but I can not voucher for how long it will hold if rode aggressively.

yelt said:

I went this route instead Camo Dip Kit - Do It Yourself Water Transfer Camo Dip Kit and dipped my plastics at home in camo. Turned out real nice

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Do you have any pictures of how your project turned out? That would be stellar to see!

Gunny said:

Well, I just got my Hydro-Dipped fenders back ... I freak'in love'em !!! :cheer:

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That is awesome gunny! What did you do on the underside or did you just leave it the green color? Or did they dip both sides? :coolpics:

Gunny said:

THANKS Battlegun ccasion14: .... the underside is the stock green ... and you can't really see it, however, what you can see, the green blends in & looks natural. :cheer:

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I wish I would have had that insight when I did my old 660. Just like yours, the underside was stock green but the top was yellow and black. I had to do something. :violent1:

Gunny said:

And I loved that "Hornet" look of your 660. ccasion14:

I wonder if a guy could do the inside of the fenders with this DYI Hydro-dipping kit Yelt posted ?? .... it would be interesting to try ... :beer"

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I'm not 100% sure of how the process works but it stands to reason b/c they only do one side and the other side comes out untouched.

There are some days when I miss the 660. What a project that was.

Oh yeah. I enjoy my Outlander. It just gets frustrating not having a local parts/service center. Everything from the clamps to the $80 socket and the $30 clamp pliers gets frustrating. I've since stopped using the stupid clamps and just use normal hose clamps. In fact, I may not even go to the dealer to get the retarded maintance soon thing off my dash. I did, and will continue to record my maintance and repairs and let it be at that.

I bought the Grizz 660 when I was home on leave from Iraq and bought parts for it while I was still in Iraq. It was a great project but it got to be too much and I didn't want to ride it like I stole it. What good is a quad if you can only baby it? I had to get something I could ride and I couldn't afford to outright buy another.

Sorry for the rant.