There are no rules about what your scooter needs to look like.
You can repaint a scooter in an afternoon as long as you follow a few simple rules of thumb: Use the right paint, prepare the surfaces well and make sure you know reassemble the scooter when you are done. While you can have the job done professionally, you will save yourself hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars by doing it yourself. Whether the body of your scooter is metal or plastic, the steps involved are the same.
Instructions
1. Spread your drop cloth over the area where you will be painting. Remove the parts of the scooter body that you wish to paint, and lay them out on the drop cloth so they do not touch.
2. Prop curved body pieces up on stacked two-by-fours so you will be able to strip and paint each piece without having to handle it while it is wet to coat the underside of the curve. Use masking tape to cover any emblems or chrome attached to the body pieces to prevent them from being covered with paint.
3. Pour the paint stripper onto each piece and use a sponge to spread the stripper until the entire piece is covered. Wait 30 minutes before going on to the next step.
4. Scrape the paint off with a paint scraper. Work in a pattern as if mowing a lawn or vacuuming a rug, and scrape the surface several times. There are several layers that have to be removed, and scraping will take about 20 minutes. When you cannot scrape off any more paint, use a piece of 110-grit sandpaper to sand off any remaining paint.
5. Rinse the pieces with water and let them dry for 30 minutes.
6. Coat each piece with Krylon paint primer. Start by spraying in the center of the piece. Hold the can 6 inches from the surface and move the spray in circles, spreading the primer out from the center to the edges to ensure an even coat. Let the primer dry for 15 minutes, and repeat. Apply three coats of primer.
7. Spraying in the same manner as you did the primer, starting in the center and working out toward the edges in a circular fashion, apply four coats of color. Allow each coat to dry for 30 minutes before applying the next.
8. Hold the can of clear coat 12 inches from the surface of each body piece, and spray in circles again to apply. Add three layers of clear coat, allowing each layer 30 minutes to dry before beginning the next.
9. Rub Turtle Wax over each painted piece. Apply enough wax so the color and shine of your paint job appears dull beneath the wax but can still be seen. Let the wax dry for 10 minutes, then use a polishing cloth to remove the excess wax and bring the wax to a high shine using a circular motion. Make sure you are pressing hard when you polish, as this will help to provide a lasting shine.
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