What is with the cheap paint on an expensive sled???

[ReX]

My a-arms on my GT have a few small chips in them, and there is Maroon colored paint underneath! I wonder if they used RTX arms, and painted them for the GT. I would like to find a touch up for that until I have them powdercoated.
Nate

Here ya go. I have 2 small chips in my a-arms. I think i am going to try this company out. supposively they have all the yamaha colors.

http://www.colorrite.com/CRPLfactoryCol ... Field.y=10

I did it for the 06 year but if you have an 07 just go back through the snowmobile section and input year and model.

I tried them a couple of weeks ago for my 07 RTX and it comes up with blue, not yellow.

I also sent them an e-mail at the same time asking if they had yellow paint for my RTX and they still haven't responded yet.

 

[LT1MCSS]

I tried them a couple of weeks ago for my 07 RTX and it comes up with blue, not yellow.

I also sent them an e-mail at the same time asking if they had yellow paint for my RTX and they still haven't responded yet.

hmm your right. I even tried it for the 06/07 nytro. I wonder why they dont have it listed. In your case i would paint the whoel a-arm anyway and save some paint for touch up. Thats to much to touch up. Yours are really bad. I have 2 small chips.

 

[nate007]

I don't know if the a-arms are that big of a deal to me. I think I'd try putting a-arm guards on before tearing them off to paint or powder coat. I'd think you'd have to remove the bushings also to powdercoat, and that may be a pain. Mine only have 2 small chips on one side, so guards are in order here first.
Nate

 

[ReX]

I don't know if the a-arms are that big of a deal to me. I think I'd try putting a-arm guards on before tearing them off to paint or powder coat. I'd think you'd have to remove the bushings also to powdercoat, and that may be a pain. Mine only have 2 small chips on one side, so guards are in order here first.
Nate

I feel the same way. I want my sled mint mechanically and to look great from a few feet away when sledding (snow covered). I don't think its worth it (to me) to pull the a-arms out for painting unless I need to change the bushings at the same time.

If I can get some touch up paint, I'll just touch them up. I doubt anyone will notice the touch up when I'm sledding.

I might look at a-arm gaurds also, but they may lead to more rusting and I'm not sure if they are worth it either.

 

[cat hunter]

My running board paint is wore off but i own a body shop So no big deal for me but the finish is good on the gas tank because my knees are on it most of the time and it's like new.My A arms are like new also 3800 miles .You guys must push a lot of sleds!!!

 

[apexgt4life]

yea speakimg of paint, the silver arms under my skid are starting to rust very bad on my 06 gt, Come on these sleds are built for the weather, I dont expect to see rust after 1000 miles, Any fixes for this, should i get powdercoated again or will it be off.