650/X-2 What is my 650 made of, fiberglass or abs?

[BWalt302]

Yea, I am a PWC noob. Is this 89 650sx fiberglass or abs?

Is there any safe paint stripper I can use to remove the spray paint someone painted it with?

 

[SuperJETT]

Neither, SMC, Sheet Molded Compound. I would stick with sandpaper for removing the paint, but if you're planning on painting it and the current paint is fairly hard, just rough it up and prime/paint over it.

 

[aytee]

sandpaper is the safest... there are a few smc/fiberglass safe stippers, but they're a mess and can still soften the structure... i've used some on bumpers and stuff that people brought in but only because they can be a pain to sand, ski's are pretty flat and easy to sand...

 

[97superjet]

Invest in an orbital sander...saves alot of time, just dont sit in one spot very long

 

[Vumad]

If you want to take off the gelcoat to fiberglass to bare SMC, try a window scraper. Most of that old gel coat will just chip right off. I've had hulls where I applied almost no pressure and the stock gelcoat came off in sheets.

 

[waterbox]

is a square nose made of the same material?

 

[JT_Freeride]

I read somewhere that the from 1990-1997 were SMC bottom deck and meen top deck