Warning to all 09 iq owners.....check your sleds!

Sled Solutions · Oct 9, 2008

My night went to **** pretty quick when I found the "paint" coming off of my hood. If you have a Polaris coming for 09 or have it already inspect all hard edges on your hood. I appears that the "Paint" which appears to be more of a film did not adhere to the hood material.

Pictures say it all!

I figures I found this 5 minutes after the dealer closed.....sure hope Polaris can get me a hood in time for our shows coming up or there will be a pretty new sled with no hood and a sign in place of it saying why!

Unbelievable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :furious2: :veryangry:

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It's doing this all around the hood in different spots.

This was the last thing I needed.............

snowmobiler · Oct 9, 2008

that aint paint

Sled Solutions · Oct 9, 2008

snowmobiler said:
that aint paint

Nope...it's a tinted film they must heat shrink on the hoods to give it a gloss black look.

CO 2.0 · Oct 9, 2008

Gay. That's what the warranty is for. Demand a new hood and installed by the dealer. Good luck...

thefullmonte · Oct 9, 2008

Hard to believe another quality control issue from Polaris.

I'm very sorry to hear about that. Especially, for you. Your sled is used for work and play. Hopefully, just a single isolated incident. It always sucks when it happens to you though. Lets hope they fix it quick.
Good luck
Monte

Jkinzer · Oct 9, 2008

my sled as well as the other 2 black rmk 800's we got this year didnt have that problem..... sorry to hear it, hopefully your's is the only one though

GoBigParts · Oct 9, 2008

Sled Solutions said:
My night went to **** pretty quick when I found the "paint" coming off of my hood. If you have a Polaris coming for 09 or have it already inspect all hard edges on your hood. I appears that the "Paint" which appears to be more of a film did not adhere to the hood material.

Pictures say it all!

I figures I found this 5 minutes after the dealer closed.....sure hope Polaris can get me a hood in time for our shows coming up or there will be a pretty new sled with no hood and a sign in place of it saying why!

Unbelievable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :furious2: :veryangry:

View attachment 30293

It's doing this all around the hood in different spots.

This was the last thing I needed.............

Are you frick'n kidding me. I wonder if it has something to do with the new flat hoods this year? However, I do not know of any flat black hoods being sold. My 06 RMK and my 08 RMK has very solid glossy paint.

Bull · Oct 9, 2008

the sleds are not painted. they are solid colored. 07 were painted, 08-9 solid colored plastic. not sure what the film is for, unless it was a gloss layer. obviously not paint. sucks though.

Sled Solutions · Oct 10, 2008

I'm going to the dealer this morning and I'll let everyone know how it goes.

dmj1 · Oct 10, 2008

almost looks like a protective layer for transport and might not be paint.??
just a thought

Sled Solutions · Oct 10, 2008

dmj1 said:
almost looks like a protective layer for transport and might not be paint.??
just a thought

No, it's what makes the molded black hood material look like gloss black paint.

deepdiver · Oct 10, 2008

Sled Solutions said:
No, it's what makes the molded black hood material look like gloss black paint.

While on this subject...Make sure if you trailer them that you have a hood liner/protector under your cover if you run a Polaris cover. I was surprised that Polaris doesnt incorporate a liner in their covers. I ran it one time and of course its the wifes new sled that's all Black and it has about 20 smudges about the size of a silver dollar that I havent been able to get oput of the finish.

I have the same stuff on my Red Drag. but it doesnt show as much..add a few brush scratches to it and it covers up well.

I have tried plastic polish on the black and it doesnt help much.
Does anybody have a solution for this.

Sledneck9 · Oct 10, 2008

maybe try some black wax. might work. works good for covering scratches.

Sled Solutions · Oct 10, 2008

It's a brand new sled....I'M not doing anything POLARIS is.

R J · Oct 10, 2008

CO 2.0 said:
Gay. That's what the warranty is for. Demand a new hood and installed by the dealer. Good luck...

Yeah throw all your toys out of your stroller as well.

Or

Simply go in and find an explanation about it and see what happens.

Snowman 2001 · Oct 11, 2008

Any updates?

Sled Solutions · Oct 12, 2008

Snowman 2001 said:
Any updates?

Nothing yet.

Maxwe · Oct 12, 2008

Mine is doing the same thing I see. gota love it.

Sled Solutions · Oct 12, 2008

Maxwe said:
Mine is doing the same thing I see. gota love it.

I hope to know something this week and I'll let you know what Polaris says.

skiwiz · Oct 12, 2008

seen alot of new sleds but no paint peeling

Warning to all 09 iq owners.....check your sleds!

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