I will be doing a small project here in the near future the will involve plastic parts. I will be grafting some pieces together (I Hope) , they will not be under any kind on major load.
However the seam work (So to speak ) will be visible.
If you've had some experience in this department and care to lend some advice it would be appreciated.
GG
IN MEMORY OF
Blake (Fuzion) Finnel 12-3-1986 - 08-11-2007
NHTOC #120
Are these worth a Hoot??
http://search.harborfreight.com/cpis...lder&Submit=Go
Its more for repairs than building I never saw a result that looked really nice.
I wonder if an epoxy would work better from the underside?
always had incredible luck with JB Weld, especially for bonding plastic pieces together. JB Quik is a bit easier to work with since it sets up in 5 mins so gets strong fast
Lee,
Thank you very much for your very detailed P.M. in regards to this question. As always a vast knowledge base and a willingness to help, Thanks Bro!!!
I've had a bit of time here. I fixed my mirrors on my screw. Not folding in and sealed the cover while filling the holes. I have repaired a few bike fairing. And just recently made a lower grille for my Piaa air dam on my screw out of a lower L grille.
Devcon plastic weld works really well and was much stronger than I expected on the fairings and grille. I used JBweld on the mirror also. I used the Devcon to hold everything together and then put several coats and used it like body filler. I'm 100% happy with the way all those projects turned out.
Devcon plastic weld,,, Where did you pick it up at???
In the body shop world to fix tears in plastic facias we use 3M plastic repair. Part # 8239. you can pick it up at any O'Rileys' or paint supply store. Rough the surface up before you apply. There are other plastic repair products they make too depending on the flexablity of the plastic
Last edited by rainman1ne; 06-26-2007 at 11:35 AM.
G, just to give you something else to experiment with, check out this webpage. There is a list of cyanoacrylate (super glue) products including some that have built in flex additives. Don't forget the "kickers" which will cure the glue almost instantly. Makes for a good trial and error product because you can apply, accelerate, and sand it in seconds. Let me know if you have any problems, I know the owners there very, very well!!
Justin
NHTOC#157 / 03 2-tone #9101
444 RWHP / 527 Ft-lbs TQ SAE
I picked up a few tubes from Wal-mart but have seen them at autozone etc. It's a two part epoxy. Somewhat flexible, drys fairly quick, inexpensive.
http://www.devcon.com/devconfamilypr...d=330&catid=26
Comes in a different box, or atleast it did a while back.
What about an air less plastic welder?
That is what I had initially thought,,, however Lee has gone thru the stages and has suggested a few steps to be taken and the products to go with....
A plastic welder is the best way to go if the plastic is about 1/8in. thick or more. I have over 20g's in tools and its the one i use most.
LEE,,Help again please.. Our P.M.'s have flown the coop.I have the piece and well,,,you know.
P.M. sent.
GG
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