plastic repair

juice · 04-18-2008, 07:37 PM

I found this awhile back, tried it the other day,,,freakin works awesome..

http://www.helmethairblog.com/tips-a...ing-with-lego/

SLOVFR · 04-18-2008, 08:56 PM

I would imagine some of your wrecked plastic pieces would work too...
some other good sites:
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/menus/cm/repairkits.html
http://sportbikeguy.com/garage/floor/plasticrepair.html

squirrelman · 04-18-2008, 10:57 PM

many types of soldering irons can work ( use broad "v"-shaped tip) to melt and fuse broken plastic too.

Experiment on scraps, and use lots of ventilation!!

with the right technique it works well........

drewl · 04-18-2008, 11:26 PM

drill and bailing wire-Kansas style

Fizz · 04-19-2008, 01:40 AM

That's an interesting trick indeed. Though, I worry that the acetone in the sludge might dissolve the fairing too, or maybe that's the point to fuse the lego sludge with the fairing?

Semi off topic: Has anyone ever used fiberglass to repair or made complete fairings? I've been looking up tutorials and whatnot recently, it seems like it'd be a nice solution for bikes for the cheap DIYer that wants to potentially customize the look or remake stock.

Personally, I want to remake my stock upper fairing in FG to get the mirrors fairing mounted instead of handlebar, relocate turn signals and use the empty space around the fork for two small storage compartments .

SLOVFR · 04-19-2008, 10:31 AM

Fiberglass and ABS plastic do not adhere together very well.....

fatso1277 · 04-19-2008, 05:40 PM

try this link... haven't tried it yet but will soon.

http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/i...showtopic=7433

Quote:

Originally Posted by VeryFunRide

That's an interesting trick indeed. Though, I worry that the acetone in the sludge might dissolve the fairing too, or maybe that's the point to fuse the lego sludge with the fairing?

Semi off topic: Has anyone ever used fiberglass to repair or made complete fairings? I've been looking up tutorials and whatnot recently, it seems like it'd be a nice solution for bikes for the cheap DIYer that wants to potentially customize the look or remake stock.

Personally, I want to remake my stock upper fairing in FG to get the mirrors fairing mounted instead of handlebar, relocate turn signals and use the empty space around the fork for two small storage compartments .

juice · 04-23-2008, 06:44 AM

well, like I said I tried it, was so simple and am amazed at how well and strong it sets up.

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SLOVFR Uber Guru Join Date: Oct 2006 Last Online: Today 06:33 PM Location: Pismo Beach Ca. - Find Me! My Ride: 97 vfr 750 View my Photo Gallery Posts: 1,180 Thanks: 16 Thanked 27 Times in 19 Posts	I would imagine some of your wrecked plastic pieces would work too... some other good sites: http://www.aircraftspruce.com/menus/cm/repairkits.html http://sportbikeguy.com/garage/floor/plasticrepair.html

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SLOVFR Uber Guru Join Date: Oct 2006 Last Online: Today 06:33 PM Location: Pismo Beach Ca. - Find Me! My Ride: 97 vfr 750 View my Photo Gallery Posts: 1,180 Thanks: 16 Thanked 27 Times in 19 Posts	Fiberglass and ABS plastic do not adhere together very well.....

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juice Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Last Online: Yesterday 07:49 AM Location: Ontario, Canada - Find Me! My Ride: 1994 VFR750 View my Photo Gallery Posts: 76 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	well, like I said I tried it, was so simple and am amazed at how well and strong it sets up.

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