Got a crack in my newly purchase short tail kit and I have been looking but can't remember what is the plastic bonding or welding agent called. I remember there is bonding agents for plastic that you can use that are almost as good as new and once you polish them you cannot see the crack anymore. Anyone remember what this is called and if it works with the plastic fairings on Ducati motorcycles. Would be a big help.
I recommend body-shop grade stuff, not the stuff you get at the autoparts store.
http://www.levineautoparts.com/semprobplasr.html (http://www.levineautoparts.com/semprobplasr.html)
I saw this on the SuperHawk forum and tried it: http://www.plast-aid.com/ (http://www.plast-aid.com/)
It works very well and is extremely strong.
I've always used a soldering iron and plastic rod for plastic repair, but I'm sure there are adhesives out there that work as well with less work. The one in the link from Bones looks promising.
Going to try for a hair line crack a weld-on product from these guys, http://www.ipscorp.com/. (http://www.ipscorp.com/.) Looks solid. Here is another one I found that a buddy I ride with had good results and you can get it at Autozone. http://www.itwconsumer.com/catalog.aspx?prodID=49 (http://www.itwconsumer.com/catalog.aspx?prodID=49) .Going to use this on bigger gash and see how it goes. Will post how each worked out. That plastic aid looks awsome and never knew something like that existed.
Tried the ITW from Autozone and here is the good bad and ugly. Good -> Really strong bond and I mean strong. Easy to polish with plastic polish chemicals. Cheap and easy to get at AutoZone. Bad -> Takes forever to set, it says 2-5 minutes but they really mean 15-20. So get a beer is you need to hold it in place. Difficult to paint but possible. Proper touch up takes a skilled hand. Ugly -> This stuff made me see purple monkeys dancing around me from the fumes while I was holding a part in place. It is also relatively thick and hard to get into tight places.
Have the other two comming on Monday. Will update then.
Quote from: Artful on August 19, 2010, 08:04:27 AM
I've always used a soldering iron and plastic rod for plastic repair, but I'm sure there are adhesives out there that work as well with less work. The one in the link from Bones looks promising.
That's the same thing I do....and just welded up a few cracks and breaks on an old GSXR fairing for a bike I picked up last weekend. Here is a link to a page I wrote several years ago on plastic welding when I had to repair the modified fairing on my wife's old GSXR....
http://desmodemon.com/plastic_welding/ (http://desmodemon.com/plastic_welding/)