Fixing a crack in Fairing?

[Jaqui_uk]

Hi :) I need an idea how to fix the fairing... I came across a post where someone mentioned a soldering iron. What exactly do you do with it? I've got some moldable plastic to play with to build the rim up with.

The bloke who had the bike before me dropped it on a lawnmower and smished it! I'm sure I'll drop it some day... thank goodness for adrenaline!

Thank Jax

[jambo]

you can hold the plastic in place and then use a hot soldering iron to melt just the back bits of plastic together, careful not to go all the way through!

1st off just melt some spots so the pannel is held together (like stitches) then drag more plastic in to fill the crack from the back with melted plastic. Careful not to thin out the plastic in the area surrounding the crack too much, You should be able to melt another soft plastic in there to avoid this. I've only ever done 1 small pannel, there's plenty of people on here that know better than I do.

[northwind]

If you're doing it that way, one of the best things to use to build it up is another panel from the same bike- you have to use the same sort of plastic for it to work right, no easier source than another broken panel.