Plastic welding
 

Hi all. Where can I go to get some stuff to weld some small cracks thats are around faring fixing point. None of the plastic has come away so I just need to make it solid again before I prep and spray them.
Cheers.

Re: Plastic welding
 

Try this - http://www.plastexexpress.co.uk/

Re: Plastic welding
 

if its small have used soldering iron on back of panel and melted back together (on a tuned gilera runner lots of vibes) kept together no problems hope that helps ?????????????

Re: Plastic welding
 

Cheers chaps, I'll give the soldering iron a go, great idea! If it doesn't hold I'll go for the adhesive.

Re: Plastic welding
 

Yep, soldering iron- any will do but I've got a stupidly powerful pistol one which isn't very useful for electrical soldering but very good for plastic welding... and if you need a bit more plastic to beef it up, a "welding rod" if you like, that's easy- it needs to be the same sort of plastic, so find a broken panel the same and chop a bit off :cool: Once it's done it's basically one piece again, and almost as strong (it can be more brittle, especially if the plastic overheats)

Re: Plastic welding
 

I fixed my old firings with a bit of fiberglass worked fine and easyer than getting a soldering iron

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It's nothing like as strong though, and it still leaves the fairings broken. Very easy though, you're spot on.

Re: Plastic welding
 

I had a friend who repaired his panels by melting a cable tie with the soldering iron over the back. worked a treat also!

although i wouldent inhale the fumes as you may find yourslef dreaming of pink stars

Re: Plastic welding
 

If it's something you want to strengthen the back, you could use some epoxy putty. It's awesome stuff.

Re: Plastic welding
 

Where can i get the epoxy putty from? Would a local, small, motor spares place do it or will I need to travel to Halfords etc? Also, What filler can I use to put over some deep scratches.
Tahnks.