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Post by kj4spj on Jun 17, 2019 16:12:04 GMT -5
 I plastic welded my fairing using a 80 watt soldering iron and soda cap.i putting wire mesh behind it for support and strength. as you can see I was able to fill in the entire hole then I stand it to try to get it a smooth to the original surface.just was wondering is anybody ever tried this technique before and would it last?seems strong and able to flex with the fairing quite nicely.  |
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Post by jmkjr72 on Jun 17, 2019 18:01:16 GMT -5
Have t done this method
I use a labs method liquid abs it’s a chemical reaction to weld abs type plastics
Take some bits of the same type of abs and turn it into a liquid with methyl eythle keytone or some other solvent that will dissolve the bits
Used ng only a wooden natural bristle paint brush artists type
Brush the area to be repaired with straight men and the patch bit
Now use the labs mixture to help join the bits and fill the cracks
This is a very popular method in the rv world
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Post by kj4spj on Jun 17, 2019 20:09:34 GMT -5
very cool you don't happen to have any advice about painting.I've sanded it down to a quite smooth finished. now I just got to figure out which paint to use  |
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Post by 90GTVert on Jun 19, 2019 15:40:36 GMT -5
I'm kinda jealous of the folks that can do plastic welding repairs like this. I have tried 2-3 times and I make more of a mess than anything.
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Post by kj4spj on Jun 19, 2019 20:57:12 GMT -5
if you like I could do a video on how I did it.given material list in the whole nine I'm not that great at doing videos though.but like I said I use just a regular soldering iron and soda cap lids add my filler. I do enjoy your videos. Find them quite informative and entertaining a very helpful my scooter is my favorite hobby
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Post by 90GTVert on Jun 20, 2019 8:30:22 GMT -5
If you wanna do a vid, I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one to check it out.
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Post by kj4spj on Jul 12, 2019 19:17:05 GMT -5
  finally did all my paint and looking GOOD |
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Post by Kenho21 on Jul 12, 2019 21:16:22 GMT -5
Would love to see a vid on the process
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Post by jbjhillbilly on Jul 12, 2019 22:55:19 GMT -5
finally did all my paint and looking GOOD Well done! That looks very clean from what I can see in the pics. |
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Post by kj4spj on Jul 13, 2019 9:20:37 GMT -5
I have a friend that gave me a broken piece of fairing I was planning on doing the video how to plastic Weld. and I went through the whole process of sanding and you know priming and everything just remember I'm not a professiona. this is stuff I picked up just watching and reading.if you see anything I can improve on on the video please tell me I should have the video posted in a few days
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Post by kj4spj on Jul 13, 2019 15:02:40 GMT -5
yeah there's anybody know how to post video to this and what's a good video editing software I could get free
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Post by kj4spj on Jul 14, 2019 18:38:12 GMT -5
finally got done with all the work and painting  |
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Post by 90GTVert on Jul 21, 2019 14:36:14 GMT -5
Looks good. Thank you for making those videos for us. When I have tried this, I was definitely thinking things had to be melted way more than what you showed. If you're still looking for a free video editor, check out Shotcut. The posting part you're doing fine with using YouTube. I edited your posts and put all 3 vids together in 1 post in order. Thanks again! |
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Post by scootandboot on Mar 2, 2020 15:58:05 GMT -5
yeah there's anybody know how to post video to this and what's a good video editing software I could get free awesome videos really helped alot seeing how little heat you were using. Send me a pm if you ever decided to make a video again. I don't mind editing it for you. |
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