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Post by morphex on Apr 28, 2022 13:55:00 GMT -5
Hi.
I have a scooter where some of the mounts (smaller pieces where screws go through) in the plastic have broken off. I was thinking I'd fix this, by cleaning the plastic, getting the plastic fixed in the right position and then applying maybe some thin heated piece of metal  into the plastic to make it stick, and also applying some material in and around the mount to give it more support.
Is there a recommended way of doing this?
Thanks,
Morten
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Post by aeroxbud on Apr 28, 2022 15:03:38 GMT -5
I think there are quite a few videos on YouTube showing how to do this. Zip ties seem to be very good as a suitable plastic filler.
You need to make a small V into the crack, so the filler has as much area to bond to as possible.
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Post by morphex on Apr 30, 2022 16:23:48 GMT -5
Ah. I was thinking more of those heat-guns that you attach a small metal piece to, then it heats it up, and you insert that into the plastic.
That, and maybe some glue on the inside surface of the crack, and something to apply on the outer side of the mount, just to give it a little bit more strength.
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Post by aeroxbud on May 1, 2022 15:48:26 GMT -5
Lots of different ways to attack it. As long as it's strong. You could used paper clips and a soldering iron instead of buying the special tool.
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Post by jbjhillbilly on May 2, 2022 20:40:48 GMT -5
ABS pipe glue from the hardware store in the plumbing section (not PVC). Most of your body panels are made of ABS.
You can use trash panels to cut some reinforcement bits to build up the base.
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Post by wiscootsin on Dec 13, 2022 14:02:48 GMT -5
Lots of different ways to attack it. As long as it's strong. You could used paper clips and a soldering iron instead of buying the special tool. I've had good luck repairing plastics (including mounting tabs) with the tool here. The metal bracket/staple pieces come in different shapes and angles for welding pieces that join in various ways. |
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Post by aeroxbud on Dec 13, 2022 15:10:09 GMT -5
Lots of different ways to attack it. As long as it's strong. You could used paper clips and a soldering iron instead of buying the special tool. I've had good luck repairing plastics (including mounting tabs) with the tool here. The metal bracket/staple pieces come in different shapes and angles for welding pieces that join in various ways. The previous owner of my silver aerox wrecked the panels with one of those. Went right through the panel to the other side.  |
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Post by wiscootsin on Dec 13, 2022 15:41:16 GMT -5
I've had good luck repairing plastics (including mounting tabs) with the tool here. The metal bracket/staple pieces come in different shapes and angles for welding pieces that join in various ways. The previous owner of my silver aerox wrecked the panels with one of those. Went right through the panel to the other side. Yeah i did that on the first practice panel i worked on. pretty easy to do that. Even if not pushed through, they may push out enough plastic for it to be a visible bump in the shape of the staple thing. When dealing with panels that you can't find new or affordably, i think it's a good repair solution. I've also filled in large holes by using metal screen and then melting new plastic into it. didn't look great but was better than a huge hole. |
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Post by aeroxbud on Dec 13, 2022 17:07:42 GMT -5
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into the plastic to make it stick, and also applying some material in and around the mount to give it more support.
