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- June 2, 2009 at 9:30 pm #13742shipleymagParticipant
Hiy aneed some advice on best way to repair fairing. Unfortunate drop has craked off some of the fairing holding the bubble screen, got most of the bits but some cracks need filling in.
Is plastic weld best? Then sand and touch up or is there some miracle cure out there?
Here’s hoping.June 3, 2009 at 12:06 pm #58450sidParticipantyou can plastic weld with a soldering iron and cable ties if you have all the bits but doubt you’d be able to use the same method to fill any holes
June 3, 2009 at 6:15 pm #58451imperialdataKeymasterSid’s cable tie idea sounds good. Hot air welding kits are coming down in price and are a sound investment. Have a peek at this vid and the ones it brings up afterwards:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq9TdHB73p0
Good luck and don’t breathe in any of the fumes!
June 3, 2009 at 6:18 pm #58452sidParticipantquote:
Originally posted by imperialdataSid’s cable tie idea sounds good. Hot air welding kits are coming down in price and are a sound investment. Have a peek at this vid and the ones it brings up afterwards:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq9TdHB73p0
Good luck and don’t breathe in any of the fumes!
i always use a normal electric blade iron that way you can push plastic down into the crack [:0]
June 15, 2009 at 7:00 pm #58453shipleymagParticipantgot a plastic welder from ebay sortingit out now Thanks everyone youtube posts were brilliant
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