Fairing fix needed

[adeejaysdelight]

So, the rear fairing on my bike is in need of a repair (or I'm in need of something to do?). There are 3 sections. Left, right and middle/infill part. They screw together. Well the right one has no screw tabs as they are broken. So I was going to bond the infill section to the right fairing. Any suggestions what product to use? Please note that I have attempted this with glue and it did not work. So I am looking for something more permanent and that will not damage the plastic.


Thanks guys

[mickvp]

:useless

[NorthWestern]

Welding it back up with a solder iron is really the only solution. I have a temp controlled one and get alloy frame type welds. Nice and neat. The cheap stick irons are ok but a bit less forgiving

[NorthWestern]

I have used Polyweld before which melts the abs plastic surfaces and they join (~£3 a bottle).  It takes a few seconds to firm back up so you need to hold it in place and it also needs a good join to work, it won't bridge gaps.  Often abs panels bend slightly at the fracture point so this method isn't really applicable in most cases.  Some people claim acetone does the same thing but I have not tried that.  It is also quite picky on the materials used.  The radiator guards on the fazer (for example) it doesn't touch that at all, it seems to have some sort of fibre in it, maybe to raise its temperature range...


Regular glue won't work as it doesn't really stick to plastic (not much does).  You might find some specialist glue or bond that works but after many a beer token wasted on these I always use an iron now.  It works - everytime.  You can get "kits" that have a special heat gun and nozzle for heating abs rods but to be honest its easier to use an iron and much cheaper - people trying to cash in on proprietary kit.  The variable iron I have was £25 from CPC a few years ago.  Gas ones are not bad but you have to take care the exhaust does not melt anything.


If its a permanent thing I would get some abs scraps (from a breaker or find some cheap abs tubs at a home bargains store) and fashion it into one piece by soldering it up.


Saying that a good bit of duck tape can sort many ills


If the presentation side needs filling/sanding then you can either overfill the crack/area with abs and sand it back or buy some bumper filler.

[adeejaysdelight]

I already have a solder iron and am pretty handy with it. Could you give me a link to what I need to use with it to make the bond please?

[Dead Eye]

If there isn't much distance between the cracks then you just use the Iron to melt to the two surfaces together. I did this with my light unit on the 600 - one of the mounting points snapped off, so I melted it back on If you have the choice, use a flat blade type on the iron as it should make the job neater and easier

[NorthWestern]

you make the bond with more abs plastic.  I typically use a piece of a broken fairing, just slice it into thin shards with a stanley knife.  If you don't have any then you can find ABS marked plastic on things at asda etc, tupperware boxes, buckets etc  Even drainpipes.  Colour matching is good practice though...


There will be plenty of vids on youtube of people doing this.  A quick look and this one is not a bad vid and he is adding loads of material.


Plastic Welding with Soldering Iron


It all looks a bit low rent but its the only real way to do it.  You will be surprised at the result, your literally just melting plastic back together and as long as you don't burn it it won't go charred and rock hard.

[Davebo]

Bit left field but you can fix just about anything with sugru (yes, 'sugru')

Try sugru.com