De-stinking Penelope

[nvr2old]

I'm a huge fan of using the 2-part epoxy glue to fix those cracks. It works beautifully and can be repaired, sanded, skim coat of plastic filler if needed, and then primed, all in an hour. Badda bing, badda boom. The slurry (to me, anyways) seems to be an inconsistent material. You just keep doing what you do, though..because the results are pretty obvious.

[rustybronco]

Larry, may I ask you if you have a part number for the epoxy you have used with good results?

Unfortunately time isn't on my side if I want to get this painted in the next few weeks.

[nvr2old]

I use what's available at any hardware store. The 5 minute epoxies work really well. Just use one that's for ABS and plastic repairs. It should be clearly stated on the package what it's designed for. You shouldn't even have to V it out much because it's such a clean crack. Do both sides and epoxy both sides, and you should be good to go.

[rustybronco]

Shot two more coats of epoxy primer last night on top of the already block sanded reddish-gray primer surfacer. This time I used black urethane as a guide coat rather than the black enamel spray bomb disaster I used previously. When they say it will gum up and wear out your paper they really mean it. I'll never make that mistake again. It sure was a pain in the behind.

I spent another three plus hours today wet sanding the tank and seat trim. She's pretty flat as it is now. You always want to go back and put on that final coat to remove every last flea bite or improve on the odd area that might be about a tenth low, but as Nessism recently said to me, there's a point where things are good enough to do the job. My wife tends to agree with him. She said there's a point were you just have to say 'you just can't make it any better with what you have'. So upon the advice of both, I've called it good enough. I picked up some 15 minute epoxy and get after the tail piece shortly, but other than a couple more hours repairing the crack and filling and sanding it, they're ready to be sealed and base coated. We'll see what tomorrow night brings.

[chuck hahn]

Dale...Devcon Plastic Welder. Blister cards at most auto parts.... heres a picture of what to look for.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/390924272965?lpid=82

[rustybronco]

Thanks for the link Chuck. We used to use Devcon plastic weld II to repair nylon intake manifolds years ago.

Bought this earlier on this evening... http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...0400&ppt=C2392

It's already on and sanded with 80 grit. I'll finish it with body filler after work tomorrow. Tuesdays high's are supposed to be in the low 60's and back into the 70's on Wednesday.
Cross fingers for Wednesday.

[chuck hahn]

Yup...I had to "finally" fix the glove box bottom on the 77 750 a few weeks ago. The aluminum duct work tape job had ran its course in the heat and the top became loose and flopping around. Got the same thing at our Oreilleys and done it up properly. Excellent stuff too.

[chuck hahn]

FYI....Sticks very stubbornly to the skin too. And a wet finger will allow you to smooth it real nicely..much like you would when smoothing a bead of caulk on a window pain or such. Work quick..3 or 4 minutes till its getting hard.

[Flyboy]

Insane workmanship,

[Nessism]

Sitting on the edge of my seat waiting for an update...

[rustybronco]

Sorry Ed. Trying my best to get after it. Weatherman predicts low to mid sixties the early part of next week.

As you well know, I have a propane regulator coming for my 125~175,000 heater. Then lets see if I can heat the garage without blowing myself up!

I'll start cleaning up the cylinder head and jugs this weekend. Maybe even get to stripping off the clear coat on the fork lowers and engine case covers as well.

[rudeman]

It's only gonna get worse. We had some serious thunderstorms roll through St Louis this AM. Lots of shakin' and bakin'!

[rustybronco]

It's only gonna get worse.

Sometimes you just have to make your own weather!

$38 for a 28" W.C. regulator and two hoses to connect everything together. Propane heater was dug out of the rubbish bin at work. $0





And one picture of my water and oil filter/separators and desiccant for good measure.

[chuck hahn]

So how soon till we can see some black????

[rustybronco]

Shooting for Monday.