Plastic repair tips for side cover panels + alternate attachment options

[chuck hahn]

I may us this in conjunction with the plastic welder on this tab i gotta make happen. I see the added benefit of the screw down the center for strength.

[glib]

I may us this in conjunction with the plastic welder on this tab i gotta make happen. I see the added benefit of the screw down the center for strength.

What is the brand of Plastic Welder? A quick search on the Oreilly site yielded "We're sorry, no results were found."

[chuck hahn]

JB Weld makes one and Devcon makes one. Ive used both with equal results.

https://www.zoro.com/j-b-weld-syringe-plasticweld-off-white-25ml-50132/i/G5061822/

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Home-22045-Plastic-Welder-3500-PSI-Strength-in-Cream-S220-Devcon-Home-22045-Plastic-Welder-3500-PSI-Strength-in-Cream-S220-By-Devcon/291503647?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=12921&adid=22222222227134956691&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=242010913153&wl4=pla-397895835778&wl5=9026224&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=117593717&wl11=online&wl12=291503647&wl13=&veh=sem

[Phred]

There is a thread here somewhere about a plastic rebuild kit where you make a mold of one of the tabs, set it where you want it and then pour liquid plastic epoxy into it. I just picked up a kit from Bondic last week at Canadian Tire which is a liquid plastic welding kit. You pour liquid plastic onto the surface which stays liquid until you shine a UV light on it. Then it hardens. You can check it out at www.notaglue.com

[Phred]

Another way of repairing tabs is to epoxy a rare earth magnet to the cover. Depending on the distance you may have to build up the inside of the cover with something but the magnet will hold.

[Rust_to_Redemption]

JB Weld makes one and Devcon makes one. Ive used both with equal results.

https://www.zoro.com/j-b-weld-syringe-plasticweld-off-white-25ml-50132/i/G5061822/

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Home-2204...&wl13=&veh=sem

Loctite makes one as well. Could not find the JB Weld one in my local hardware emporium, which would have been my preference due to past experience with their products being a good step above the rest in terms of quality. I'm sure the Loctite product will work just fine though for this application.

http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/epxy_plstc_s/overview/Loctite-Epoxy-Plastic-Bonder.htm

[mrbill5491]

That works too Bill. But doing a ditch and filling from both sides you can sand it and make it look like there never was a crack there.

Yeah, I've had to do that and works pretty well, I just wanted to come up with some to prevent the cracking in the first place.

[bonanzadave]

Im still in the dark on posting pics so try this....https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/gQgAA...DlB/s-l300.jpg

Auto body fastener. I scuffed up the head and glued it on with the JB Plastic weld. Took a couple tries to find the right size. I went with bigger ones and just eliminated the grommets. Probably the best solution Ive tried.

[GRAND ROUGE]

I use this product. "made" 3 tabs for GS 1100E side covers, filled a couple of cracks in ABS plastic panels as well.WP_20170907_10_50_14_Pro.jpghttps://www.polyvance.com/PlastiFix-Kits-1/2501/

[Rust_to_Redemption]

Decided to ditch around the sides of the cracks since I will be painting anyway, and thus sanding the whole sidecover anyway. I think it turned out well, it was cracked from the left side of the attachment post to the middle of the cover behind where the emblem was attached, and a smaller one on the left side. The worst part was sanding the epoxy down where the cover has a small lip between the face and the top. Now for a final sanding and on to primer and paint.
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[Motojoe2492]

Im still in the dark on posting pics so try this....https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/gQgAA...DlB/s-l300.jpg

Auto body fastener. I scuffed up the head and glued it on with the JB Plastic weld. Took a couple tries to find the right size. I went with bigger ones and just eliminated the grommets. Probably the best solution Ive tried.

That's genius! One of the POs of my 850 spent some time epoxying one in the wrong spot on my side cover haha.

I will try this so everything lines up again.

[Motojoe2492]

There is a thread here somewhere about a plastic rebuild kit where you make a mold of one of the tabs, set it where you want it and then pour liquid plastic epoxy into it. I just picked up a kit from Bondic last week at Canadian Tire which is a liquid plastic welding kit. You pour liquid plastic onto the surface which stays liquid until you shine a UV light on it. Then it hardens. You can check it out at www.notaglue.com

Also an outstanding idea!

[82tiburon]

Here is what I did to prevent my side panels from cracking at the weak points. Inside the panel I lined it with fiberglass and let it set up, sometimes two layers. It really strengthened the panel. No more cracks or fractures.

What an EXCELLENT idea!!!

Time & age eventually weaken these parts, but a few layers of fiberglass should tighten them up so that they're as tough as new.

[82tiburon]

New rubber grommets for the side panel posts are next on my list, as these also deteriorate badly over time & are really the main anchor point for the cover.