I am sure most of us at some time have been the victim of cracked and broken plastics or tabs and have tried to mend using a variety of glues or reinforce using Araldite with either no or limited success :(
I have just pulled my fairings on the Triumph Sprint and a couple of the mounting tabs were disaster zones, cracks and breaks. Plastic too thin and gone brittle.
After a browsing the web for some inspiration I came across a couple of products - Q Bond and Plastex. Both products contain separate filler powders and a type of superglue. The glue works on it's own but real adhesion comes with using the fine filler and the glue. You do have to V groove the crack, a Dremel is the business, pour the powder into the groove and add the glue. Instant bond. Don't need much and it will sand down with a needle file.
I have been able to reconstruct the tabs really well and they feel strong but have also reinforced with ABS plastic and ABS glue.
At this stage it appears to be the dog's dangley bits. Plastex only appears available from one source in the UK - Repair Products Ltd. I got the Q bond through Amazon which you could get the Plastex through.
Last edited by: Fullchat on Sat 15 Jun 13 at 00:31
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