Interesting plastic repair product

[Mercer]

I use acetone, glass cloth and DIY ABS slurry. It is frugal. But this is an interesting product. Nice video of a C10 repair!

Repairing an ABS Street Motorcycle Fairing with PlastiFix

The fairings on this Kawasaki Concours are made of ABS plastic, the most common type of plastic on motorcycle fairings. ABS can be repaired by welding, but our Plastifix rigid plastic repair kit works really well on it.

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This a basic how to on ABS slurry.

 

[connie_rider]

Last year, I dropped my C-10 of the top of the work bench. Broke some Fairing parts. (Luckily I didn't also break some bones!
After I healed,,, I had to do repairs..

Hard to find, but I found/bought ABS Glue from Loews and used that. {Slurry might have been better}
I initially use a tiny bit of the Glue to hold the pieces together.
NOTE: I also plastic weld when I do the repairs. {I use a heavy duty solder iron to melt the material (on the back side)}
I have been using small pieces of other faring's as the filler, but found that the material is now available.

ABS Welding Rod | eBay

Steinel's ABS Black Welding Rods.

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I sometimes weld a piece of the extra material over the crack. (as a stiffiner)

After welding is complete, I put the ABS glue over the weld (on the back side) for additional strength.

Just found this. Might be useful too {??} as it's basically just a hot glue gun set up..

50pcs Plastic Welding Rods ABS/PP/PVC/PE Welding Sticks For Plastic Gun Welder | eBay

Type: Plastic Welding Rods ABS/PP/PVC/PE Welding Sticks. PE welding rods used for chemical bucket, dustbin, chemical pipe, beer box (box), logistics turnover box (box), catering turnover box etc. Material:PVC (Grey), PP (White), ABS (Beige), PE (White).

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Ride safe, Ted

 

[Mercer]

How do you identify ABS plastic?

Just immerse a piece of the plastic in a glass containing a solution of 2 tablespoons of salt in 8 ounces of water. If it stays on the bottom it is PVC. If it floats it is ABS.

What plastic number is ABS?

7. 2

ABS and products made with ABS have the recycling number 7. 2. The composition of ABS is 50% styrene and the rest 50% of butadiene and acrylonitrile


ABS, or Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, plastic is used to create things such as LEGO toys or the keys on your computer keyboard.

Recycling number #9 or ABS marked also.​

Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene or ABS. It is uncommon for curbside recycling programs to pick this plastic up, but it is rapidly growing in use as a 3D printing material. From primary list of plastic recycling codes also called resin identification codes.

 

[croach1776]

Lots of good info thanks. I have been doing my own fairing repairs. Not the best looking but keeps everything connected and stable.

 

[cragantler]

I’ve had great luck with superglue and baking soda. Worked well on fairing repair and on side panel.

 

[Bud]

I’ve had great luck with superglue and baking soda. Worked well on fairing repair and on side panel.

Just a heads up for those who use this method. Use the liquid instead of the gel.