anybody know how or know someone who does? need something done on my r1

1/31/2006 8:41:06 PM

I've done a NGR job with a Weller 140W soldering gun before...on a BMW E30 bumper.

Seriously, you can pick up kits to do this shit at Northern or Harbor Freight. I don't know how well they work, as I've never tried one, but they basically use a small stream of superheated air.

1/31/2006 9:30:27 PM

they are decent

we have one at work

just make sure you move enough air

1/31/2006 9:32:25 PM

yeah, a soldering gun works.

or some duramix. its pretty much plastic weld.

1/31/2006 11:47:15 PM

duramix is no joke

2/1/2006 12:08:25 AM

I've stuck broken plastic scooter body panels back together with that $9.95 fiberglass repair kit from Wal-Mart.

I used the fiberglass and resin on the inside of the body panel and then went through wet sanding from either 400 or 600 grit to 2000 grit on the outside. Finished it out with some plastic polish and it looked pretty good and actually held up.

2/1/2006 12:11:14 AM

is there any way to do this and still retain the original paint?? For example if there is a crack in the fiberglass or whatever, can I get the 2 pieces back and still have a relatively good look?

2/1/2006 12:34:59 AM

if you can get behind the plastic you can kinda "weld" it together from the back

2/1/2006 12:53:51 AM

fusor 142

2/1/2006 10:19:35 AM

you can get spray cans of oe paint and clearcoat from the yamaha dealer, just tape off the section you need, and you dont have to replace the graphics, and on the abs panels which that is, a plastic welder doesnt work well, even with good filler rods, just use fiberglass resin and embed small strips of sheet metal across the joint

2/1/2006 1:07:54 PM

if you fiberglass you'd be a lot better off using epoxy resin instead of the conventional polyster resin........polyester resin doesn't typically like to stick that well to plastic

go to http://www.jgreer.com for your epoxy resin needs

2/1/2006 6:37:03 PM

does just fine if you use 60 grit to rough it up

2/1/2006 7:40:08 PM