Repare plastic body !?

vermi · Post by **vermi** » Sun May 01, 2005 8:33 pm

What are you doing when a plastic body is broke in 2?

Do you use special glue or something else to repare the plastic?

Thank's!

vette76 · Post by **vette76** » Sun May 01, 2005 9:46 pm

there isnt really a good way to fix other then replacing,that will hold.

darat · Post by **darat** » Sun May 01, 2005 10:02 pm

bondo will work

Post by **noiseguy** » Mon May 02, 2005 9:59 am

No, Bondo will not work. Bondo is a filler for dents.

Use fibreglass to repair panels. Most car parts places sell a $10 kit that you can use. Tape the show surface, 'glass the back. Fill the crack in front with Bondo (if you want.) Paint. Wala.

vette76 · Post by **vette76** » Mon May 02, 2005 12:10 pm

right, bondo will not flex at all.

hondaspree84 · Post by **hondaspree84** » Tue May 03, 2005 10:07 am

What about the below???

http://www.solder-it.com/solderpaste.asp

Solder-It Plastic Weld (PP-1, PP-2)
Solder-It Plastic Weld is the most recent addition to our paste line. Plastic Weld will bond most plastics using the heat of a torch or heat gun including:

Vinyl
Polypropylene
Fiberglass
Thermoset and similar
Lexan
ABS
Polyethylene
Polyurethane
Nylon
Delrin
Acetate
Styrene
PVC
Plastic Weld will activate at approximately 195F and is easily applied from the syringe. You simply vee the joint, deposit the paste and heat. In 5 minutes, the bond reaches 80% of its strength and can be sanded, drilled, tapped, tapered, painted. After 12 hours it is 100% cured. Plastic Weld is available in two designer colors... Black and White.

Some common uses of Plastic Weld include repairs to ABS radiator tanks, overflow reservoir tanks, fan shrouds, bumper covers, grilles, fender skirts, PVC swimming pool lines, baths, PVC sprinkler systems, kitchen repairs.

Plastic Weld $8.00

darat · Post by **darat** » Tue May 03, 2005 10:24 am

The bondo is working great so

to all of u

vette76 · Post by **vette76** » Tue May 03, 2005 3:39 pm

that plastic stuff might work.let me kno because i have a fan shroud to fix on my car.lol.

Post by **noiseguy** » Wed May 04, 2005 10:46 am

darat wrote:The bondo is working great so to all of u

Just to clarify; you stuck a body panel that was broken in half (not just cracked) back together with Bondo?

There are two types of plastic on the Spree. One is thermoplastic. Feels like tupperware. You can heat-weld this stuff up. You can also rebend it using a heat gun. Fibreglass works on this stuff too.

The other looks like SMC. It's harder. The seat body sides are made of this. You can't heat weld this stuff. Epoxy and fibreglass only.

darat · Post by **darat** » Wed May 04, 2005 7:47 pm

it was broken into two and bondo worked

mopedman · Post by **mopedman** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 10:03 am

i live a block away from darat and bondo worked

but they make a cold weld called jb qwik i put my razz parts back to gether with it and i worked grate till i got hit by a car

darat · Post by **darat** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 9:58 am

dont lie and learn how to spell. we used the bondo not JB quick. the bondo is still holding great. so guess it works!

HappyVal · Post by **HappyVal** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 9:26 am

There was a crack in the rear fender of mine and it was was repaired with 2 part epoxy plastic repair kit. It worked great and it's available at walmart, home depot.... It was smoothed out with body filler. Seems as though the plastic doesnt flex much once it's bolted to the frame anyhow.