What glue is recommended to repair cracks in plastic saddlebag backs?
#21
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-density_polyethylene
Very common and good product, recyclable, but in my experience it's hard to get things to stick to.
#22
I have used a two part epoxy Devcon product called PLASTIC WELDER in the past, I have also used JB WELD on plastic cracks. I had decent luck with both but out of the two, I guess the plastic welder finished nicer looking more like the original plastic finish after it was sanded and painted.
#23
The plastic backs of my factory bags have cracked around the screw holes and the after loading them for camping the cracks are spreading downward.
Can anyone recommend the proper glue to glue them back together? I'm thinking I'll use some metal and screws to reinforce the repair as well.
Thanks in advance guys!
p.s. I'm not sure if this is the right forum to post this question, but, from experience I know the EVO guys have the right answers!!
Can anyone recommend the proper glue to glue them back together? I'm thinking I'll use some metal and screws to reinforce the repair as well.
Thanks in advance guys!
p.s. I'm not sure if this is the right forum to post this question, but, from experience I know the EVO guys have the right answers!!
This is your first step, identifying the plastic.
#24
I have on many occasions succcessfully used ABS cement. Available at any hardware store. It is black and stinky and makes it stronger and more rigid than the original piece. It can be sanded after set to smooth out and then primed and painted.
https://www.google.com/search?q=abs+...m=122&ie=UTF-8
https://www.google.com/search?q=abs+...m=122&ie=UTF-8
#25
According to that table, the only way to fix HDPE plastic is welding, either nitrogen or airless. See below.
http://www.urethanesupply.com/howtorepair.php
That makes sense to me as I've never had luck getting any epoxy or JB weld or frankly anything to stick to HDPE in the past.
#26
I have on many occasions succcessfully used ABS cement. Available at any hardware store. It is black and stinky and makes it stronger and more rigid than the original piece. It can be sanded after set to smooth out and then primed and painted.
https://www.google.com/search?q=abs+...m=122&ie=UTF-8
https://www.google.com/search?q=abs+...m=122&ie=UTF-8
#28
I have fixed that slippery plastic bodywork on sportbikes with Loctite Prism 401 glue. Seems to work just fine. Usually I try to glue some plastic reinforcing inside out of sight.
But surely Evo saddlebags are fibreglass? I thought, from looking at used Tourpaks for my bike, that ABS only came in recent years on late model Twinkies.
I have seen where one guy repaired his Evo saddlebags by taking a piece of sheet metal and drilling two holes in it to match the mount holes, then gluing the sheetmetal inside the saddlebag with some silicone glue/sealer of some sort. Spreads the load over a much larger area and probably should have been done at the factory.
But surely Evo saddlebags are fibreglass? I thought, from looking at used Tourpaks for my bike, that ABS only came in recent years on late model Twinkies.
I have seen where one guy repaired his Evo saddlebags by taking a piece of sheet metal and drilling two holes in it to match the mount holes, then gluing the sheetmetal inside the saddlebag with some silicone glue/sealer of some sort. Spreads the load over a much larger area and probably should have been done at the factory.
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