cracked tourpack
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cracked tourpack
I guess I could have put this in touring just as easy but I'm thinking the problem would be more common on the evo's ( don't ask me why ). So I got cracks in the tour pack basicly in the location of where the speaker pods would go on the ultras. Any one had any luck in repairing cracks in the plastic tour packs and how?
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I've repaired (majorly) the saddlebags and the tour pac that were from a police model with big holes cut out of them for lights and sirens with a ABS repair kit from an auto paint and supply store.
For cracks to the inner fairing and a minor crack on the lid I did the following and it worked great.
Home Depot - plumbing aisle - get the Oatley can of primer and glue for ABS plasic pipe.
get a small sheet of ABS plastic.
shave the sheet of plastic till you have a small pile of shavings...
apply the primer to the crack, wait then aplly the glue and sprinkle on the shavings.
It all melts and seals and is as strong if not stronger than the stock, best of luck.
For cracks to the inner fairing and a minor crack on the lid I did the following and it worked great.
Home Depot - plumbing aisle - get the Oatley can of primer and glue for ABS plasic pipe.
get a small sheet of ABS plastic.
shave the sheet of plastic till you have a small pile of shavings...
apply the primer to the crack, wait then aplly the glue and sprinkle on the shavings.
It all melts and seals and is as strong if not stronger than the stock, best of luck.
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I've repaired (majorly) the saddlebags and the tour pac that were from a police model with big holes cut out of them for lights and sirens with a ABS repair kit from an auto paint and supply store.
For cracks to the inner fairing and a minor crack on the lid I did the following and it worked great.
Home Depot - plumbing aisle - get the Oatley can of primer and glue for ABS plasic pipe.
get a small sheet of ABS plastic.
shave the sheet of plastic till you have a small pile of shavings...
apply the primer to the crack, wait then aplly the glue and sprinkle on the shavings.
It all melts and seals and is as strong if not stronger than the stock, best of luck.
For cracks to the inner fairing and a minor crack on the lid I did the following and it worked great.
Home Depot - plumbing aisle - get the Oatley can of primer and glue for ABS plasic pipe.
get a small sheet of ABS plastic.
shave the sheet of plastic till you have a small pile of shavings...
apply the primer to the crack, wait then aplly the glue and sprinkle on the shavings.
It all melts and seals and is as strong if not stronger than the stock, best of luck.
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I had an older fiberGlass tour pack that had long cracks in the areas you mentioned and also around the lid hinge area. I used fiberglass resin with a fine mesh metal screen rather than the fiberglass cloth. With generous over lapping of the damaged area there has been no re-occurrence of the cracking. If your repairing the newer plastic units, I would use the same procedure but use a plastic epoxy rather than the glass resin. I repaired a plastic batwing with this stuff and had great results
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I had an older fiberGlass tour pack that had long cracks in the areas you mentioned and also around the lid hinge area. I used fiberglass resin with a fine mesh metal screen rather than the fiberglass cloth. With generous over lapping of the damaged area there has been no re-occurrence of the cracking. If your repairing the newer plastic units, I would use the same procedure but use a plastic epoxy rather than the glass resin. I repaired a plastic batwing with this stuff and had great results
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My buddy was over today and we were talking about fixing plastic, he opened up the tour pack and seen something I didn't , fibers from fiberglass, bonus, it can be repaired with fiberglass.
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You want strong repairs in fiberglass or plastic? Use epoxy (or resin) and bunny fur. Go to Walmart and pick up a bag of fiberglass cloth. It will probably be the 6oz size. Now get a fabric cutter and a cutting mat. The fabric cutter looks like a pizza cutter but it is a razor. The mats come in all sizes. You could use the wife's cutting board if you don't get caught. Now chop up some of the fiberglass cloth with the fabric cutter. Give it hell. Don't overthink it, just run the cutter over the cloth until the glass is chopped up. Keep chopping until you can fill up a baby food jar. You won't need it all this time but you will be ready for the future. Mark the jar "bunny fur" and put a lid on it.
When you are ready to repair a crack, mix up your favorite epoxy or resin, then mix in the bunny fur until the mixture is fairly thick. Spread the mix over the crack, into a corner, whatever. It will be so strong when it cures you won't believe it. This stuff is especially good for making fillets.
When repairing plastic, clean the area first and then scuff up the plastic with some 80 grit sandpaper. The scratches will go a long way towards making a mechanical bond.
"Bunny fur" is also known as fiberglass rovings.
When you are ready to repair a crack, mix up your favorite epoxy or resin, then mix in the bunny fur until the mixture is fairly thick. Spread the mix over the crack, into a corner, whatever. It will be so strong when it cures you won't believe it. This stuff is especially good for making fillets.
When repairing plastic, clean the area first and then scuff up the plastic with some 80 grit sandpaper. The scratches will go a long way towards making a mechanical bond.
"Bunny fur" is also known as fiberglass rovings.
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