can this be fixed?
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Tourer
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From: Jersey Shore
can this be fixed?
I recently bought an inner fairing off of ebay. when it arrived the plastic at the middle windshield bolt was cracked and the brass insert was gone. I have some of the replacement brass inserts i bought a while ago so im fine there. My question is with the cracked plastic and if it can be repaired? I picked up some jb weld in hopes it can be fixed. I'll try to post a pic but I'm on my phone.
Last edited by bubdifab; Jan 7, 2014 at 07:21 PM.
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From: Swift Current, Sask Canada
The fairing is mostly ABS plastic and a few other compunds mixed in. I have used yellow abs glue. It will soften the plastic to the point where you can put in a new insert and mold the plastic back into shape.
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Tourer
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yeah the bad part is that I specifically asked if the mounting holes were in good shape. He told me that they were. I have opened a dispute with eBay but I still want the fairing so if it can be fixed I will keep it.
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Was a thread a while back by a guy that rebuilt a wrecked Harley with a damaged batwing fairing, showed how he did abs plastic repairs on it. Lots of photos. Might be something there that would help. Seems abs glue, like you use on black pcv drain pipe works fine on abs bike parts. You might message him and see what he says about it, seems really knowledgeable on the subject. Has some really good painting instructions, too.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...heapskate.html
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Was a thread a while back by a guy that rebuilt a wrecked Harley with a damaged batwing fairing, showed how he did abs plastic repairs on it. Lots of photos. Might be something there that would help. Seems abs glue, like you use on black pcv drain pipe works fine on abs bike parts. You might message him and see what he says about it, seems really knowledgeable on the subject. Has some really good painting instructions, too.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...heapskate.html
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...heapskate.html
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good stuff. Can be found at most boat dealers and some walmarts... It is very versatile and easy to work with. Comes in black and white..,
http://www.jamestowndistributors.com...rine_tex_epoxy
http://www.jamestowndistributors.com...rine_tex_epoxy
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I had one in my fairing that looked about like that. I put the screw-in insert in it with plastic epoxy and it didn't hold. Then I tried the JB Weld and it worked perfectly and has held for a few years and still holding. I used several layers and it's probably a lot stronger than it was new.