Plastic Repair on 96 Honda F3

[Go2Trackdays]

One of the plastic standoffs on the tailpiece of my F3 broke off.

I don't know what kind of plastic Honda uses for their bodywork but maybe somebody here knows what kind of glue will meld the piece back on, like the way plastic model car/airplane glue melts the parts together...

 

[oneoffcustoms]

Pm RECKON. he can tell you. there is a code on the back side that will tell you and he knows the codes pretty well. he can also weld it for you. all bike plastics need to be welded back together using a plastic welder. i dont think it will melt like models. even if you could it wouldn't hold for long. you can use this two part stuff from a body shop supply place. its flexible and is basicly a plastic two part epoxy. cant remember the name at the moment tho. or just use JB weld.

 

[Jack the Smack]

There is this epoxy I get from the Castro Hardware store on Castro st. near market. Just ask for the epoxies and there is this stuff that looks like two black nozzles called "Plastic epoxy weld" and works amazing (make sure it says that it works on most plastics). It's not filler, but actual glue. My entire side fairing was dangling by one screw since multiple cracks completely disconnected it from other fasteners. Epoxied it back together, and after a few thousand miles it still is holding.

You can also apply the epoxy, then while it's still mold-able put in fiberglass along the crack. Then when it dries, put more epoxy on top. It becomes hard in as quick as a minute so you gotta be careful. Fill it in the crack, and some on the outside of you want. Then, after it partially dries, spray on wd-40 on the visible outside and chip off the excess amount you don't want so it wont look ugly.

If you have any more questions I'd love to answer them. I've epoxied my plastics together several times and none have failed.

 

[Go2Trackdays]

ok, thanks for the suggestions!

:ride

 

[roadant]

If you want to fix it cheap, fast, and simple you can use crazy glue and baking soda (old school). Sand off any paint from surrounding the crack. Crazy glue piece back on. Apply glue on outside of crack and sprinkle with backing soda. Blow off excess powder and repeat process until strong. Works for me "9/10th" of the time. Works on fiberglass too!

 

[quicksparks]

Old thread I know. I dug this up because I didn't want to duplicate something that's already been said before...

Just agreeing with Roadant about baking soda and super glue. Works better than anything else I've tried.

I groove the crack out and apply the baking soda (hold the pieces level, put masking tape on the other side of the crack if necessary so the baking soda doesn't pour through). Level out the baking soda with your finger to fill the groove.

Then put some drops of super glue into the baking soda letting it absorb, hardening almost instantly. To do it this way you have to use the water-thin glue (not usually sold at hardware stores, but hobby shops have it). Look for cyanoacrylate aka CA glue. Strong, holds up well.