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jm

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Repairing
« on: August 31, 2018, 07:11:10 AM »

My kids got aggressive with banging things in the garage, and unfortuntely gave my new Zero 2017 SR a good whack.
Whacked so hard the red plastic cracked at the storage tank.
It is a clean crack, so I am considering to glue back together.
Any idea what kind of plastic this is?
Is it ABS?
Anyone have experience trying to glue.
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quixotic

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Re: Repairing
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2018, 07:54:11 AM »

I had to repair an old kawasaki fairing once, and I used PVC cement (the yellow stuff with the cotton ball applicator).  It worked really well, though it was a tad messy, and I had to attach the pieces quickly.
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DPsSRnSD

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Re: Repairing
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2018, 07:11:43 PM »

I've used Gorilla glue on bosses that were broken in a fall. Followed the directions carefully and clamped for several hours. This seemed to work but I was replacing the cowling anyway so I can't tell how the repair will hold up to on-road use.
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gregoryjward

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Re: Repairing
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2018, 11:00:56 PM »

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Re: Repairing
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2018, 01:41:24 AM »

I have always used a plastic welding system called plastifix ... there are a couple videos of me repairing a ninja 250 cowl on youtube under callmeburton if you wanted to see what is involved.

You likely would need to repaint after if you wanted an original strength bond.
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