Well, just finished up using a soldering iron to plastic weld my side cover, looks pretty decent considering it was my first attempt at plastic welding all together. With a little sanding an a smear of bumper repair epoxy to fill in any imperfections and a bit of paint, you wont even notice.

 

can we get some pics?

 

Did you melt something else that was plastic to join 2 plastics together?

 

Just remember that if you use a filler rod it needs to be the same material as what you are welding. An adjustable temp heat gun with a reduction tube fitting on the end will do the job.

 

Or you can use a 10 dollar soldering gun and simply melt the 2 pieces of fairing together. How do I know this? I just proved it.

 

That how I repaired my side fairing R years ago on my XX. I was rearended and went down on the left side. The bolt hole on the top side of the fairing was completely broken out. I used my soldering iron to melt filler plastic from an old mig wire spool and reconstructed the hole then shaped it with a dremel tool and sanded it down to perfection. No body filler or epoxy needed. On the inside I used fiderglass patch to strenthen the area and it has held up great.
I am going to Harbor Freight to buy the plastic welder they have though cause I have a bunch of plastics I want to repair and the soldering iron is very slow.

 

The exact same technique is used (with a solid steel fitting on the end of the heat gun) to initially join the two pieces together. You'll still need to use a filler rod to "push" into a sort of weld pool created by the heat gun. Only way you'll get a strong join and good penetration. How do i know this? Well, the plastic welding certificate I have says I do......sort of.

 

I want to see a copy of it

 

I'll get onto it today then.

 

Yep, it says statement of attendance but it was an actual theory and practical course that I was signed up as competent.