Plastic Welding
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Pictures of plastic (ABS) welding
If anyone still wants to see pictures of this process (the cheap, non-certified way)...
I use ABS plumbing pipe as filler when I need some, and the hot knife attachment on the soldering iron works great. Use a dremel or something to take the paint off the affected area before you start, and be cautious about pushing hot ABS through to the other side of the fairing if it's somewhere visible or where it will affect a mounting tab or something. You can always shape the backside later with the dremel though...
I use ABS plumbing pipe as filler when I need some, and the hot knife attachment on the soldering iron works great. Use a dremel or something to take the paint off the affected area before you start, and be cautious about pushing hot ABS through to the other side of the fairing if it's somewhere visible or where it will affect a mounting tab or something. You can always shape the backside later with the dremel though...
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