for the small timers, the plastic weld will work. But for serious business runners, duramix 4030 is the way to go. 6oz cost like $48 and the applicator gun cost $125. I use this stuff all the time, and it works wonders.

 

I use something that I get from the local paint and autobody supply store it just says epoxy on the box and its to seperate tubes that you mix at a 1 to 1 ratio I love this stuff is to works awsome and only cost like $20 bucks

 

i had some pretty serious damage on my fairings...theyre still in the repairing stages. I used fiberglass to reinforce the backside of all cracks...plastic weld to fill in any gaps or missing chips from the front....and im probably gonna have to use some form of glazing putty to smooth it all out prior to paint. Currently my mangled ignition and other things are higher on the list though. Did i mention it was a stolen recovery? Good luck with the repairs, and thanks for all the tips.

 

Will this stuff bond fiberglass to the plastic? I have an upper missing a decent sized chunk (about 3 inches long) and I have a fiberglass piece that someone made to fill the void, but it doesn't stick to the plastic. So if there's anything to make a strong bond between the abs and the fiberglass piece, let me know please.

Or, could I make a mold out of cardboard and wax paper, and just keep dumping this plastic weld on until the missing piece is filled, and then just sand to shape?

 

some good work man....my right mid fairing is grinded down, is there anything that i can do to reshape the corner that's gone? like some rubbing compound or something....appreciate it and good work with the bike....

 

When i was using the fiberglass it seemed to bond pretty well to the plastic i had a hard time getting it off once it dried. SO maybe you just want to stick with fiberglass on the back and then fill in the edges with the epoxy once its in place. I bought my paint from the local paint store, they mixed it up for me and brought it to my job. I still have the silver if anyone needs it. THe only thing i can think of to shape the corner is to fiberglass it or you can dump a bunch of plastic weld there and wait for it to dry and then shape it. Either way sounds like it might be alot of work.

I am currently looking for a new bike so if anyone is selling theirs please let me know I live in NY, either a Honda or Suzuki

 

Thanks for the tip......as you can see, i think i might have similar fairing disasters like you. You'll have to excuse the low quality pics, i was usin my phone, but you can still tell that my **** is f!$%@^!$ up....so if there is anything else you can see here that might need more attention, please let me kno, much appreciated....... and i also don't kno how to put the pics on here, tried imageshack.us, but it doesn't seem to work.....sorry for that.



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Here is a place for the exact color code oem paint. http://www.cyclesurge.com/servlet/StoreFront

 

bike looks nice.

i have a cracked, gashed scrape of a mess on all my plastics. i was going to buy those painted sets off ebay then i saw this. i figure its worth a try.

if i do this i will be taking it to get it painted. i no nothing about how they paint and set the plastic up for it but will the paint stick to this? from the little i know about painting they sand it, priemer it, then paint it right? any thing special you have to do to the welds for it to be painted?

from what i read from your posts if something is missing from the faring you can just pour lots on and sand it down to shape? and for gashes can i put this stuff on then smear it in the gash then sand it down?

also do you pour both tubes of it out in to a bowl or something? or do you put a little of both the tubes where you want it and work with it on the fairing? how did you mix it up and apply exactly i am confused on that.
thanks

 

Yeah you can fill gashes with it and also pour in on a spot that is missing as long as there is something for it to stick to. I wouldn't recommend using it to fill large missing pieces only small stuff. You have to mix the two tubes of epoxy/hardener together before you apply it to the plastic, i used a popsickle stick and a pience of clean metal, you can use anything though as long as it gets the job done. When paiting it whoever does the paint might use a plastic adhesive promotor so it will stick better to the plastics but that is what is normally used regardless of repairs of not. The paint should have no problem sticking to the plastic as long as they use that or special primer for plastics.

If this is your first time doing repairs like the one thing i can recommend is that you buy a can of primer from the parts store and after you think you have sanded it down smooth and have the repair flush go over it with some primer to see if it looks flat with paint on it, if it doesnt you need to sand some more until it does. PRimer is good cause you can get the sandable primer and it also fills tiny holes and scratches that might be left behind.