Broken Fairing Repair
#11
Ahh, Indeed Senor Dennis.
I was more so refering to the thicker piece of plastic in the second part of the video. Where you only weld one side of it. (idk is this where the epoxy comes into play? the painted side?) either way, if you leave any part of the crack unmelted there will still be a crack underneath your freshly remelted fairing. the crack will be a weak spot.
I was more so refering to the thicker piece of plastic in the second part of the video. Where you only weld one side of it. (idk is this where the epoxy comes into play? the painted side?) either way, if you leave any part of the crack unmelted there will still be a crack underneath your freshly remelted fairing. the crack will be a weak spot.
#12
Ahh, Indeed Senor Dennis.
I was more so refering to the thicker piece of plastic in the second part of the video. Where you only weld one side of it. (idk is this where the epoxy comes into play? the painted side?) either way, if you leave any part of the crack unmelted there will still be a crack underneath your freshly remelted fairing. the crack will be a weak spot.
I was more so refering to the thicker piece of plastic in the second part of the video. Where you only weld one side of it. (idk is this where the epoxy comes into play? the painted side?) either way, if you leave any part of the crack unmelted there will still be a crack underneath your freshly remelted fairing. the crack will be a weak spot.
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#14
Which process are your talking about? If you filled v grooves with JB Weld only, then filled, that will not produce a strong enough weld to the crack. Prep is important also. surfaces needs to be clean of paint and oil and roughed before welding. Virgin plastic without contaminants. Adding more new ABS plastic into the joint is also important. With the right temperature and technique melding the plastic with heat will produce a very strong joint even on stress points and mounting holes.
#15
Which process are your talking about? If you filled v grooves with JB Weld only, then filled, that will not produce a strong enough weld to the crack. Prep is important also. surfaces needs to be clean of paint and oil and roughed before welding. Virgin plastic without contaminants. Adding more new ABS plastic into the joint is also important. With the right temperature and technique melding the plastic with heat will produce a very strong joint even on stress points and mounting holes.
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