A rare bike-related post from me. My 999 had a minor car park spill a few months ago and cracked the left-hand mirror. The only structural problem is that the low-impact plastic has broken off where the bolt secures the mirror housing to the fairing frame. Pic1 Pic2 Blu-tack* won't make a lasting repair. Is there a commercially available glue that would be a permanent fix? It mustn't be the sort of cement that melts plastic. If there's no DIY solution, is this something a plastic-fixing professional can do? The rest of the mirror housing is servicable, just needs rubbing down and re-spraying. Thanks for any help, guys *Disclaimer - No, I didn't try Blu-tack
if you don't want to experiment with a soldering iron then you could try plastech :- Plastech Plastic Repair Kit For Faring Cracks Motorcycle Scooter Motorbike | eBay used to use it a lot and it's almost as good as plastic welding but doesn't work on the more polythene/slippery types of plastic
Couldn't find a monkey, will a readily available substitute do? Thanks Chris, I'll give that a go. The problem is that the fix has to stand up to a fair bit of punishment, from vibration and from shearing forces. I'm not confident that my skill with a soldering iron will take me anywhere I want to go, but ultimately that's what I may have to try.
as you say, could be a soldering iron job - if you have done oxy acetylene welding in the past then I think you should give it a try as it's similar and good fun once you get the knack. If you need to heat up large areas to get the strength back, it can start to look a bit Heath Robinson though unless you are a natural. Bit like smoothing the icing on a cake for the final stages. I use a Weller 100 watt with a spatula attachment. Have to say, it doesn't look as though there is much 'meat' around the brass inserts to get plastic welding with any great success. See how you get on with the Plastech else it might mean a new one.
Going to give this stuff a go. I have a mirror I mangled beyond repair a few years back, will do a trial run on that first. It could work. The tricky thing is to get the orientation right. If I don't, the "weld" will crack as soon as I tighten the bolt when the unit is fitted. Meantime, I've fitted the replacement mirror I bought. Not cheap.
Not even slightly! Someone on the forum should come up with an Exact-Fit Bond for 749/999 OE Mirrors!
Loz I have used something which looks like putty, and sets once it's exposed to the air in about 24hrs. I didn't get where I am today without it! Brilliant stuff ,in fact most of my Trumpet is held together with it. Can't think of the name of it at the moment and can't be arsed to go in my loft and look for it, but when next I'm there I will let you know. I think a combination of the stuff Chris mentioned and my stuff, you will have it good as new. This is the gear:http://delta-adhesives.co.uk/products/info/d306-plastic-stick-epoxy-putty/ have a look on Amazon or ebay, slightly cheaper!
OMG,, i thot you were going to get the conclusive answere, mine has been broken in exactly the same place for all year,, i have tried super glue, and araldite, all to no avail,, will now try CJs suggestion,, yes a new one is over 100£ !!:Banghead:
just checked on CJs idea,, it is just epoxy resin,, will be surprised if it is any better that Araldite.
Just to note this thread is 3 years old, I dragged it up to Nuke fluffy bunny Loz as he has been administrating his arsenal of weaponry at me all afternoon - I don't mean in a gay innuendo kind of w:Banghead: :Finger:
The old Airfix cement isn't a resin as such. It seems to soften plastic and effectively melt it. I will be giving this a try as everything else has gotten me no further along. And Elise - calm your girlish self, ya sissy
