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Slip ... Chip

cyclobutch

cyclobutch

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Suffered the misfortune of slipping on a gravel car park at the weekend and dropping my (yellow) G11. I was stationary at the time and it was almost a controlled lowering to the ground. Never the less somehow I've managed to chip a piece of the plastic side panel/tail wrap around off. It's the point where it just buts up to the tank. I have the piece and propose to glue it back on - it's only about a half inch or so and not structural.

What's going to be the best adhesive to use for this?

Cheers.
 
JB Weld. Will permanently bond just about anything...

-Drew
 
They make special glues/kits for repairing plastics. They use glues that are specifically for plastics and usually use some sort of backer like fiberglass cloth to give the repaired joint extra strength.
You could probably get the glue and fiberglass cloth separately but the amount you need is small and the glue has a limited lifespan.
I have also used epoxy bumper repair and fiberglass cloth (or paper/cardboard in a real pinch) with good success. But the special purpose glue has given me the best results.
 
Use a cyanoacrylate glue on plastics. Any hobbie or craft store should carry it, usually called CA glue. Common superglues are also CA glues, but not as high quality as a hobbie CA glue (like what is used for radio-controlled aircraft). JB weld could work, but getting it to bond well with the small amount you'll have to use to get it to NOT be seen from the outside will be fraught with peril. :)
 
I wouldn't use CA glue on something that suffers from too much vibrations ... and in this case I'd go for a version that takes just a bit longer to harden, to have some time to align the chip in the best possible way!
 
I used Loctite Superglue to repair the side panel on my Jackal, 20,000klm's on rough aussie roads and still together.
 
I used Araldite 2-part epoxy when my numpty of a friend went and DROPPED MY GRISO IN THE GARAGE!!! :evil:

I got a new panel in the end though, it never looked right again.

But... part of the problem is often caused by that panel rubbing on the tank. This makes it VERY prone to being broken at the first provocation. I solved this on my new panel by adding some washers between panel and thread to get it away from that tank. Dont be surprised if the gap is different on one side than the other... thats normal.
 
Assuming it's an ABS moulding, which most Guzzi plastic seems to be there days, I use a product called Plastic Weld, from a model shop. All the repairs I have done with this have ended up stronger than the original, and sometimes I make sure by welding a small length of ABS sheet to the back. The repair is almost invisible.
 
Ended up cleaning it all carefully and then supergluing on. Then built the back up a little with two pack araldite. Noted the way this area interacts at the corner of the tank and spaced it off with a washer to ease stresses and strains here.

I could do with touching up along the hairline crack really. Anyone know a good match for an '06 G11 in yellow?
 
For that, I would go to a model building shop that uses enamel, not water based paint, and ask one of the bespectaced spotty geeks* there to match it for you.


*I know, I WAS that bespectacled spotty geek once!
 
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