| Author | Message | ||
     Erz |
I just bought the touratech hand guard extenders. Rather than use the screws- I don't want the chance of smashing my knuckles into screws at any point - I want to glue these things on. Looks like a simple deal since they fit quite well and have a pretty large overlap. Anyone have suggestions - superglue - epoxy anything else better for this job? Both parts are plastic Superquick drying would also be a benefit so I don't have to clamp them together. Anything fit the bill? | ||
| Hughlysses |
If they're made of the same type of plastic, you might try one of those plastic welding outfits. I understand NAPA markets a nice kit. This is supposed to be the best way to fix cracks in plastic (especially on motorcycle fairings) so maybe it'd work well for this too. | ||
| Froggy |
Maximum used rivets to hold his on http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/142 838/268757.html?1176002186 | ||
| Erz |
Plastic welding WAY TOO EXPENSIVE for $40 hand guards. I also saw the rivet thread but do not own a rivet tool. Are they very expensive? | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
JB Weld it. They're ABS plastic, aren't they? | ||
| Froggy |
I got a cheap rivet tool for $7 at a hardware store, i got the cheap one cause when i needed it i knew i would only use it once. | ||
| Stevem123 |
If they are ABS then you could use the gray ABS pipe glue. Found at the local hardware store in the plumbing section. Coat both pieces and clamp them together. Wipe off the excess glue before it skins over. I'll bet that would work well! BC Steve | ||
| Kc69xlch |
check out coolchem.com they make some of the best glue on the planet | ||
| Skrobe |
You could use a polyurethane glue such as Gorilla Glue. It will bond anything except PTFE plastic (the stuff milk jugs are made of). Caution though, it is messy and will stain your skin. The glue itself will "foam up" as it cures so cover any areas you don't want glue on with a light coat of grease. Once cured you will have a very difficult time removing them. | ||
| Chris_in_tn |
I second the Gorilla Glue. That is some tough stuff. It's available everywhere. Do a test run on some scrap material first so you see how it works, as said above it does foam up. | ||
| Wesman |
Plastic epoxy commonly available on the glue rack at Sears. It 2 part hypo plunger mixer.....stuff works pretty good It think this is the stuff http://www.inventiondb.com/browse.php?cubeid=691 | ||
| The_raven |
automotive goop. super easy to use. bonds pretty much anything except styrofoam. pick it up at advance auto. I have had good success in bonding plastics together with it. | ||
| Mikef5000 |
My vote goes to JB Weld. | ||
| Sparky |
There was a vendor at last year's Knotts Kit Car show who was selling 100% industrial-strength cyanoacrylate, the active ingredient in commercial watered-down Superglue. This stuff was amazing. He used ordinary baking soda as a filler to demonstrate making a paste of the stuff in which he glued metal parts to glass, plastics to metal, metal to metal, etc. I could fix all the cracks in the plastic body parts on my tubers with this stuff (if I would've bought a $10 tube, that is. Doh!). Maybe it can be bought at an industrial supply outfit? | ||
| Wademan |
I second Wesman. Plastic epoxy at any hardware store will work great. I have used the Devcon stuff actually, worked great on anything plastic I could find. JB Weld... unless I am a retard that is designed for metal right?  | ||
| Fastfxrs |
I don't know if you are a retard or not Wademan, but JB Weld is the duct tape of the 2 part adhesive world. I've fixed everything from inner primaries on harleys, to bodywork on my old CBR. I usually carry some with on bike trips just in case. I just wait for opportunities to try to fix things with this stuff. Tim | ||
| 250bultaco |
There are VHB (Very High Bond) tapes available that are often used to apply things like wind deflectors on truck doors and other auto body bit that'd work well and not be messy. You may be able to find something at an auto parts shop or an auto paint/body supply shop. You might find that the types of plastic that are used for these parts aren't don't adhesives well. Kevin |
