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posted November 01, 2002 11:48 AM
Melting point of our fairings?
I think ABS plastic is around 220 degrees....any idea what it actually is for the fairings?
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VincentHill
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posted November 01, 2002 12:06 PM
YCIS, I think our fairings are made out of 2 plastics! ABS and I think the other is PBT The second plastic has a Higher melting point and looks a little different!
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posted November 01, 2002 12:10 PM
well..I guess my main question is would a heat gun applied to "shrinkwrap" attached to the fairing melt it?
I was fiddling around in the garage and found a roll of "monokote" which is basically a high strength shrinkwrap material made for covering model airplane frames.
I was thinking that using this stuff would work a helluva lot better on various parts of the bike instead of the tape we were using. Not to mention they sell the stuff in nearly any color including clear. I was going to give it a shot but it requires a heatgun range of 270 - 350 degrees to "shrink". Granted the gun wouldnt be on the fairing for more than a few seconds..but thats quite hot.
Perhaps ill try it in an inconspicuous area 
Hell Ill shrinkwrap the whole damn bike if itll help me get faster at maxton 
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posted November 01, 2002 03:59 PM
Ask Red Elk I think he was the first to "flame test" the fairing
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posted November 01, 2002 04:41 PM
I used a really hot heat gun to peel the stickers off my fairing. No problem with melting. Of course I made sure not to leave the heat guy pointed in one spot for a long time.
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VincentHill
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posted November 01, 2002 06:07 PM
I would not worry about the "Plastic" I would worry about the "Paint" Not A good Idea!
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posted November 01, 2002 07:51 PM
3M makes some nice tapes. Was looking at a catalog at work for shipping supplies. May have to order some.
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posted November 01, 2002 08:52 PM
well..at 5 bucks for a 6foot roll of this stuff in clear..its worth a shot
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posted November 01, 2002 09:17 PM
Ask Red Elk I think he was the first to "flame test" the fairing
... and the second one to "flame test" as well.
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zx12zx11
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posted November 03, 2002 09:55 AM
I do know that a ti pipe touching the fairing will melt and do a nice flame test. I did my flame test on a Dyno.
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