Shane661
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posted May 01, 2009 01:20 PM
 Edited By: Shane661 on 1 May 2009 21:20
Broken ABS Tab/Best Glue?
My front tank cover has a a broken tab. It is a clean break. What is a good product to repair it with? This is just for racing (and it is hidden from view), so I'm not worried about perfection. It just needs to be solid.
Any suggestions?
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dubious
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posted May 01, 2009 01:41 PM
PL Premium would work awesome if it didn't eat the plastic... not sure if it will or not...
Its thick enough to build up the area if needed, yet strong as crazy glue...
Its widely used in the construction fields, also known as liquid nails... many guys use the drywall variant for that purpose.... it will hold an entire sheet of drywall on ceilings... screws aren't needed , but possibly advised,,,LOL
Comes in caulking gun tubes though...
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Shane661
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posted May 01, 2009 02:21 PM
I've used plenty of PL400/200/Liquid Nails at work when I was younger. I'm really looking for something that goes on thin, and bonds the two together with a solvent. Like PVC cement...perhaps ABS cement? 
Anyway, just seeing what everyone has tried...
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posted May 01, 2009 05:00 PM
I use hobby (model glue). Seems to be the only thing i've found that holds. A trick for using it: Clean broken lines with acetone. Lay a bead of model glue along one side of the break line. Press the pieces together and sprinkle baking soda on the break. You will hear a little sizzly and the glue will flash harden. Dust off the baking soda with a paint brush and lay a thin bead along either side of the break. Again sprinkle baking soda (completely cover your beads with the baking soda) and you will have nice hard "welds". I use this for exactly the same thing as you have, broken tabs.
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posted May 01, 2009 05:08 PM
Good info!
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posted May 02, 2009 06:46 AM
I fixed Mine with JB weld has been fine since 2006
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posted May 03, 2009 05:13 AM
JB WELD is the shizit, it will hold anything, even a cracked block!
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posted May 03, 2009 06:18 AM
Used JB weld to seal my airbox, where a tig rod would not get in....
I have also used it to repair cracked and holed clutch covers on my dirtbikes temporarily..
A friend used JB weld on his KX500 clutch cover, it was still sealed 5 yrs later when he sold the bike..... hole was prepped and cleaned well.
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