Cracked Plastic

[Canadian FJR]

Will JB weld work on motorcycle plastic? I just want to prevent a small crack from becoming any larger. Any other suggestions?

Canadian FJR

 

[madmike2]

Will JB weld work on motorcycle plastic? I just want to prevent a small crack from becoming any larger. Any other suggestions?
Canadian FJR

Yes, it will work. There are a couple of other options discussed in this thread.

 

[FJRBluesman]

My friend bought this stuff at a motorcycle show. He loves it and buys more all the time repairing plastic. It's awesome. The article below has an E-mail address and phone, I coudn't find a website.

Plastex article in Dirt bike.

Good luck.

 

[Canadian FJR]

Thanks for the quick replies.

Canadian FJR

 

[CRMH Eagle]

I cracked the front wheel-well plastic two weeks ago. To keep the cracks from spreading I cut plastic from a heavy-duty food container (good thing I'm not married) and glued it to both side of the cracks. I used enough cut pieces to cover the cracks and then some....used gorilla glue in the small super-glue-like container to hold it in place. This worked for me.

 

[RadioHowie]

I cracked the front wheel-well plastic two weeks ago.......This worked for me.

For two weeks, anyway.

 

[Texan]

Two words:

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I've used it several times with success. It beats glue by a long shot.

 

[DaJudge]

1) Go to Target or WalMart.

2) Proceed to the nail polish section.

3) Buy one of the kits used to add fake acrylic nails. It has liquid glue (which contains a plastic solvent) with a brush cap and a container of acrylic powder.

4) Brush both the liquid and the powder in to the crack or onto the broken pieces.

This stuff works amazingly well on this sort of plastic. I think it's ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) which would explain why the acrylic cement does the job.

 

[Pierre]

My friend bought this stuff at a motorcycle show. He loves it and buys more all the time repairing plastic. It's awesome. The article below has an E-mail address and phone, I coudn't find a website.
Plastex article in Dirt bike.

Good luck.

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