it was requested that i post pictures of my process while repairing my left fairing. so here they are.

this is what i had to work with


my tools


i used a dremel to make the surface area good and rough


used vice grips and a clamp the hold the pieces together (by the way, the mounting hole fortunately snapped into place, so it held itself there)


threw down a layer of abs cement and then a layer of window screen fiberglass patching


then another layer of cement




i know its not beautiful, but its feels a lot tougher than it was before, and its together, which is all i really wanted anyway.

 

It's looking good to me. At least you've now got something to work with!

Chris.

 

Cracking job!

 

I found some 2-part expoy type plastic repair at the local ACE Hardware last fall and it did a great job on the ABS fender I was working on. It sanded pretty nice and the paint stuck well. I'd suggest giving that a try to fill in those spots. I can't remember the exact name of the product but I think it was made by Devcon.

 

Good base.

On another note, I couldn't get past the Dr. Doo advertisement.

 

got poop?

 

what not cut that section off of another fairing and have only one straight line to "weld". I posted this before but everyone seemed to ignore my suggestion...

 

Way more patience than i can handle....but it looks good. Should hold fine.

 

Poop is funny.