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Makes And Models => Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ => Topic started by: jm on August 31, 2018, 07:11:10 AM

Title: Repairing
Post by: jm on August 31, 2018, 07:11:10 AM

My kids got aggressive with banging things in the garage, and unfortuntely gave my new Zero 2017 SR a good whack.
Whacked so hard the red plastic cracked at the storage tank.
It is a clean crack, so I am considering to glue back together.
Any idea what kind of plastic this is?
Is it ABS?
Anyone have experience trying to glue.

Title: Re: Repairing
Post by: quixotic on August 31, 2018, 07:54:11 AM

I had to repair an old kawasaki fairing once, and I used PVC cement (the yellow stuff with the cotton ball applicator).  It worked really well, though it was a tad messy, and I had to attach the pieces quickly.

Title: Re: Repairing
Post by: DPsSRnSD on August 31, 2018, 07:11:43 PM

I've used Gorilla glue on bosses that were broken in a fall. Followed the directions carefully and clamped for several hours. This seemed to work but I was replacing the cowling anyway so I can't tell how the repair will hold up to on-road use.

Title: Re: Repairing
Post by: gregoryjward on August 31, 2018, 11:00:56 PM

Gel epoxy is the strongest and easiest to work with in my experience.  The bond ends up stronger than the original:

https://www.amazon.com/Loctite-Epoxy-0-85-Fluid-Syringe-1405603/dp/B001MUM62C/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1535734583&sr=8-4&keywords=gel+epoxy&dpID=51Lo2A1mABL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

Title: Re: Repairing
Post by: Burton on September 01, 2018, 01:41:24 AM

I have always used a plastic welding system called plastifix ... there are a couple videos of me repairing a ninja 250 cowl on youtube under callmeburton if you wanted to see what is involved.

You likely would need to repaint after if you wanted an original strength bond.