Body work

[dna9656]

I bought a 24" X 24" X 1/8" sheet of black ABS with one side textured through E-Bay for about $22.?? w/free shipping.

I have started to copy the broken off tabs that are all over the bike, attaching them with black ABS pipe cement from the hardware store. It also fills cracks (recommend opening the crack a little with a dremel tool to get the cement IN there. The cement makes for a very solid bond! I'm told that you can even MAKE parts using the cement! I suppose that entails making a form or building the shape 1 piece at a time; sanding/filing to shape. Heat does not speed the drying of the cement, just time; I'm working in my un-heated garage and the cement is drying over night but sure to be fully cured after 24 hours. It looks like the ABS cement is polish-able too. I think some ultra fine sand paper would work, some plastic polish similar to that used on the new headlight lenses on cars....and the really secret polishing ingredient,,, ELBOW GREASE!

Edited November 11, 2014 by dna9656
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[Peder_y2k]

Yes, we knew that. To make the ABS cement less runny, leave the cap off the container for several days. This also concentrates the solution resulting in less shrinkage. If thinning is needed, use MEK, not acetone. MEK can be used by itself as a solvent adhesive by melting the ABS materials together.

 

-Pete, in Tacoma WA USA

[dna9656]

Yes, we knew that. To make the ABS cement less runny, leave the cap off the container for several days. This also concentrates the solution resulting in less shrinkage. If thinning is needed, use MEK, not acetone. MEK can be used by itself as a solvent adhesive by melting the ABS materials together.

 

-Pete, in Tacoma WA USA

 

Well I knew it because YOU told ME about it!