How To Repair Plastic Tabs On Auto Components

Instructional Video

Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1

Motorcycle fairings are often discarded considering of broken tabs and bolt holes or missing pieces. In this procedure, we volition use the PlastiFix kit to copy an existing tab with the molding bar and and so recreate the missing tab.

Stride 2

Motorbike fairings are often discarded because of broken tabs and bolt holes or missing pieces. In this procedure, we will utilize the PlastiFix kit to copy an existing tab with the molding bar and and so recreate the missing tab.

Clean the damaged area. Some contaminants, like tar or grease, will not come off with lather and h2o. Utilize a Polyvance plastic cleaner to remove these contaminants. Use a make clean cloth or paper towel and wipe in one direction to avoid recontaminating the surface.

Step 3

Drop the molding bar into boiling water. We heated the water in the microwave. It takes just a few minutes. Allow plenty time for the heat to soften the molding bar all the style through. Remove the molding bar from the humid h2o and information technology volition be pliable for a brusque fourth dimension.

Footstep 4

Utilize a rotary tool with a teardrop shaped cutting bit to remove the paint where the tab will be created. Remove equally much paint equally possible equally plastifix does non bail well to a shiny surface. Accident the dust away with compressed air.

Stride 5

Get the blueprint that was created earlier and make up one's mind on the best location for the tab and then record the design into identify.

Footstep half-dozen

Clasp 2 or 3 drops of liquid onto the powder and so apply the tip of the needle to stab the ball of liquid and powder.

Footstep 7

The hole of the needle is on the side of the needle, not at the tip. When yous transfer the ball of liquid and powder to the pattern, give the bottle another squeeze. The liquid will run down the side of the needle and wash off the ball. Continue using this method until the mold is filled with plastifix.

Step eight

Allow time for the plastifix to cure. The cure time can be reduced past applying heat. In one case it is cured, peel the pattern from the plastifix. This may be a little flake difficult and you may need to get a screwdriver or something to assist in the removal.

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You may need to fill in some voids that were not filled while the pattern was in identify. Again, allow fourth dimension for the plastifix to cure fully.

Step 10

Utilize a rotary tool with a teardrop shaped cutting fleck to shape the tab and redrill the bolt hole. Grind away excess plastifix and then that the thickness of the tab closely matches the thickness of tab that was copied. Plastifix can also exist sanded if necessary.