side cover cracks gs 850g

[davidt]

Hi,

Can anyone help me with repairing cracks to the top of side covers on a gs850g. I have been told it is caused by the seat sagging.
See attached photo.

Thanks

[willie]

I read somewhere (here?) that cracks in plastic can be repaired by wicking Crazy Glue (cyanoacrylate) into the crack before sprinkling baking soda on it. I'll be giving this procedure a try this week on the side covers on my GK.
Good luck,
Willie in TN

[Matchless]

In the RSA we can buy a product called Q-Bond. It consists of two containers with a type of superglue and two containers with something like a fine sugar type powder in it. You just put a line of this powder over the crack and then drip the super glue on the powder and within about 10 seconds a chemical reaction starts and the crack is fixed and the stuff binds to plastic like nothing else.
See it on this link: http://rccapetown.com/index.php?main...roducts_id=243
Maybe there is something similar available on your side.

[hotspur]

I just repaired mine, I used Karfill car bog. Mine were fairly broken so just filled the cracdks up then sanded back and repainted. Very easily done.

[spindle]

I recently did some repair on an old Vetter fairing using ABS glue from the pluming section at the local big box, Home Depot in my case.
A small can was less than $5. It's pre-mixed and thick enough to be somewhat self-levelling, just smear it on. It works by "melting" in to the part being repaired. I wouldn't use anymore than necessary, it dries very hard and would take a while to sand it down

[posplayr]

ABS Glue

That is really handy!!! \\/

[davidt]

Thanks for your replies and ideas.

In Australia we have similar glues. I have just used a type of superglue that looks like it has melted into the plastic and bonded it. I'm gunna see how it goes.

Keep you posted.

Thanks