Fender repair

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Pierrel

Guest
Does anyone know what kind of plastic the front fender of the 600 Sport is made of? I noticed that one of the small tab holding the side pieces of the fender to the middle section is broken. It looks like some kind of ABS but I thought I check here first before putting any old kind of adhesive on it? Any suggestions on how to go about repair it would be much appreciated.
 

Snowdog

New member
Try the adhesive in an out of sight area. ( the container usually says this). If it were mine I would use some fiberglass tape and epoxy on the back also. abrade the surface vigorously, before applying the epoxy.
 
Snowdog is correct in that sanding the areas to be joined is vital as these are painted surfaces. I know someone who has a Burgman and they didn't remove paint - it fell apart a couple of days later.
 

exavid

Member
If you remove the piece or the fender you can scrape the paint off in an area that doesn't show. Get some ABS cement at a hardware store. You want the old fashioned ABS Cement the black gooey stuff that comes in the round can with a dauber on a wire under the cap. I've made many repairs on Goldwing plastic which is mostly ABS with this stuff. You'll get a much stronger repair with ABS cement than you can with any kind of epoxy or other product because ABS cement will make a chemical weld to ABS plastic. Test the fender to see if it is indeed ABS by scraping a spot on the underside, daubing a small blob of ABS cement on and once it's fully cured try to pry it off with a knife blade. Epoxies will pop off ABS but ABS cement won't because of it's strong bond with like material. You can even make ABS putty by grinding or sanding a piece of ABS pipe fitting (available from a hardware store) and mixing the dust with ABS cement. Use fairly thin applications of the cement or putty and build it up layer at a time. Overly thick layers won't cure well and can soften the ABS substrate of the fender. The stuff skins over fairly quickly but must be given plenty of time to fully harden. Test it with a knife point or something sharp. When the cement is fully cured it will be very hard.
Before I started using ABS cement I tried many other plastic repair materials in my old Goldwing rebuild shop but none of them came close.
 

Pigpenracing

New member
Buy a new one... They are not expensive. Why you want a Ghetto patched and rigged up BMW???? By the time you buy glue and spend a hour labor fixing it you could have paid for a new one.
 
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Pierrel

Guest
Thanks for all the advices! The tab that is broken is in the inside part of the fender and does not show so will try fixing it up first before buying a new one.
 

Snowdog

New member
If you do it right epoxy will work, I've done it many times. Preparation is everything, with all types of glues.
 
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Pierrel

Guest
I used ABS adhesive after sanding both parts. It worked just fine. Thanks again for all the advice!
 
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