Wilsons Sandbox

Ron, I just finished doing extensive repair on my KLR Tengai plastic. I learned a few things. The connie bags are probably ABS or polypropylene. Thats a guess. ABS is very popular for fairings. The KLR fairing is Poly though. Anyway, I repaired my ABS with Lego's disolved in acetene. Throw a bunch of them in a glass jar and pour in some acetone. Close the lid tightly. It takes a day or so to melt. Then smear it on the part to be repaired and voila. It will take a long time to harden if you go too thick but it works. I also tried using some sheet polypropylene I had laying around, cementing it with ABS plumbing cement. Be real careful here. The stuff I got had poly in it so it forms a flexible bond. Good for plumbing but not so good for fixing motorcycle parts. Epoxy does not bond to ABS or Poly. It sticks but doesn't make a true bond. There's a product called "Plastex" that is supposed to work great but its pretty costly.