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I've just crashed my motorbike. How can I repair the fibreglass bits? |
The bike concerned is a ratty track bike with a race fairing (silly tumble on a wet Cadwell Park track). I'm not after a perfect finish, I'm just trying to keep the existing fairing in service for as long as possible. Damage is only slight, and has worn through the fairing in a couple of places, but not torn it or broken it. I've looked for hints on the internet, but all I can find seems to be high-tech stuff for structural pieces. What I need is an idiot's guide to a very basic fibreglass repair, starting with where I get the glass fibre, and the epoxy resin (if indeed they are the right things to use), and finishing with how to achieve a half-decent finish on the repaired fairing, and what sort of paint to use on it. Hope someone can help me. Well you can get fibre glass sheets which are thin enough to mould and cut to the shape of the fairing from halfords, it is made by Holts i believe, they make all the putty and resin stuff just for doing that kind of repair. Basically you cut it to shape then pour the resin in a bowl a little at a time add the hardenerstir then coat the fibreglass with the mixture (wear glove and do this in the open or you will be high as a kite on the fumes,) it is as if you are doing papier mache but if you do this in layers untill you are happy with the strength of it ( making sure you let it dry properly on a hot day 1 and a half hours maybe 2 hrs to go proper hard then sand it a little and paint, heres is a tip make sure you reinforce where the holes for the bolts are with a washer and keep the holes open make the hole before you add the resin, this will make life a bit easier on re-assembling the bike. Depending on the damage you might only need a pack of fibre glass sheet a tin of resin and hardener, should not cost more than 拢10- 拢15. Source(s): i used this stuff on a plasic car bumper and it worked a treat much better than the duck tape alternative, or replacement. all you need is a basic fiberglass repair kit, try homedepot or lowes halfords do a fibreglass repair kit dont know wot its like though First of all glad ur ok, second, hope ye had loads of fun, you will get repair kits as the guys say from halfords and most bike spares stockist eg MandP etc Its not too dificult to do, heres a wee link that might help!!! http://fibreglass.com/howto/k-repair-frp... Basically tells ye all ye need to know!!! Remember to do it inside the fairing not outside!!! Once buffed and primed u can use the colour code to get yer right match for paint from yer local main dealer!!! i.e Kawasaki, Honda etc!!! |
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