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Old 04-03-2008, 08:48 PM
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Hey, I was wondering if any of you have made repairs to your fairings instead of buying brand new ones. Did it work out ok? I was thinking about getting crafty with some fiberglass...I have a lot of cracks on my right fairing, and some heavy damage to the front fairing where the right turn signal is (was) connected.
 
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Old 04-03-2008, 09:28 PM
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ive done it with a plastic welding kit, worked great. never really messed with glass tho.
 
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Old 04-03-2008, 09:39 PM
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first off MB that avatar is smoking hot[:-]i have seen people use the fiber glass. but like evil said the plastic welding kit is good and imo probally easier too. unless you know fiber glass well i would try plastic welding. thats just me tho.
 
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Old 04-04-2008, 03:22 PM
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Alright, I'll look into the whole plastic welding thing before I do anything.
 
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Old 04-04-2008, 05:48 PM
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Can anyone point me in the right direction for buying a plastic welding kit? I have some broken mounting points I'd like to fix.

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Old 04-05-2008, 06:23 AM
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i bought bondo fiberglass repair kit from walmart and it works great. no xperience necessary , just read n follow instructions.
 
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Old 04-07-2008, 02:09 AM
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i had a couple of small cracks im mine when i painted mine this summer....i used a soldering iron to melt the crack back together, used a little two part spot putty to fix any low spots on the outside of the fairing, the bondo with the fiberglass in it on the inside, this stuff is a little messy but will strengthen everything a great deal. its easy to use, get the amount you think you will need out of the can, mix it with the hardener real good, should be like a brown color and get it on the fairing, i just used my fingers to spread it on in tight areas, about a 1/16 of an inch on the inside of your fairing will strengthen it a great deal, this stuff drys pretty quick too, i also used it to fill a hole in one of my fairings, cant even tell it was there any more, use a little acetone to get it off your hands and you will be in business....ill check back to see if you need any more help.
 
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Old 04-07-2008, 07:43 PM
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Is there anywhere that sells replacement upper fairings for 1990 ZX-750F Ninjas besides that airtech place?
 
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