Post by mthomas on Feb 18, 2011 9:31:00 GMT -6
Well trying to get my new scoot roadworthy, and I figured with the weather although nice today, we are still going to get some crappy stuff. The bike was laid down before and one of the plastic pieces was cracked and some decent scratches in it. I did not take any before pics like I should have but I may take some during the process. The first thing I did was to take off the two affected pieces. Anybody that owns a sino scoot knows that Soduku has nothing over on the plastic removal of a sino scoot. I used JB Weld as it gets hard as a rock, bonds to plastic especially well and is sandable. I first had to remove the stuff??? that the PO tried to fix it with. It came off in a sheet like gasket sealer or something. Mixed some JB Weld up and applied to both parts of the broken piece and let it set up for a few minutes. I used a "C" clamp and some wood from a paint stir to keep the parts in place overnight until the glue hardened. I then used some 120 sandpaper to feather the repair and remove the scratches. I then scuffed the entire piece and sprayed two coats of primer with heavier coats on the repair and scratch area. I need to sand all the orange peel out with some 400 grit that I need to buy today and then with 1000 to get a smooth finish. Luckily the bike is black and it will be easy to match the color. I will put on 3-4 coats of black and not sure if I will wet sand and buff or just leave the paint alone depending on the finish. I will then Soduku them back on and I also bought some new decals and letters for it as the others were screwed up with the lay down. I looked at buying new pieces but the shipping was a killer so I decided to try and do it myself and see how it turns out. So far , so good.
Thought this might help others that have some broken plastic that have been wondering what to do with repairs or replacement.
Thought this might help others that have some broken plastic that have been wondering what to do with repairs or replacement.
