ABS Cement

[Mongo1958]

Hey, Happy 4th of July.

The louvers or vents in the right hand side lowers on my 2009 ultra started to rattle like crazy.
The noise was so bad I first thought that some thing was wrong with the engine.
I took the vent out to find out that the plastic slot broke.
I went to Lowes and got some ABS cement. It seems to have done a good job
Of mending the plastic. I'll install them in the morning when it's cooler.
Just wanted to share this with you.

Later

 

[bobalu]

Good tip Mongo, thanks for sharing that. Modern day "plastic" is one of the most difficult materials to glue successfully for strength. (not like the old plastic airplane models I used to have...). I think there are so many things mixed in with it now for strength and moulding/manufacturing purposes, like nylon & teflon etc.

 

[Bikergeek]

Not sure if this trick would work but I used to make small lucite stands for different purposes and I would buy very expensive "glues" that bond the pieces together.

When I ran out of this "glue" I tried using Acetone and it actually worked. Apparently the original "glue" was just a solvent that "melts" the lucite, thus bonding the pieces together. I have a special dispenser bottle with a very small needle type nozzle tip that delivers the solvent directly and precisely to the bonding location.

So what does this all mean?

Answer: Depending on the type of plastic, the acetone would work on many different plastics as I discovered over time. You must be patient because it takes some time for the plastics to harden as a result of the softening by the acetone.

I have fixed many different things this way and most often it works (again, depending on the type of plastic).

 

[Jack Klarich]

Good thread here, my 2 cents I have used Gorilla Glue and Liquid nails with outstanding results:s