My tips...repairing damaged plastic fairings

Greetings...

My 97 VFR fell over when parked in soft dirt a couple of years ago. After
looking at expensive plastic fairing "repair kits" and the idea of buying used ones....I
gave up those ideas and fixed them inexpensively
by this method: (....yes...I should have photographed the repair described below!!)

1) If you have totally broken off edge sections ( mine was about 2 x 2 inches ) on
the an edge:

-Mark the broken edge heavily with a fat black felt pen.
-Using CLEAR thin tape ( like to seal a package), apply it to
the damaged area with the edge of the tape on one side being
even with the old missing edge line.
-Now burnish the broken edge with a rounded off plastic or wood stick.
-Buy a piece of ABS plastic at Amazon:
Primeco 550 Sheet - ABS - .118" Thick, White, 12" x 12" Nominal CNC Saw Cut
Sold by: SIBE-R-PLASTIC SUPPLY
-Remove the tape from the fairing and apply it to the edge of the new
plastic sheet. You should see the outline clearly of the missing area,
-Using a bandsaw or other hand saws, cut out the new insert piece and
do some trim as necessary so it fits snugly in the damaged fairing.
-Use " Gorilla Glue" ONLY!!! ( the standard generic type) to glue the pieces in.
-Use a C -clamp ot two to make the insert be "flush" with the fairing surface.
-Let sit for 24 hours......the glue MUST harden to do the next step.
-Using 60 grit sandpaper and a flat sanding block. Work the Gorilla
glue down to the fairing surface.
-For extra strength (optional) glue a piece of metal window screen
on the backside overlapping the broken edge using Gorilla Glue.
-Using "pro: 3m surfacing red putty, apply the final coat and sand
with 120 then 320 paper. Do this as many times as needed to
get it "primer read".
-You know the rest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If the section has some curvature....heat the new piece in
boiling water to soften it to

 

I "fixed" a cracked front fender with some extra plastic and the Harbor Freight plastic welding kit. It includes some metal window type screen, find your own abs plastic. I did not try to make it pretty though, just wanted it to stay in 1 piece. Also used to fix a couple things around the house. The kit is cheap. Just my $2.