ABS cement "FAIL"!!! - Suzuki Volusia Forums : Intruder Volusia and Boulevard Forum

sanos · 11-18-2012, 09:32 PM

This is a follow-up of this thread... Tail light mod...

Good news is my tail light mod turned out pretty good!

Now the bad...FAILED on filling the fender holes using ABS cement.
After the bike was sitting out in the sun, I noticed that the fender where I used to fill the holes started to expand and thought the paint had bubbled-up.
It also felt soft to the touch.

This is what it looked during painting...

Ater couple hours in the sun...

Now what???? This SUCK!

Deafvl800rider · 11-18-2012, 11:03 PM

Try JB weld to fill the hole. It'll become hard and sandable. It should not expand or shrink.

I hope it'll works for you

472viper · 11-18-2012, 11:06 PM

Hmmm.......

I used ABS cement on mine, but I used sheetrock screen as a backing and I filled over the area with a thin layer of bondo.

Mine has held up fine.

Filling those nasty holes

03volusiarider · 11-19-2012, 08:51 AM

Thats one SWEEEET bike...

**Rob 61** · 11-19-2012, 10:27 AM

find some reflectors & stick on there

C50TinAB · 11-19-2012, 11:20 AM

ABS glue is a solvent type of glue that chemically melts two parts together. More likely it was the glue that melted the plastic than the sun.

**Wood Welder** · 11-19-2012, 11:29 AM

ABS cement is not a filler?

I'm sorry this happened to you......btw, nice mod you did to your bike.

t-man403 · 11-19-2012, 11:54 AM

If it was me doing this I would be using fiberglass.
If you don't want to do a lot of sanding put a small patch of fiberglass on the inside of the fender and cut a couple of pieces to fit in the holes so there is some substance for the resin to hold on to. Fill the holes level with resin. for easy sanding and finish, a bit of bondo on top.

**Wood Welder** · 11-19-2012, 01:23 PM

Fiberglass will likely work but, the fenders aren't made of fiberglass....They're made out of plastic so why not use plastic weld?

https://www.acklandsgrainger.com/AGI..._code=DSSXPSA1

gkeefer · 11-19-2012, 02:14 PM

If it were mine i would just buy some of those bullet license plate holder bolts and put in those holes i think that would look pretty cool.

11-18-2012, 11:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
472viper Senior VR Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: So. Dak. Sioux Falls Posts: 23,723 Thanks: 750 Thanked 1,512 Times in 1,191 Posts	Hmmm....... I used ABS cement on mine, but I used sheetrock screen as a backing and I filled over the area with a thin layer of bondo. Mine has held up fine. Filling those nasty holes __________________ 2006 M50/C50/109fender/ SE 50 wheels and HD bags 2007 1600 Kawasaki ClassicSOLD 2008 FLHX Street Glide 105th Anniversary #1387 USAF 1973-1977 SoDak ANG 1977-2010 Run my fingers across the bars of his cage and make the little monkey dance

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Rob 61 Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Va Bch Posts: 2,508 Thanks: 115 Thanked 317 Times in 248 Posts	find some reflectors & stick on there __________________ Robyn Ray II, 07 C50 10/11 11 Victory Cross Country 3/11-1/12 04 Volusia 7/07-4/11 ^^^^^^^^ I'm on top

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Wood Welder Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Alberta Posts: 10,563 Thanks: 935 Thanked 562 Times in 457 Posts	ABS cement is not a filler? I'm sorry this happened to you......btw, nice mod you did to your bike. __________________ Thickness can't be measured! VR WESCALERO MEMBER

11-19-2012, 01:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
Wood Welder Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Alberta Posts: 10,563 Thanks: 935 Thanked 562 Times in 457 Posts	Fiberglass will likely work but, the fenders aren't made of fiberglass....They're made out of plastic so why not use plastic weld? https://www.acklandsgrainger.com/AGI..._code=DSSXPSA1 __________________ Thickness can't be measured! VR WESCALERO MEMBER

11-18-2012, 11:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
Deafvl800rider VR Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 132 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 10 Posts	Try JB weld to fill the hole. It'll become hard and sandable. It should not expand or shrink. I hope it'll works for you

11-19-2012, 02:14 PM	#10 (permalink)
gkeefer Senior VR Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Horse Shoe Bend, Arkansas. Posts: 2,059 Thanks: 1 Thanked 132 Times in 126 Posts	If it were mine i would just buy some of those bullet license plate holder bolts and put in those holes i think that would look pretty cool.

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