Valkyrie Riders Cruiser Club
August 25, 2025, 12:40:43 AM *
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Ultimate Seats Link VRCC Store
Homepage : Photostash : JustPics : Shoptalk : Old Tech Archive : Classifieds : Contact Staff
News: If you're new to this message board, read THIS!
 
MarkT Exhaust
Valkyrie Riders Cruiser Club > General > 1500 Tech Board > ....Gorilla Glue on side cover "tab" ?
Pages: [1]   Go Down
« previous next »
Send this topic Print
Author Topic: ....Gorilla Glue on side cover "tab" ?  (Read 1397 times)
~ Timbrwolf
Member
*****
Posts: 1682


Northern Michigan VRCC # 8533
« on: May 09, 2011, 12:17:41 PM »
...cant believe I snapped off the tiny side cover tab on the State this morning. Wanna attempt to "glue" it back on. Chili opened the drawer and handed me a bottle of "Gorilla Glue". Thought I read somewhere that its NOT safe for plastic...so I did a search.


Didnt really find anything saying it wasnt safe on plastic...but did find one guy saying how it "foams up"...and therefore not good on "small parts".


...What have ya,ll used to remedy this situation ?


....TIA
Logged
. . . ...I saw a werewolf at Trader Vics. . . ...his hair was perfect...
Joe Hummer
Member
*****
Posts: 1645


VRCC #25677 VRCC Missouri State Representative

Arnold, MO


WWW
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2011, 12:35:52 PM »
I used a piece of hose clamp and JB Weld to fix mine.  The hose clamp has plent of voids in it so the JB Weld would squeeze through and really bond.  Scuff up the inside of the cover where you are going to glue it to help with adhesion. 

Joe
Logged
1999 Valkyrie Interstate
You pay for the whole bike, why not use it Jerry Motorman Palladino
six2go #152
Member
*****
Posts: 978

Ft. Wayne, IN
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2011, 12:44:36 PM »
I made new tabs(notice I said TABS, plural   tickedoff  ) from pieces of very heavy duty paper clips purchased at an office supply, then used JB Weld to fasten them in place. Much stronger than the little plastic pieces.
Logged
MacDragon
Member
*****
Posts: 1970


My first Valk VRCC# 32095

Middleton, Mass.
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2011, 12:59:24 PM »
I also used gorilla Glue on the tab right side... It's holding firm 200 miles later and expect it to hold indeffinitely.  It does swell up while drying... but it's on the inside of the cover... so i didn't care much.
i applied it and clamped it for 1/2 day.  Strong as new.
Logged

Ride fast and take chances... uh, I mean... ride safe folks.
Patriot Guard Riders
hubcapsc
Member
*****
Posts: 16789


upstate

South Carolina
« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2011, 01:10:27 PM »

There's a bunch of ways that people have fixed those, and Gorilla Glue might work, but... that's
an expensive chunk of plastic to experiment on...

Since that stuff is ABS, I used ABS-rated plumbing glue when I had a crack...

http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~hubcap/d.sidecover/

-Mike
Logged
https://sites.google.com/a/g.clemson.edu/confederate-memorial-day-at-clemson/
2qmedic
Member
*****
Posts: 393


Simply Awesome!!!
« Reply #5 on: May 09, 2011, 02:19:44 PM »
+1 on the JB Weld, have fixed stuff (and plastic) with it. It ain't going anywhere... cooldude
Logged
JimC
Member
*****
Posts: 1823

SE Wisconsin
« Reply #6 on: May 09, 2011, 03:26:03 PM »
Timberwolf
I repaired mine similar to others,

I used a two part epoxy, (similar to JB Weld but consistency is thinner) I mixed up a batch about the size of a quarter and 2-3 times as thick, then transferred the epoxy to the side cover. Once where I needed it, I pressed a metal tab the size of the old tab into the epoxy until it squeezed over the sides of the metal tab. You can work it around with a small wood stick if needed.

Leave it in place overnight, and you will be good to go.

Jim
« Last Edit: May 09, 2011, 03:30:08 PM by JimC » Logged
Jim Callaghan    SE Wisconsin
Pages: [1]   Go Up
Send this topic Print
« previous next »
Jump to:  

Theme by Crip Powered by SMF 1.1.20 | SMF © 2013, Simple Machines MySQL | PHP | XHTML | CSS