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a filler to repair some small gravel divots on a saddlebag.

[Icelander]

I am by no means an expert but I've heard that ABS shavings in ABS glue (for plumbing) works.

[Timbo1]

I picked up some saddle bags a year or more ago that had been laid over with gouges, dents & dings everywhere.  After repairing parts of the fiberglass and filling in what I could with bondo I still had some pin holes and very small low spots in places after sanding.  This is what I used to finish off the small imperfections, so far so good.

https://www.amazon.com/Bondo-907-Glazing-Spot-Putty/dp/B0002JM8PY

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I picked up some saddle bags a year or more ago that had been laid over with gouges, dents & dings everywhere.  After repairing parts of the fiberglass and filling in what I could with bondo I still had some pin holes and very small low spots in places after sanding.  This is what I used to finish off the small imperfections, so far so good.

https://www.amazon.com/Bondo-907-Glazing-Spot-Putty/dp/B0002JM8PY

Thanks

Amazon will have it to me by the end of the week.

[Bagger John - #3785]

I am by no means an expert but I've heard that ABS shavings in ABS glue (for plumbing) works.

This, or ABS thermal plastic welding are the two ways to ensure a permanent repair. Get the paint off the area, fill it above the gouge, sand smooth. Use as little glazing putty as possible then prime and paint.

ABS isn't like fiberglass or metal. Most of the stuff we learned vis bodywork flies out the window when repairing the stuff.

[Chrisj CMA]

a filler to repair some small gravel divots on a saddlebag.

Just use as many layers of touch up paint you need to fill the holes then buff

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[Bagger John - #3785]

a filler to repair some small gravel divots on a saddlebag.

Just use as many layers of touch up paint you need to fill the holes then buff

That technique works if the gouges aren't much deeper than the primer (not significantly into the ABS).

I've used it a number of times on my Valkyries over the years. Build the area up, sand with 1500 wet automotive finishing paper, follow with 3M Perfect-It glaze and then buff with Kit Scratch Remover. Occasionally I'll re-clear a patched area then feather the edges with the 1500 paper and continue with the glaze.

Blondie scratched one of my first Tourer's saddlebag lids with her diamond ring when we were together. She learned all about bodywork as a result.