hole in trunk

[bg]

just moved from michigan to georgia.....while transporting my 2000 blue/silver interstate in the trailer a hole was rubbed completely through the trunk.
it's about 5/8" in diameter. anyone ever repaired a hole like this? 
i had my piggybacker pull behind trailer standing up in the back of the trailer behind the bike.
after 2 days of traveling apparently it shifted some and one of the bolts wore a hole in the trunk.
i've transported them this way before without incident.......but not this time......arghhhhh.
i put a sticker of a wolf head to cover it until i can get it fixed or replaced.

[Skinhead]

Do a search on ABS repair, you should find some help there.

[Michvalk]

If you could find a busted bag or trunk piece, you could cut a piece and glue it in to fill the hole. Just a little sanding and maybe some filler to smooth it out, and repaint. Probably someone on the board will have the scrap piece you need.

[Jess from VA]

Well a bullet decal is a dead giveaway.

But one of these glued to each side might not be so bad (as opposed to an actual body work fix).

Big silver conchos. (of course, your hole is probably way off center)







A dragon.

[Bighead]

Man I will bet that pissed you off I know it would have me take some pictures and keep us updated on the progress and repair. It could come in handy.
I would try something like this.
http://www.plastex.net/Shop_Now.php

[old2soon]

Black hardening A B S cement/glue. It's sandable paintable and forgiving to work with. It can be used as body filler in thin coats. And once it sets up it's part of what ever you are repairing. And it's not terribly spendy. RIDE SAFE.

[Gryphon Rider]

I don't have actual experience with this, so take what I have to say with a grain of salt, but here would be my strategy:

The trunk and bags are ABS.  Find some ABS pipe or a fitting and some ABS cement at your local big box DIY store.  Use a coarse rasp to make ABS filings out of your piece of pipe.  Mix the filings with the cement to make an ABS paste that you can use to patch your hole, much like you would with Bondo-style body filler.  You probably want to use some sort of backer and have the trunk positioned so the hole is facing up, and paint the edges of the hole with cement just before adding the ABS paste.

[da prez]

  Only black ABS glue will stick to ABS plastic. Universal ABS/PVC will not work. I know first hand.
  J-B weld , properly mixed will work also. Rough and clean both sides of the bag and put at least two layers of duct tape over the hole. Partially fill with J-B or ABS glue and let cure . Do not be in a hurry. Let it fully cure and then rough it up and repeat. Finish with a coat of ABS glue and let dry completely . It can be sanded and if any holes or pits can be filled with J-B weld and sanded. Do not take short cuts. It will not work. VOICE OF EXPERIENCE!  The duct tape will be hard to remove. Clean the adhesive with ABC cleaner or brake clean very carefully. Coat the inside with ABS cement and paint. Use a primer paint that is for ABS plastic.  Good luck!

                           da prez

 

[GeoffreyB]

BG

I've just finished some ABS repair work, and will 2nd what's been said here - use ABS glue - the black stuff.  If you can't find it locally, Amazon has several sources for it.

If you've covered it from the outside with a sticker, you can use the ABS glue - with a little filler material to thicken it - and "paint" the hole full of new material (in thin layers) from the inside.  I did that to an old set of saddlebags to close up where they'd been drilled for mounting, worked great.

If you need some "scrap" material, let me know privately, and I'd be happy to send you some ABS pellets that are left over from my efforts (I may even have a small piece or two of thin sheet material).

[Yfx4]

For ABS I went to the plumbing supply store and 'bought' a damaged fitting for $0.50.

[Ricky-D]

Lowes carries the black ABS cement.

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