Hi all, the carb buttons on my recently acquired GL1000 all had seriously ugly JB Weld repairs applied :shock:
I assumed that underneath this layer the buttons would be holed, badly cracked or otherwise damaged, but I really didn't want to leave this ghastly eyesore in full view. I thought I might do a lot more damage trying to pick the stuff off as it's usually pretty good at adhering to most things, so to make the process as gentle as possible I shamelessly nicked an idea from another site for mounting the caps in a lathe :thanks: and set to. The original intention was to remove the old caps and turn up new ones from machinable plastic stock.
Surprise number one, the JB Weld turned very easily and let go without damaging the cap underneath....surprise number two, only one of them had any cracks and they weren't too bad.....
I spent ages thinking how to repair or reinforce the cracked cap without creating another Frankenstein effect.....after considering everything from lacquers to fishing rod varnish I found this stuff.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Polyurethane- ... 3f2904eda4
This is used as doming compound for key rings and suchlike, mix it up, it has sufficient viscosity to retain a decent layer and it dries crystal clear.....and the guy selling it tells me it will stick well to most plastics......and.....it's CHEAP too! :yahoo:
The pics show the cracked button before and after.......I have no idea as yet how successful it will be as a repair, but it looks a whole lot better than the JB Weld did.....and I had nothing to lose.
If it all peels off next week.......I will let you know. :beg:
mick................kettle738
I assumed that underneath this layer the buttons would be holed, badly cracked or otherwise damaged, but I really didn't want to leave this ghastly eyesore in full view. I thought I might do a lot more damage trying to pick the stuff off as it's usually pretty good at adhering to most things, so to make the process as gentle as possible I shamelessly nicked an idea from another site for mounting the caps in a lathe :thanks: and set to. The original intention was to remove the old caps and turn up new ones from machinable plastic stock.
Surprise number one, the JB Weld turned very easily and let go without damaging the cap underneath....surprise number two, only one of them had any cracks and they weren't too bad.....
I spent ages thinking how to repair or reinforce the cracked cap without creating another Frankenstein effect.....after considering everything from lacquers to fishing rod varnish I found this stuff.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Polyurethane- ... 3f2904eda4
This is used as doming compound for key rings and suchlike, mix it up, it has sufficient viscosity to retain a decent layer and it dries crystal clear.....and the guy selling it tells me it will stick well to most plastics......and.....it's CHEAP too! :yahoo:
The pics show the cracked button before and after.......I have no idea as yet how successful it will be as a repair, but it looks a whole lot better than the JB Weld did.....and I had nothing to lose.
If it all peels off next week.......I will let you know. :beg:






mick................kettle738