Fairing Lug Repair

[leehenty]

Ive been trying out the high viscosity hard setting UV activated resins for this. It works better it you l ay down thinner beads of resin and harden each layer.

This post was last modified: 13-02-2024, 12:55 PM by leehenty.

[fruitcake]

I've never had success over the long term using resin etc.

 

I always go for a 'plastic weld' now by melting all the plastic together and using cable ties like filler rod.

 

You can even melt strands of lock wire (or similar) in to reinforce.  So far the repairs have outlasted any using glues/resins etc  :good:

[fixitsan]

Same as Nog, I find the resins usually crack pretty soon after using. The vibrations and the clamping tension seems to get the better of it, but I there's probably plenty of products out there I didn't test either.

 

Melting works, and 'steel staples' (heated electrically till they glow red hot, and then you embed them into your workpiece to stitch pieces together. A cheap Chinese kit was done me well for a couple of years.

Cheap kits are £15 on ebay, may or may not be fused. May or may not be the correct fuse. Live may be neutral. But it's just 15 quid !

 

They work like this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEFziK8brwQ