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David Yaworski
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 10:39 pm: | 
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have recently gotten an amphicat and the body has some cracks in it. Upon some research they say a good way to repair body is to ground up plastic and mix with laquer thin to make a paste as it melts, but my only thing is does not laquer thinner attack the surrounding plastic to make brittle. If anyone has an idea on how to chemicaly bond back together please feel free to email me(David) at davidandbrenda@shaw.ca |
david berger (Davidrrrd)
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thats not quite the abs repair method,
lacur thinner is the wrong chemicle,
your thinking about asatone, in all the preceding discussione's on abs repair they only realy talk about asatone, and yes in fact it dose atack serounding plastic, as well it should, you see if it did not then it would not compleatly bond the new and old as one would it?
i posted compleat instructions on that thred so if anyone objected to perchusing my kit at least they could properly save there old abs bodyd
vehicle,
as long as they had a good suply of the abs,
i have suplyed a great many folks with these old abs body'd vehicles as well as some rupp rupsters and even 1 canou as well with abs repair kits and everyone was satesfyed with there results thusfar, |
Barry Williams (Barryhh3f)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 10:39 pm: |
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Check out Plastic Welders
I knew a guy with a number of AATVs who did Plastic Welding. Plastic is cured by 2 methods, catalyst (like epoxy) or by heat. AATV bodies are the heat kind of plastic. The welder looks like a large hair dryer. |
dt5428
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Try checking out Harbor freight they have the plastic welders on sale sometimes for $29.95.I did a tub repair on my Argo and it turned out great.You can spend lots of money on a good welder but I found this served its purpose just fine.All they are is a soldering iron with an air line attachment so hot air is blown over the plastic.But I do suggest you practice first.Also make sure you are using the same two plastics.Old garbage cans come in various colors and that is what I have used also old dirt bike fenders do well for the poly type plastic.I know mine has paid for itself already.I repaired the Argo,repair a crack in my sons KX80 fuel tank which to buy a new one is $250 and also lawn mower shoots and attachments.Hopes this helps.
Later,Dan |
david berger (Davidrrrd)
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guy's the older models were ABS and ABS dosent take kindly to re-heating, it must be chem welded with the asatone method,
the polyethiline bodys however respond quite well to soldering iron method,
every time ABS is heated it becomes harder and more britle, asatone method dosent harm it at all!
ABS repair kits are available too! |
david yaworski
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thx every1 for the information. I Have started using abs plastic and acetone for the repair and yes it does work well(thx david berger). When I have all the reapirs done will take some pics and post them on here. |
Craig Severson
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I am looking for information on a tracked type vehicle. The McCormack Snow Eagle. I think it was manufactured in the early 1970's. It was preveiwed in the January 1970 issue of Popular Mechanics. After some research I think the manufacturer was McCormack International Motors from Irvine Wisconsin. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks Craig Severson |
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