opinions on epoxy

[Lamont400ex]

I have been looking around at diffrent products and have found a product by the same manufators of 5min epoxy. It is called plastic weld epoxy. I was wondering if anyone out there has tried this or something similar and what they thought. It costs $6 compared to 40 or 50 for weld kits and other plastic fixer"s

[Lamont400ex]

Any comments on epoxy at all?

[Trevor]

I don't know about it but I know some epoxy's are a yellow looking colour which wouldn't be bad if your plastic is yellow but if ya have white plastic that might look bad!

[Lamont400ex]

My plastic is yellow so thats a bonus. Do you know if it will hold?

[Aceman]

There's one way to find out;)

[Lamont400ex]

True enough I will let you know if it works. LOL

[watts16]

i tried to plastic weld mine and it still sags. my dad got this really strong epoxy from his work and it dryes clear i havint road it yet but it looks like it will hold

[Lamont400ex]

Do you know the type of epoxy you used? What is the name of it? And please let me know if it holds. Thanx

[TheJaspMan]

Epoxy is OK when used in bulk. But doesn't always adhere well to plastic. You have to rough it up a bit for it to stick. Kinda like paint. Plus it really does take on a nasty yellowish tinge. Translucent yellow, not bumble bee yellow.

For plastic you are almost better off using a plastic welder and strips on plastic on the bottem. Then use some kind of exposy to fill the gap if nessesary.

[Lamont400ex]

Thanx for the info. I am trying to find all opions and suggestions to fix plastic so......... I appreciate all ideas

[TheJaspMan]

Originally posted by Lamont400ex
Thanx for the info. I am trying to find all opions and suggestions to fix plastic so......... I appreciate all ideas

If you can afford to get new, use the old as a 2nd layer underneath. Then plastic weld together. I doesn't add enough weight to worry about back in the woods. And will help make ti more riged. Just remember, with rigid you also get stiffer. If you roll it, it may actually break easier.

[Lamont400ex]

huh . weld them together eh? i might look into that thats for the info

[spanks23]

i think that plastic epoxy sucks.. tried it making a custom fog light cover, and it kept cracking. definately not strong enough for riding..

[Lamont400ex]

Thanx for the opinion I will take that into consideration

[boricua]

the actual epoxy might be a little too stiff for the vibration and bouncing around .....its a good quick fix, but i would expect it to fail