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By cliff b on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Any tips on repairing 6-8in. long cracks in a flat area on a post 70 Hustler? Thanks in advance. Cliff

By david berger (Davidrrrd) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

cliff you need to edit your profile, your e-mail presently is cliffbar@shreve,net
the , is a mistake
it's cliffbar@shreve.net right?

anyway try holding an asatone soaked rag on the plastic for a few min. if it reacts by disolving its ABS and if it dose nothing its polyetheline

By Cliff Barrington (Cliffb) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Dave, I see what you mean, but when I look at my profile it's a dot, not a comma. I don't know how to fix it. Cliff

By david berger (Davidrrrd) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

i fixed one of mine but before i figuerd out how i made a new one, and im not realy shure how i fixed it, heh heh,
posably the best bet is to just do it over, sorry its all i can think of, it might meen a new handle but people can respond to it anyway,
anyway you might also leave a note on the profile that that one dosent work and add a new line with the correct e-dress for thouse who click on old posts and the new handle will take cair of new ones,
good luck
david

By davidb3rd@aol.com (David3rdd) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

cliff heres my old pached up profile if it helps
or prehaps when you type in your user name and password you could go threw the extra step and put in a e-mail adress in the next box

By philip osborn on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Hey everyone! I just picked up another ABS kit from David Berger. He just has added orange to his other regular colors. The kit comes with detailed instructions, storage container, preparation tools and applicators. The kit goes for 10 dollars and shipping is included anywhere in the continental USA.

By ISAAC EISENMAN (Tropicjungleboy) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

I JUST MAKE A BONDING PERFORMANCE TEST BETWEEN ABS AND PELLET PLASTIC OVER ABS BODY CRACK.....I TRY TO FIX SOME CRACK ON MY ABS BODY MAX ll ON THE OUTSIDE OF MOUNTING BOLTS ( THE ONES THAT LINK THE UPPER AND THE LOWER BODY)....I TRY FIRST TO "FILL UP" WITH ABS BELONG TO SAME BOTTOM BODY WHERE THE DISCHARGE HOSE FROM BILGE PUMP IS NOW LOCATED....I FOUND THAT PELLET PLASTIC MAKE STRONG BONDING BETWEEN ABS EDGES THAN WITH ABS ALONG.......MAYBE YOU ARE RIGHT PLASTIC MASTER...SOMETHING HAPPENS WITH "RE COOK" ABS....BUT PELLET PLASTIC SECURED VERY WELL THE ABS......

By keith bergh (Highlander) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

YOU CAN ALSO USE A PRODUCT CALLED DEVCON OR PLEXUS. IT'S A TWO PART 1/1 RATIO PLASTIC WELDER AND IT WORKS BEST ON ABS. YOU CAN PICK IT UP AT ANY WALLMART STORE. VERY EASY TO APPLY. YOU CAN ADD A COLORANT OR MIX IN TOUCH UP PAINT AND MATCH ABOUT ANY COLOR. ANOTHER PRODUCT IS OATEYS RED LABEL BUT THIS TAKES ABOUT 48 HRS TO CURE ENOUGH TO TRUST WHEREAS THE 1/1 WILL COMPLETELEY CURE IN ABOUT 12 TO 18 MINUTES. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I WILL BE HAPPY TO TRY AND HELP.
ONE MORE OPTION IS TO MAKE A SLURRY USING MEK AND ABS SHAVINGS. MIX THEM IN A COFFEE CAN UNTIL YOU GET A SYRUP CONSISTENCY. THEN SREAD IT ON.

By david berger (Davidrrrd) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

the best way is with the abs but mek is too harsh to the abs

By dukhntr on Unrecorded Date: Edit

I just repaired my Max IV (polyetheline) with a welder from the supply.co I had to let every one know how easy it was, it took a little patience, but I got a pretty nice repair. where I had a rubbed hole in the side body. I ordered an ATV fender repair kit for 40 bucks, and some HDPE sticks for about 8 bucks more. A total of 50 dollars. If you have small repairs on a new style body this is a good way to go.

Paul

By roadwolf on Unrecorded Date: Edit

what is "MEK", and what is the good/bad about it?

By Attex Bob on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Wolf: MEK is M-ethel E-thel K-eytone. The good part- it makes for a hell of a good cleaner if you are going to patch a tire. The bad part- it stings like a S.O.B. if you get some in you eye!!!! If I remember right I think it dries slower than lets say acetone. David am I right?

By david berger (Davidrrrd) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

MAYBE, I DIDENT RACE THE TWO, BUT IT DRYES WITH A STAIN ON THE SERFICE,
I HADENT ANY LUCK WITH IT
IT DOSE WELD TWO PIESES OF ABS TOGETHER BUT IT WAS MORE LIKE A GLUE WELD THAN PERFICT FUZION AS THE ASATONE GOO,
PREHAPS I'LL TRY THEM AGAIN SOMETIME,
OOH ASATONE WILL STING LIKE A BEE IF YOU HAVE ANY CUT'S

By JT Barleman on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Anybody have a trashed crashed broken YELLOW ABS Attex body laying around? I'm fixing up my vintage ATTEX and I need a chunk to shave with a Forsner bit and mix up a batch of dbergen's famous "slurry" mix to patch the holes. Will gladly pay the shipping. RSVP ASAP to namelrab@directvinternet.com

"JT"

By liflod (Liflod) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

I have a whole body or three I can cut up for you. I'll even deliver! Send me a message on my work Email.

Lance

By kush on Unrecorded Date: Edit

guys why cut up a body? Go to McMAster Carr & buy some ABS sheet. SAve the bodies, they should be able to be repaired.

By Michael Schiedel-Webb (Mswebb) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Hey guys, I just bought a 1979 Argo with a crack in the lower body. It has been temporarily repaired with some silicon but it won't hold. Can anyone recommend the proper products for this type of repair and where I might be able to get them in the Toronto Canada area?

By david berger (Davidrrrd) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

try a soldering iron to melt the sides together,
you may need to trim off some plastick from a out of sight spot you don't need it at and use it too fill as you weld, if you cant find some body matireal to trim for filler most oil containers are also made from polyethilin and might be a good filler,
you can melt and mix with soldering iron and cool over heated spot with back of spoon to solidify it quick, good luck dude, hey after welding scrape sideways with a knife or razor blade to smoth out your weld, works great!!!

By David Keeso (Argomag) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

If You have a skid Plate on the vehicle (however, by the sounds of it, because its on the lower body of the machine, their isn't one,) but if you have one, cut a small piece off it from the back or front where you may not need it. Its just a skid plate and odds are that cutting a small piece off the back will not make a difference.

By Larry Houghton on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Michael-I've have a no. for you.This place fixes plastic parts on just about anything.The no. is 1-877-785-9353 and he says should be able to fix it.Also this place is in Oshawa on Vimy Ave. Might be worth a call.

By Michael Schiedel-Webb (Mswebb) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

There is definately no skid plate on this vehicle. I would like to repair the crack properly and then add a plate. Other plans include adding a winch and tracks.

By Michael Schiedel-Webb (Mswebb) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Thanks for the number Larry. I'll give them a call and see what they can do.

By greek on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Hi
Try finding a place where they spray on truck box linings like Rino Lining ,etc.They can spray that stuff on pretty thick.I talked to a fellow at the Sportsman Show and seen what this stuff is like and beleive me it is really tough and plyable.They even use this inside of dumptrucks.If you can get this put on your machine it should repair your body and serve as a skid plate and would be a whole lot cheaper and better than a skid plate that you purchase from a dealer.
Pete.

By david berger (Davidrrrd) on Unrecorded Date: Edit

the bedliner has bin tryed by a few with mixed results, basicly it's tough enoph but dosent skid well, by this i mean it is a high friction matireal and will hang you up easyer, we need to slide over things with our underbellys from time too time and that truck bed liner will stop your slideing days short!

By Howard on Unrecorded Date: Edit

You can get a plastic welding kit from Harbor Freight tools comes with some welding rods just be sure to use the right rod for the type of material your welding. I can't tell you the most effective way to use it because I've only used mine once and haven't had time to try it again lately. You do have to have an air compressor to use this welder with about 5 psi of pressure flowing through, it helps cool the thing while your using it because it heats up to about 600 degrees supposedly also be sure and leave air flowing through until it cools or it may damage the welder. I got mine on sale for about 29.95 or something like that.

By Kippnidaho on Unrecorded Date: Edit

Hello everyone,
New guy here great site, I have purched some parts already from Richard great guy to work with. I am going to need to do some extensive repairs on my Amphicat body and I am curious as to the best method of repair. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
email me @ gillk@empirehealth.org
Thanx
Kipp