Thanks for showing your cheap and inexpensive way to fix a piece of cracked plastic . Anyone thats done this type of work will have different methods, i say whatever works and gets it done .
The very first thing you should have done is drill a hole or make a hole with the soldering iron at the end of the crack in the bumper. That will stop the crack spreading further up the bumper.
I have used the hole drilling method on fixed fiber glass bodies to slow cracks. The problem with drilling a hole is that it is near impossible to judge how far exactly the origins thereof go. Plus in this case drilling isn’t needed to begin with, because everything was ‘closed’ fixed here.
You can achieve as good if not better result by using the pointed tip to weld the plastic together, then covering the area with epoxy. If you want added strength, weld another piece of plastic on the inside. Much faster than all of this, and works better.
Thanks for posting , I use a similar technique myself to fix old vintage bakelite and plastic stylus , I don't use the lead/charcoal , I use a mix of baking soda and super glue to fill space after welding in the mesh or in your case, staples, Great fix bro and good tips.
I used to do this on a regular basis for an auto auction. I actually fixed a golf ball size hole in a durango bumper but i just used plastic rods to fill cracks and on the hole i used a piece i cut out of a disregarded bumper.
Pour les personnes qui l'ignorent, il existe des baguettes de plastique qui permettent de souder entre elles des pièces de plastique PVC et ont des tenues assez résistantes, notamment utilisées sur des chemins de câbles en PVC dans des milieux acides où des pièces métalliques se corrodent rapidement, je dois reconnaître qu'il faut réellement prendre le " coup de main " avant de réussir de belles et solides soudures
Love the perfect end result. Instead of staples one can use mesh, stainless if possible, or any bent wire. The idea is to make hooks in the plastic so that sides hold together. You can buy graphite powder, it’s usually used as grease, when liquid or paste grease is not an option. Or you can use baking soda, although the result will be white. Some use fine salt or even cotton. Melt the end of the crack with the iron so it doesn’t spread further (borrowed from the comment section). Or you can use special glue, it’s made of superglue-like liquid and a spray. You put superglue on one side and spray the other side. The liquids momentarily solidify on contact. But never use just iron, hoping the welded plastic will hold by itself. It never does and I have no idea why.
Thanks, I haven't worked with a "welding" approach, like this. But anyway, my method, of late, is take shipping tape and fiberglass cloth .. apply the tape to the cloth, thus keeping the cloth fibers from sliding, or moving around, making a stable cloth strip .. and then use ample amount of JB weld, to the crack area, and apply this cloth/tape strip over the top, of the adhesive, and the crack. Use some kneading pressure to work the adhesive into glass fibers, and perhaps use some clamping pressure during the entire cure time. After it's set up, .. peel off the tape. The glass adhesive soaked surface should be pretty smooth, and sandable, if you prefer. Most likely this is stronger, than the surrounding area. There is the disadvantage of this having a raised patch appearance, though .. IF that's even important.
Thank You so much! Fiberglass fabric is a great material for repairing cracks. It is a good choice, but there are also many different methods to repair a plastic crack, depending on the existing conditions to take different measures.
Thank you for the video I like it hope you bring up more videos like this congratulations you did a good job everybody has its own to technique to do the job keep going
Graphite combined with super glue, when solidified it is very hard and graphite is also very easy to find. In addition, you can also replace graphite with other types of powder.
Excelente buscaba algo así fácil, el proceso del super pegamento lo haría con Popsipol (soldadura plástica industrial) y así la hago más corta. Gracias
Bonjour et bravo, en France uù trouver de la cyaoacyilate dans de tels conditionnerments?,je ne trouve que de petits tubes "3g", donc des pris indécents...
Bonjour!! C'est vrai que l'utilisation de tubes de micro colle est un peu gênante. Mais je vous souhaite toujours du succès dans vos expériences créatives !
Muitíssimo obrigada, pela dica, gostei muito, vou fazer no meu, que já estava até pensado em trocar, mas depois desse vídeo, já vi que posso recuperar sem medo de ser feliz 🎉
Te sugiero utilizar bicarbonato de sodio, resulta más limpia su manipulación, a diferencia del polvo de grafito. El resto del procedimiento es el mismo. Saludos.
Thank you for your support! I hope the recipe I shared will be helpful for your upcoming projects. If you have any other great ideas, please let's me know!
For the layperson, you have to name every tool you're using. I assume that's super glue but I don't know for sure or what kind and the coal-like thing... is that graphite?
@@GausDIY любой шов, стык не имеет такой герметизации, как пластик, литой под давлением. Поэтому по истечению определённого времени окисление произойдёт, тем более, что ремонтируемая деталь постоянно находится в агрессивной среде.
As someone who has tried to do this and failed a few times 😂 I like the aluminum tape as well as the modified solder tip. The staples are nice because they’re just a common thing that you’d have on hand. Very nice! The graphite was intriguing though! Was that liquid acetone? And was the purpose for strength or for the finishing with sandpaper?
we used to use a hot knife over a gas stove to heat and melt an eraser over a burst football back in the 70s when i was aboyt 7 years old! i wouldn't say a genious idea but i like the staples as supports
Pvc works on pvc, not on poly or abs. And you have to prepare surfaces properly (per instructions). Cure repair per instructions to justify the expense of repair.
Thanks for showing your cheap and inexpensive way to fix a piece of cracked plastic . Anyone thats done this type of work will have different methods, i say whatever works and gets it done .
Its important to keep cheap plastic parts looking their best - no matter how much time and effort is required.
There’s a tool that separates staples much easier than pliers. It’s called a stapler.
yes but i don't have it. thanks for sharing
LoL 😂 You're funny, You're funny not smart have a think what you said.
I thought it was called a fingernail 😜
A stapler can separate staples?
Not patronising at all are we Mr Simpson
The very first thing you should have done is drill a hole or make a hole with the soldering iron at the end of the crack in the bumper.
That will stop the crack spreading further up the bumper.
That's a great idea!
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I have used the hole drilling method on fixed fiber glass bodies to slow cracks. The problem with drilling a hole is that it is near impossible to judge how far exactly the origins thereof go. Plus in this case drilling isn’t needed to begin with, because everything was ‘closed’ fixed here.
Brilliant. Thank you for showing how to fix this with inexpensive items.
why not use mesh wire?
You can achieve as good if not better result by using the pointed tip to weld the plastic together, then covering the area with epoxy. If you want added strength, weld another piece of plastic on the inside. Much faster than all of this, and works better.
@@BlowmoldGuy123 heat up mesh wire, and then attach it to the plastic
While waiting for the delivery you do this. Finally after the repair, the replacement part arrives. 😁
The resourcefulness of mankind never ceases to amaze me👌
JB Weld, sand, paint. Done.
yes but where this is, they may not have easy access to epoxies and fillers so they make do
Not all plastics stick or bond with JB Weld, haven't done it with a bumper yet but may work
My thoughts are $ vs time.
To me it'd be cheaper to buy if the item is available. But... excellent job!
Jb weld don’t work In Thailand they make a device and the s type metal to weld plastic apparently this guy never seen before
Desde Colombia,muy buen trabajo no lo sabía, gracias por compartir.u también gracias por enseñar.DIOS LE BENDIGA .
Saludos desde Medellin
Bendiciones
Thanks for posting ,
I use a similar technique myself to fix old vintage bakelite and plastic stylus ,
I don't use the lead/charcoal , I use a mix of baking soda and super glue to fill space after welding in the mesh or in your case, staples,
Great fix bro and good tips.
Thank You!
Great vid, but when you lay the graphite down, what’s in the plastic bottle that you’re dribbling onto the graphite - cyanoacrylate (super glue)?
I’d like to know this too
@@SmartFewEs Cianoacrilato (imposible que sea otra cosa). No sé por qué no lo dice el autor del video.
I used to do this on a regular basis for an auto auction. I actually fixed a golf ball size hole in a durango bumper but i just used plastic rods to fill cracks and on the hole i used a piece i cut out of a disregarded bumper.
Excelente muestra de ingenio.. gracias x compartir y ayudar a solucionar problemas.. pondre en practica.. gerardo (cordoba, argentina)
Das hast Du gut gemacht. Bravo vielen Dank. Lothar
Danke für Ihr Kompliment
Why did you heat the crack (0:53) before applying the staples to the crack??
And is adding powdered lead OPTIONAL ??
You can also use baking soda instead of pencil lead and skip sanding down the pencil
Thank you!
Use fiberglass next time
Fiberglass is a poor repair on flexible plastic.
Pour les personnes qui l'ignorent, il existe des baguettes de plastique qui permettent de souder entre elles des pièces de plastique PVC et ont des tenues assez résistantes, notamment utilisées sur des chemins de câbles en PVC dans des milieux acides où des pièces métalliques se corrodent rapidement, je dois reconnaître qu'il faut réellement prendre le " coup de main " avant de réussir de belles et solides soudures
Love the perfect end result.
Instead of staples one can use mesh, stainless if possible, or any bent wire. The idea is to make hooks in the plastic so that sides hold together.
You can buy graphite powder, it’s usually used as grease, when liquid or paste grease is not an option.
Or you can use baking soda, although the result will be white. Some use fine salt or even cotton.
Melt the end of the crack with the iron so it doesn’t spread further (borrowed from the comment section).
Or you can use special glue, it’s made of superglue-like liquid and a spray. You put superglue on one side and spray the other side. The liquids momentarily solidify on contact.
But never use just iron, hoping the welded plastic will hold by itself. It never does and I have no idea why.
Backside you could have used fiberglass and resin it won’t break and very strong
Makes the plastic brittle and it will crack again..done it many times with the kids dirtbikes!!
Que se puede hacer cuando se rompen dónde van los orificios donde se enganchan las grapas de las facias, si pudiera mostrar gracias
I was repairing video recorders like this back in the 80s with acetone
Different polymers in that type of plastic. I believe those were styrene plastic. Quite different from ABS plastic.
Whats with the pensil lead and whats in the plastic bottle?
Pencil lead is graphite
super glue in the bottle
@@JAFO44 pencil l3ad is called Graphite
Brasil. Excelente. Muito obrigado. Temos muito plástico ÚTIL para reparar. ❤
Thanks, I haven't worked with a "welding" approach, like this.
But anyway, my method, of late, is take shipping tape and fiberglass cloth .. apply the tape to the cloth, thus keeping the cloth fibers from sliding, or moving around, making a stable cloth strip .. and then use ample amount of JB weld, to the crack area, and apply this cloth/tape strip over the top, of the adhesive, and the crack. Use some kneading pressure to work the adhesive into glass fibers, and perhaps use some clamping pressure during the entire cure time.
After it's set up, .. peel off the tape. The glass adhesive soaked surface should be pretty smooth, and sandable, if you prefer. Most likely this is stronger, than the surrounding area. There is the disadvantage of this having a raised patch appearance, though .. IF that's even important.
Thank You so much! Fiberglass fabric is a great material for repairing cracks. It is a good choice, but there are also many different methods to repair a plastic crack, depending on the existing conditions to take different measures.
Elegant, concise and practical. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful! Have a good day!
You can also get powdered graphite from hardware stores, is used to lubricate locks. Carbon is used to make graphene, super strong and lightweight.
Use the taoe on the inside. Fill the crack with jb weld and smooth with a putty knife, then sand, primer, paint.
Thank you for the video I like it hope you bring up more videos like this congratulations you did a good job everybody has its own to technique to do the job keep going
Why the graphite? I'm not criticizing, I honestly don't know. What does the graphite do for the repair exactly?
Graphite combined with super glue, when solidified it is very hard and graphite is also very easy to find. In addition, you can also replace graphite with other types of powder.
@@GausDIY Good to know! Thank you!!!
You can use baking soda to soak up the ca. It works pretty well.
Thank you so much!
is it charcoal or graphite?
Both. He used graphite 1st then on the top piece he went over it with charcoal.
What is that liquid u used
That was great!!!
I just bought an old Honda cb400t. The chain guard has a tear. I’ll try this out. Doug from Kent WA USA.
Great video
Que tipo de pegamento usas en el vídeo que lo mezclas con grafito, es crazy glue?
super glue
The best method would have been to flow the material as you would when welding metal. Once the area has been joined the surface can be refinished.
Excellent the video is phenomenal . thanks
Thank You! I’m happy you found it helpful.
Excellente vidéo, merci. Gérard de Nice , France.
Baking soda/ powder with the superglue instead of graphite
Weeeèèeee that looked fun 😮😮😊😊🎉🎉🎉🎉❤
Enjoyed watching..super glue mixed with baking soda is a hard joint repair...but it works what you did ...staples were a good idea
Good job but how many pencils you used its better you can use coal powder
You can use baking soda or charcoal powder instead of graphite. thanks for the feedback!
WOW! Excellent restoration job! 👍
Glad you like it! Thank!
What was the liquid adhesive solution that you used?
No es necesario las grapas, con puro plástico y el cautín se puede soldar perfectamente,si requiere refuerzos también con plástico.
Excelente buscaba algo así fácil, el proceso del super pegamento lo haría con Popsipol (soldadura plástica industrial) y así la hago más corta. Gracias
Thank You!
Yo repare similar parte con fibra de vidrio ..más práctico,fuerte y resistente.
Sí, la fibra de vidrio es excelente, pero no todos la tienen. Gracias por compartir la información.
Bonjour et bravo, en France uù trouver de la cyaoacyilate dans de tels conditionnerments?,je ne trouve que de petits tubes "3g", donc des pris indécents...
Bonjour!! C'est vrai que l'utilisation de tubes de micro colle est un peu gênante. Mais je vous souhaite toujours du succès dans vos expériences créatives !
Excellent.
Thank you! Cheers! :) 😁😁
Muitíssimo obrigada, pela dica, gostei muito, vou fazer no meu, que já estava até pensado em trocar, mas depois desse vídeo, já vi que posso recuperar sem medo de ser feliz 🎉
Vale hermano muchas graccias por tu enseñanza.
Te sugiero utilizar bicarbonato de sodio, resulta más limpia su manipulación, a diferencia del polvo de grafito. El resto del procedimiento es el mismo. Saludos.
Gracias, me parece muy sólido usar grafito.
Fantastic
Thank you! Cheers!
素晴らしい👍
So far. It's an idea. Or ways to handle. Comes before. To my opinion... Bravo
Muy buen vidio, algún momento lo pondremos en práctica, gracias por compartir. Saludos desde Chile
Nicely done! 👍👍👍👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Thank you for that DIY recipe Mr. Nook!
Thank you for your support! I hope the recipe I shared will be helpful for your upcoming projects. If you have any other great ideas, please let's me know!
the human brain is wonderful 👍
This a good solid repair that restored original strength.
What strength? The bumper is of shocking poor quality. When did they become just cosmetic?
Yo le ponía un parche de lámina por la parte de atrás, pegado con plastiacero o silicón y remachado escondiendo las cabezas de los remaches
De México debes de poner los materiales que utilizas gracias
Great tip! Thank you.
You're welcome!
For the layperson, you have to name every tool you're using. I assume that's super glue but I don't know for sure or what kind and the coal-like thing... is that graphite?
Clever, thorough job. I’ll remember this…
de Colombia exelente trabajo 👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏🥂
¡Hola amigo de Colombia! ¡Que tenga un buen día!
Very cool very easy to just just need to take time to do.
Thanks for the informative commentary. Helpful.
You're welcome! I'm glad you found it helpful! Have a good a day!
Well done from Canada 🙂
Fantastic move. 👍
I think so too! Thank you so much!
Скобы от степлера имеют свойство ржаветь и долго не простоят. Уж если чем и армировать шов, то сеткой из нержавейки.
Но степлер погружен в пластик, а не контактирует напрямую с воздухом, поэтому заржаветь очень сложно.
@@GausDIY любой шов, стык не имеет такой герметизации, как пластик, литой под давлением. Поэтому по истечению определённого времени окисление произойдёт, тем более, что ремонтируемая деталь постоянно находится в агрессивной среде.
Nice one👍
As someone who has tried to do this and failed a few times 😂 I like the aluminum tape as well as the modified solder tip. The staples are nice because they’re just a common thing that you’d have on hand. Very nice!
The graphite was intriguing though! Was that liquid acetone? And was the purpose for strength or for the finishing with sandpaper?
what is the wattage of the soldering tool?
Its power is 60 W
Wow, that's cool! From Washington State
Fantastic do it yourself help, if on a tight budget or your short on cash.
Or if you are into self-reliance
we used to use a hot knife over a gas stove to heat and melt an eraser over a burst football back in the 70s when i was aboyt 7 years old! i wouldn't say a genious idea but i like the staples as supports
Cool, can i use gunpowder instead of lead?
It's graphite. That'd be a waste of gunpowder, dk if it will work or not.
Muy buen trabajo, pero deberia poner todo lo que eu ha utilizado
Muy bien, reparador de electrodomesticos .Bueno los ganchitos .Muy bien 10 felicitado
Gracias por su cumplido! ❤️❤️
Desde Valencia España.
Hola amigo de España! ¡Te deseo un día maravilloso!
Baking soda & super glue works great also. I like the use of the staples for added strength.
Mas quebra muito fácil
COLOMBIA . EXCELENTE
GRACIAS
Hello, Good morning!
Thats very impressive 👍💯 :))
Thank you! Cheers!
Best I've seen. Thanks for the entertainment
Muchísimas gracias por tan excelente solución, muy práctica e ingeniosa
I’m not sure why you’d worry about the backside. I suspect the extra material would help make the repair stronger. Nonetheless great work!
Thank You!
Go to your local plumbing store, buy some pvc cement and use that to glue the crack, It's a solvent used to "weld" pvc pipes to each other.
Pvc works on pvc, not on poly or abs. And you have to prepare surfaces properly (per instructions). Cure repair per instructions to justify the expense of repair.
Se podría aplicar ese método en pieza de fibra de vidrio.
Sí, la fibra de vidrio es extremadamente fuerte.
Salutations Monsieur ,votre vidéo est très pratique et instructive . Algeria
Thank!
Très bien. Pour une fois c'est pas un truc qui nécessite plein d'outils
Merci
If you use baking soda and super glue it drys clear
Thanks for the tip!
@@GausDIY el pegamento con bicarbonato es bueno por un tiempo,, no es muy duradero.
Thanks for the tip, I’m from northern France
Welcome! I love France! Have a nice day !
I’m glad I have a you pull it yard close to home. Great prices on parts when compared to new….
Congratulations! That's great, there's never a shortage of spare parts!
What is the clear liquid in the little plastic bottle? Thanks.
super glue