MASTERCLASS - DIY plastic body panel repairs.

[The Mighty Gusset]

Superb !
We have our first MASTERCLASS.
Cheers Johnr.
If anyone else fancies doing one, this is Exactly the format to use.

[jimmy]

John
I remember you posted this in the original forum. I was just as impressed.

[The Mighty Gusset]

I know where there's a CBX250RS sidepanel with a lug snapped off.
This is the method I'm going to use to repair it.
Photos to follow !

[jessplop]

Jolly good, there's a lug missing orft one of the zephyr side panels, so I'll see how well it all works out, then have a go myself (at some, distance, point in time and space).

[The Mighty Gusset]

Fortunately we have the lug, it was still stuck in it's rubber grommet.
And I've got a selection of cable ties - including some small grey ones, which I think might just be ideal.

[The Mighty Gusset]

And here they are !
Click on the images to embiggen.

Here's what we started with -


Tacking the corners of the lug into place before setting to with the cable ties -


I used 3 very small ties in total - carefully working around the edge of the lug -


The final result - it could do with smoothing down and painting - but it's on the inside where no-one will ever see it - so it's hardly a priority.