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[Ivor]

After I don't know how many years I have fixed my cracked sill using baking powder and super glue, have used it on bike fairings a few times so no idea why I hadn't thought of using it on the sill, really surprised at the result, will be interesting to see how long it lasts, till I kneel on it the next time I guess

[KurtVerbose]

What's the process?

[oblomov]

What's the process?

I've used the technique a lot.  Lots of vieos on Utoob.  You can use bicarb, powdered metal, cigarette ash, but I've also got a kit with different coloured compounds.  You need a low viscosity superglue for best results.

[oblomov]

After I don't know how many years I have fixed my cracked sill using baking powder and super glue, have used it on bike fairings a few times so no idea why I hadn't thought of using it on the sill, really surprised at the result, will be interesting to see how long it lasts, till I kneel on it the next time I guess

Larger sill plated help.

[Ivor]

What's the process?

I've used the technique a lot. Lots of vieos on Utoob. You can use bicarb, powdered metal, cigarette ash, but I've also got a kit with different coloured compounds. You need a low viscosity superglue for best results.

Interesting about the low viscosity glue, the stuff I used wasn't great but it worked, it ' balled up' rather than soaked into the baking powder, what make did you use?

Edited by Ivor, 27 March 2025 - 08:41 PM.

[Ivor]

What's the process?

Put baking powder/bicarb into the crack, drip super glue onto the powder, add more powder if required, it's some sort of chemical reaction between the powder and the glue, I cut the crack open into a 'V' to make space for the powder

[oblomov]

 

 

What's the process?

I've used the technique a lot. Lots of vieos on Utoob. You can use bicarb, powdered metal, cigarette ash, but I've also got a kit with different coloured compounds. You need a low viscosity superglue for best results.

Interesting about the lie viscosity glue, the stuff I used wasn't great but it worked, it ' balled up' rather than soaked into the baking powder, what make did you use?

 

Vitalbond CA superthin.

[Ivor]

What's the process?

I've used the technique a lot. Lots of vieos on Utoob. You can use bicarb, powdered metal, cigarette ash, but I've also got a kit with different coloured compounds. You need a low viscosity superglue for best results.

Interesting about the lie viscosity glue, the stuff I used wasn't great but it worked, it ' balled up' rather than soaked into the baking powder, what make did you use?

Vitalbond CA superthin.

Cheers, I'll track some down

[hairy]

Sounds great - have you got some pics of the finished join Ivor?

[Ivor]

Sounds great - have you got some pics of the finished join Ivor?

I have but not sure what to use to post here?

[blackoctagon]

I use https://www.imagebam.com/ and take the URL code from there to paste into my posts.

[Ivor]

I use https://www.imagebam.com/ and take the URL code from there to paste into my posts.

I'll give that a go , thanks

[Ivor]

Here you go, have to ignore the hole I cut to fix the crack from the inside, have now reinforced the plastic welding with fibre glass on the inside , I'd previously tried to repair the crack with fibreglass resin but it did not hold. The crack was on the outer edge of the sill and about 2 ft long, the bond looks really strong but time will tell of course
https://www.imagebam.com/view/ME10N6MU

[KurtVerbose]

[hairy]

Looks good!

[Ivor]

So how did you do that ? I'm an image posting newbie, keen to know

[oblomov]

Here you go, have to ignore the hole I cut to fix the crack from the inside, have now reinforced the plastic welding with fibre glass on the inside , I'd previously tried to repair the crack with fibreglass resin but it did not hold. The crack was on the outer edge of the sill and about 2 ft long, the bond looks really strong but time will tell of course
https://www.imagebam.com/view/ME10N6MU

Did you drill a small hole at each end of the crack to stop it spreading further?

[Ivor]

Here you go, have to ignore the hole I cut to fix the crack from the inside, have now reinforced the plastic welding with fibre glass on the inside , I'd previously tried to repair the crack with fibreglass resin but it did not hold. The crack was on the outer edge of the sill and about 2 ft long, the bond looks really strong but time will tell of course
https://www.imagebam.com/view/ME10N6MU

Did you drill a small hole at each end of the crack to stop it spreading further?

Good point, no

[bluesunbeam]

Good job Ivor. That method of repair is a new one on me; what the Yanks would call 'redneck engineering' on the Insight forum. I would try it on my sill but the damage is too extensive and will require major surgery in the near future.

                                               Dave C

[hairy]

 

So how did you do that ? I'm an image posting newbie, keen to know

 

 

http://www.vx220.org...ures/?p=1996918