I have 2nd gas cap and 20% of it broke off on one side, the metal rim underneath is exposed.
does anyone have a fail safe glue recommendation?
I'd like to use the glue underneath and on the broken faces then conceal the remaining surface crack with Plastifix.
broken gas cap?
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broken gas cap?
CBX a work in progress, still improving...GS1150EFE completed and awaiting modifications.....RD350, remnants in boxes scattered throughout the garage
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Re: broken gas cap?
JB Weld...quick setting Epoxy did the job and a little plastifix to hide the crack. I could make perfect but I'm 99% satisfied with the repair as it is as the cap is only going to be used on whichever tank is not on the bike . Buying and shipping a nice cap from ebay would cost me $50-75, I did the repair for $11...
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Re: broken gas cap?
When I first heard of JB Weld, I dismissed it as a hill-billy fix. Then one time, in an act of desperation, I tried it. I now have it in my garage, my shop, and my truck.
First place I used it was to repair brake pistons, on the advice of a trusted fellow CBX member, Dave Ditner. I cleaned out the pits, washed the part in alcohol, dried it, then smeared the epoxy into/over the pits. After it cured, I dressed it with a fine file and polished with emery cloth. That was in 1996, and those pistons are still in service.
First place I used it was to repair brake pistons, on the advice of a trusted fellow CBX member, Dave Ditner. I cleaned out the pits, washed the part in alcohol, dried it, then smeared the epoxy into/over the pits. After it cured, I dressed it with a fine file and polished with emery cloth. That was in 1996, and those pistons are still in service.
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Either garage is too small or we have too many bikes. Or Momma's car needs to go outside.
Either garage is too small or we have too many bikes. Or Momma's car needs to go outside.
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Re: broken gas cap?
good to know, wish I had known that a couple days ago...I just finished installing my new (to me) twin pots that have a few pits in the pistons I could've tried that...I just polished the pistons with brake cleaner and a purple scotch pad and they seem to work fine despite the odd pit....
CBX a work in progress, still improving...GS1150EFE completed and awaiting modifications.....RD350, remnants in boxes scattered throughout the garage