Repairs Plastic body repair information?

[MannyG]

Hi,
I have a 16ZT44 mower 1998 vintage. I maintain it myself and have a question about the plastic body.
Does anyone know what plastic is used and is there a good adhesive or glue or epoxy or primer that can fix cracks in this plastic? I have found that Bondo fiberglass resin does not adhere well no matter what preparation I do. Any help would be appreciated as the Dealer wants almost $500 for a new body.
thanks
Manny

 

[enigma-2]

Hi,
I have a 16ZT44 mower 1998 vintage. I maintain it myself and have a question about the plastic body.
Does anyone know what plastic is used and is there a good adhesive or glue or epoxy or primer that can fix cracks in this plastic? I have found that Bondo fiberglass resin does not adhere well no matter what preparation I do. Any help would be appreciated as the Dealer wants almost $500 for a new body.

You would be better off contacting Simplicity directly.
Contact Simplicity

 

[benski]

Failing that, you might try one of the plastic welding (no, I'm not kidding here) machines that are available off the tool trucks like Matco and Snap-On (I'm sure other suppliers as well:wink. A good source will probably be able to tell you if it'll work or not. I think it will.

 

[enigma-2]

Failing that, you might try one of the plastic welding (no, I'm not kidding here) machines that are available off the tool trucks like Matco and Snap-On (I'm sure other suppliers as well:wink. A good source will probably be able to tell you if it'll work or not. I think it will.

Interesting. I had never really thought of that before, never tried it.

Looked on Harbor Freight and they run from $15 to $70.
Plastic Welding Equipment and Plastic Welders at Harbor Freight

Looked on YouTube and found several interesting videos on how to do plastic welding. Doesn't look too hard to master.

(Here's a link for a Leister Triac Plastic Welding Kit. They cover some of the essentials, abit drowning in cheesy music).:smile:
Plastic Welding: How to weld plastic with the Leister Triac Plastic Welding Kit - YouTube

I'll need to keep this in mind next time I had a plastic repair. Thanks for posting this.:thumbsup:

 

[slammed]

Interesting. I had never really thought of that before, never tried it.

Looked on Harbor Freight and they run from $15 to $70.
Plastic Welding Equipment and Plastic Welders at Harbor Freight

Looked on YouTube and found several interesting videos on how to do plastic welding. Doesn't look too hard to master.

(Here's a link for a Leister Triac Plastic Welding Kit. They cover some of the essentials, abit drowning in cheesy music).:smile:
Plastic Welding: How to weld plastic with the Leister Triac Plastic Welding Kit - YouTube

I'll need to keep this in mind next time I had a plastic repair. Thanks for posting this.:thumbsup:

This is some neat stuff.