Trim the broken pieces until they fit together as perfectly as you can possibly get them........
Remove all paint from the areas to be bonded/ welded......
Don?t forget to address any cracks. I drilled the end of the crack to stop it spreading. I chamfered the hole, both sides......
Now get an electric soldering iron and weld the broken pieces together. Tack them first then fully weld. Make sure they don?t move. Get help if required!Do the same on the inside moving the iron slowly side to side as you go. Same on the crack, both sides...... Then carefully remove any plastic that stands proud of the repair area with a craft knife. There shouldn?t be much, as most of the plastic will be in the groove the soldering iron has formed.....
Now for the magic! I use Q Bond, but other stuff is available. (See Stuart?s post) sprinkle the black Q Bond powder into the groove the soldering iron has made. Pile it high! Then add the hardener to the repair. It will smoke briefly then set solid. And I mean solid! Turn the panel over and do exactly the same on the other side......Weld and Q Bond
Like this!
Then, using very fine wet and dry, probably 1000/ 1200 grit, flat down so hopefully you achieve something like the above. The beauty of Q Bond is that it sets hard in seconds but is great to achieve a really smooth finish!
In this case, I needed the thinnest skim of best quality body filler to get a perfect finish.
All that?s required now is some paint and job done!
You may want to tidy up the inside of the panel but that?s up to you as the repair can?t be seen when the panel is fitted.
Hope this is of some help , should you ever drop your bike.
I had already purchased a new panel before I did this repair as I wanted the bike back on the road asap.
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