Going to look at some plastic for my build. anyways, the exhaust melted / deformed a spot. has anyone successfully smoothed out plastic with a heat gun? or otherwise? its not melted through, but it is deformed...
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Going to look at some plastic for my build. anyways, the exhaust melted / deformed a spot. has anyone successfully smoothed out plastic with a heat gun? or otherwise? its not melted through, but it is deformed...
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I don't know much about them, but supposedly harbor freight has plastic welders.
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I have bent plastic using a heat gun to heat it up
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Got The Holeshot
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I made these vents using a heat gun
Not a great photo but you get the idea. They are bent up like the aftermarket 1st gen R fender.
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I think these skins are made of HDPE or Polypropylene and you can definitely soften and bend that material with a heat gun,,,, problem there is the (CONTROL) factor which can be very difficult; gotta remember that these were molded with very high heat under allota pressure until they were cooled and that's what keeps their form,,,, which also has some "memory".... I have actually used the harbor freight "plastic welder" with HDPE and had pretty good luck using a metal spoon to help control the filler I was using. The welder worked for a couple of hours and then quit,,,,they replaced it and after another couple hrs I could tell it was on the downhill so I took it back and got my money back. practice on sumthin cheaper than those old skins like a five gal bucket and let us know how ya did!! W~Originally Posted by OldNo437
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