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Did some experimenting with plastic chips and acetone tonight. (Thanks George, for the plastic, hope you made it home alright). Made a nice paste and glopped it on. I'll try to sand it down tomorrow and see how it looks. Seemed to work pretty well.
I bought an abs repair kit from dave berger. a qt. costs about $14.00 and comes with abs pellets, squeegee , 1 qt. paint can and directions. I used it to bond a 1/4 sheet of abs to the bottom of my hull for a skid plate. He also sells 6x6 videos. The poly resin won't work. davidrrd@yahoo.com I thinks thats his current address. If not you can check route.6x6 for it. Thats my 2 cents miked
He's up to $25 with shipping now. Inflation I guess.
The stuff I put on last night still seems a little soft where I put it on thicker. I'll give it more time but maybe I need to put on thinner layers.
It seems that you have to let it sit alittle and then go over it again with the acetone brush. I think it was because the outside dries first and you want the inside to dry first. By appling the acetone brush you slow down the outside layer from drying giving the inside a better chance.
Yeah, that's why I think thinner layers might be better to avoid acetone entrapment. I'll try brushing more acetone on the thicker parts and see if that helps.
Hmmm, even the thin stuff I put on 2 days ago isn't as hard as the regular ABS. If I push hard I can make a dent with my fingernail. I may have had some contamination in that first batch so I'll try again.
Been there done that and found the only long term solution is to weld. All you need is a heat pen with ajustable setting. Find the proper temp and it turns to putty. I Blasted a fist size hole on the front corner of my argo and used a jewelers wax pen at about 700 degrees. The repair was flawless! Time consuming but flawless. Using non-like materials and chemicals may make your situation worse. Forget the easy outs and just weld. Just my opinion.
I may have had some contamination in that first batch so I'll try again.
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