Cracked panel
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Forum Name: Fiberglass, Fabrication, and Interiors
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Printed Date: May 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Topic: Cracked panel
Posted By: Thack79
Subject: Cracked panel
Date Posted: June 03, 2004 at 6:37 AM
I have about a 1and a half crack in one of my plastic panels. I plan to paint them but i was wondering is there any way of hiding this crack. Melting, glue, some type of resin???
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Posted By: boomer_106
Date Posted: June 03, 2004 at 8:43 PM
Sounds like a good place for bondo body filler.
Posted By: auex
Date Posted: June 03, 2004 at 8:58 PM
What panel?
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Posted By: Thack79
Date Posted: June 04, 2004 at 6:34 AM
Its a speaker panels that covers the right side of the back seat. Bondo will stick to plastic and hold??
Posted By: mikedawg
Date Posted: June 04, 2004 at 10:50 AM
i would use a plastic welder. but its gonna be kinda hard to hide the crack with whatever you do
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Posted By: Thack79
Date Posted: June 21, 2004 at 11:20 AM
The bondo definately doesnt work, it has no strength on the other side to hold to so it just cracked again. Any other ideas or where can I find this plastic welder?
Posted By: boomer_106
Date Posted: June 21, 2004 at 11:49 AM
Hey thanks for checking back in and letting us know. Im sorry if I led ya to think that I had tried the bondo because I havent. I just thought it would work. Again thanks for letting us know it doesnt. Perhaps you could cover both sides with some material?
Posted By: mikedawg
Date Posted: June 21, 2004 at 2:14 PM
i got mine from harbor freight tools for about 25 bucks. or you can get a sandable plastic repair from autozone for about 5 bucks. ------------- always looking for new info and willing to give it
Posted By: Thack79
Date Posted: June 21, 2004 at 2:16 PM
No problem worth a try, but its looking like im going to have to buy a new panel altogether. Thanks
Posted By: itmdtr
Date Posted: June 22, 2004 at 5:38 AM
Stop a local hobby/model shop in your area and buy a little bottle of glue called "Plastiweld" made by Plastruct. It costs about $4.00 and will stick to mosts plastics. ------------- itmdtr
Posted By: NowYaKnow
Date Posted: June 22, 2004 at 5:58 AM
Yeah your best bet is some some of plastic weld or plastic epoxy. Try and get it inside the crack if you can, without getting a lot on the visible surface of the panel. Then you can go a little crazy on the backside of the panel. Fill in any visible imperfections on the front side, lightly sand the whole panel down, throw some primer on it and paint.. Of course depending on the panel it might not be worth buying these epoxies and putting the time into the repair if a brand new panel is in the same range pricewise. Good luck.
Mike
Posted By: Thack79
Date Posted: June 22, 2004 at 6:27 AM
Where can I get this plastic weld/epoxy? Walmart,lowes/home depot/paint shop?
Posted By: mikedawg
Date Posted: June 22, 2004 at 12:52 PM
yeah. it comes in a two part tube. like 5 bucks. you might have to get creative with the sanding depending on what texture the plastic part has. i used a toothpick to mimic the texture on one car i did.
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Posted By: Thack79
Date Posted: June 22, 2004 at 1:06 PM
Plastic weld worked perfectly. Thanks for your help all. save me from buying another panel
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