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Plastic Welding - Courtesy of John g
« on: November 15, 2018, 08:38:11 PM »
A tale of craftmanship.

Back in July last year I managed to let Candy fall over as I was walking her back to her park after cleaning her and getting her ready for a ride to Melbourne for a family event.

The result was a smashed mirror and broken housing. I taped the housing up and rode with it for over a year until I bought the 1300 when I decided I could go a few weeks without riding Candy while getting the housing repaired.

This is where John g comes in, a rider of a  :bl11, who has his own plastic welding operation and spray booth. John attends the RTE's and at the Meningie RTE in September I finally handed over the housing for repairs, together with the paint code.

The photos attached speak for themselves, a marvelous job that can't be distinguished from the original, and for the fraction of a price that a new or second hand housing would have cost, especially if having to match the paint.

John also does a pretty mean job at furniture making, his other trade, if you're looking for some pieces.

Very happy camper here  :girl-blowing-kiss-smiley-emot
Shillas :13Candy

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RD 200 - long gone
CB 250T - long gone
XJ 650 - reasonably long gone
XV 750 - reasonably long gone
VN 800 - gone
ST 1100 - recently gone
ST 1300 - In the garage
 
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Re: Plastic Welding - Courtesy of John g
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2018, 01:31:32 PM »
Great to have that capability among us.
I note John is in S.A., but I'm sure Auspost can find him with smaller items.
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