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Old Feb 15, 2011 | 03:53 PM
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Plastic welding the chin lip spoiler

mine is cracked and instead of using an crappy epoxy that will eventually split anyway, im going to plastic weld the chin spoiler.. im trying to find an identification mark on it, to tell me what type of plastic it is so i use the right filler rod...

does anyone know for sure what type of plastic the stock chin lip spoiler ground effect its made of? is it ABS or PP ??? thanks
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Old Feb 15, 2011 | 09:09 PM
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Re: Plastic welding the chin lip spoiler

20 views and no one knows what its made of?
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Old Feb 15, 2011 | 09:19 PM
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Re: Plastic welding the chin lip spoiler

It is abs. I have welded a few of them. Just make sure you get the weld nice and hot.
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Old Feb 15, 2011 | 10:00 PM
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Re: Plastic welding the chin lip spoiler

Originally Posted by KiLLJ0Y
20 views and no one knows what its made of?
I thought you were showing how it's done & what the end result was!!

I'll follow along. I used the epoxy stuff & did it in a hurry, so now we have the tear back on a 3 yr old paint job!! BOOOOO!!!
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Old Feb 16, 2011 | 10:25 AM
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Re: Plastic welding the chin lip spoiler

Originally Posted by drknow90rs_ss@y
It is abs. I have welded a few of them. Just make sure you get the weld nice and hot.
awesome, thank you. Is 525* hot enough? thats what my Iron gets to.
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Old Feb 16, 2011 | 10:26 AM
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Re: Plastic welding the chin lip spoiler

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I thought you were showing how it's done & what the end result was!!

I'll follow along. I used the epoxy stuff & did it in a hurry, so now we have the tear back on a 3 yr old paint job!! BOOOOO!!!
i'll do a before and after picture
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