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Subject:Re: Temp covering for body panel rust rot
From:Don Hanson
Date:Thu, 3 May 2012 15:31:59 -0700

It's in my trash can right now, that stick-em stuff.   I thought someone
on here might just know what it is, I do not, nor does that rate high on my
need to do list, finding out exactly what it is.   I don't have need for
it, right now, though when I do find out, I will buy some to put in my
'fix-it' box.
  In the mean time, I am down to 150 grit, sanding all those parts of
motorcycle and I have about two more grits to go before I can
spray.....What a pain, all these little radiuses, scallops, NACA ducts,
fastener holes, cracks and missing pieces.  Ugg. Almost 3 full days of
sanding....but the alternative is to spend more on new plastic than I
actually spent on the V-4 motorcycle....
  Don Hanson

On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 1:13 PM, Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@gmail.com> wrote:

> not very helpful :-(, this is just a teaser . I am in the same boat as
> John and others and have to keep the body together even if it is with
> tape!!!. So can you find out what it is?
>
> On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:
> >   I am not sure exactly what the product is called, but there is some
> very
> > heavy tape-like adhesive stuff that I am removing from the fairing of a
> > motorcycle I am currently repairing.   Similar to the stuff you see
> inside
> > body panels on cars. Black, plastic, very strong adhesive.
> >
> >  This motorcycle was crashed, like many fancy sportbikes, and the plastic
> > body work was trashed.  The PO used this black adhesive sheet stuff to
> > patch up the holes in the fairing panels, then squirted some awful paint
> > and camouflaged the patches with decals and stickers.  You could still
> tell
> > there was body damage, but not so much.  Whatever this product is, it
> works
> > really well in that the bodywork functioned and the material stuck on
> there
> > and conformed to the contours.  The paint stuck to it, too.  Wish I knew
> > what it is, I'd get some for my tool box, along with my Rescue
> Tape..grin.
> >  Don Hanson
> >
>
>
> > On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 3:35 AM, John Reynolds <transporterjr@yahoo.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> I have the same issue - I have a few small holes in the lower rear
> quarter
> >> after removing rust and painting to stabilize seam rust.  Now I have 3
> >> small holes that I need to temp cover up to pass inspection so I can put
> >> the van on the road and get it home.  I will be doing a complete fix,
> but
> >> for now I need to pass inspection.John
> >>
>