shaggyzr2
Active member
Got started on welding the hinges on today. I found a plastic weld kit at menards for $20, it's just a soldering iron with a pie shaped brass tip. I started out by tacking the tab in place, then I cut a small piece of stainless screen and melted it into the plastic to reinforce it, then add filler material over top of that. For filler I used strips of an old hood I had. I still need to add more filler and smooth everything out,. I put a lot of pressure on the tab and it didn't crack or break, looks like it'll be a good strong fix. I'll post more pic's when it's all done.
shaggyzr2
Active member
It's finished! I added some gussets for extra strength and wrapped everything in aluminum foil tape.
yamahamark
Member
Looks really good hard to tell it was even broke. Nice work!
shaggyzr2
Active member
Thanks! A lot of time stuck in this repair but it was well worth it, the paint and decals on this hood are super nice yet!
A couple of bucks
VIP Member
Ya did good. A pencil type torch works well to.
http://m.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3183478
I lowered my hood cables on both sides to reduce "fatiguing" stress on the hinge area.
http://m.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3183478
I lowered my hood cables on both sides to reduce "fatiguing" stress on the hinge area.
Interceptor700
Member
Wow. looks good! nice job. Nice to know this can be done if the situation arises.
shaggyzr2
Active member
I thought about using one of those pencil torches, I saw this unit at menards and figured I'd give it a try, the brass head on it works really nice for smoothing things out.
jldbigblock
New member
Glad the hinge worked for you