Plastic welding.

[Polarbear]

Plastic welding isn't something I've done often and when I have it's not been a great success. Probably cause I've used a soldering iron and no filler material.

Is there a kit of any sort that someone would recommend that would do car/bike plastics. Oldest daughter ripped the front bumper off her car by hitting a bollard (somehow). If I can plastic weld it its repairable (while probably looking a bit shit) or it's at least £150 for a second hand one on the bay and she can't afford that.

I've found ones that just look like fancy soldering irons but I saw a bloke using one on the Repair Shop that fed a filler in a nozzle a bit like a hot glue gun. I can't seem to find that type.

Any ideas?
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[virus]

for anything needing real strength then you need the heated wire type that leaves behind the S shaped staples. the other type is like a hand held 3d printer pen, these are better for filling small cracks, sanding back before paint etc.

Otherwise just use a nackered soldering iron and feed some cableties into it like a redneck tig welder. Wear a mask tho the fumes are rancid.
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stinkwheel Well I just had my hands up a pigs fanny. Which makes your concerns pale into insignificance.

[WD Forte]

I fix quite a few scooty plastics nowadays and have the 'wavy staple' type kit, plus various irons and the staples work reallly damn well and they're cheap to buy too.
It's been a tool well worth buying for all sorts of plastic repairs.
my lad fixed his egg cooker tray with one for instance and I fixed a battery door on a Fuji camera using this method and can recommend them.

One thing to note
The staples are mostly stainless and the kit came with a feckin useless pair of cutters which even if they do manage to cut
still leave nasty, sharp, sticky uppy bits to cut yourself on
I'm not ruining the good snips I use for electronics on SS staples so
A Dremel with a cut off disc trims them down flush quickly and neatly

I use the staples for mechanical support/strength and irons for
crack/gap filling and cosmetic effects as it never welds as strong
as the original material in my experience
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