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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: mattuknc on August 24, 2011, 02:44 PM
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Got a NOS one and it was as mint as mint can be. Was fitted to the Haro, no issues. Bike sat in the garage for a few weeks, I got it out to change a few bits over and noticed the plate was split at the very bottom!
It's also started to crack at the points where the numbers are clipped in.
I've tried a tiny amount of general "I stick everything" super glue, but it didn't stick.
I have some plastex, used for fixing motorcycling fairings, just wondered if this might work or if anyone else has had the same thing happened?!
Any help appreciated as ever.
Matt
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General super glue isnt very good at sticking plastic. You can get a speciality super glue designed specifically for polycarbonates, polypropelynes, etc.
Unsure what they used to make plates out of but worth a go i recon :daumenhoch:
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Unfortunately Matt, it sounds like the plastic is breaking after all these years and it's just starting to crack and crumble :(
I bought a NOS board of a mate of mine, still in the original wrapper, and left it on the wardrobe for a very long time. When I came across it I thought, oh, and grabbed it off. As I lifted it up, the thing cracked and crumbled before my eyes :shocked: I couldn't believe it :-\
As it was now fooked, I tried it in my hands and most of the board just crumbled so I just put it down to the plastic has given up the ghost :LolLolLolLol:
Hope it's not the case with yours but sure looks that way :(