I screwed up...

[Wolf95]

I got back to workin on my del Sol model the other day and I just made things worse....

I cut the targa top off but in the process I broke part of the frame around the windshield. I tried gorilla glue, super glue and then plastic welding...



Is there anyone I can send this to to help me fix it? I'm just waiting to finish the body to finish putting this sucker together and I really don't feel like paying ANOTHER 40 bucks to try it over... please help!!

[Helico]

I would glue the middle piece back in first with plastic cement and then strengthen the seal with super glue. After everything dried, carefully sand away the excess glue. Once you put on the wind screen, the broken piece is not likely to fall apart again.

[hirofkd]

Superglue shouldn't be used for this type of repair because the joining surface is too small, and superglue is weak against the bending motion.
Remove any hardened superglue, reinforce the part with small metal rods (like 0.3 - 0.5mm diameter), then use enough plastic welder (or conventional styrene glue) so that molten plastic oozes out. Wait for a few days, and sand and smooth the excess plastic. Reinforcement with metal rods is optional, but highly recommended.
And before you paint, you can glue the window part in order to give extra strength. You just have to mask both sides of the clear part, and when you remove the masking tape, be extra careful.

[Wolf95]

thanks for the options but the actual piece that went there got horribly messed up so I threw it away...

[Luc Janssens]

Originally Posted by Wolf95

thanks for the options but the actual piece that went there got horribly messed up so I threw it away...

Then I suggest first tag (mock-up) the windshield in place, then glue a plastic strip on the "remains" of the headerpanel, on the inside from the left to the right a pillar, to "preserve" the correct width, thus avoiding problems with installing the windshield later on, after painting.
Then after removing the windshield, I would fill the remaining gap with scrap plastic, and commence re-shaping the headerpanel.

HTH

Luc

[360spider]

I'd just make a speedster out of it :-)

[Wolf95]

Originally Posted by 360spider

I'd just make a speedster out of it :-)

I thought about something like that bit decided against it. Ill try to fix it. Thanks for the advice