pug Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Has anyone used one of these. I was going to buy one to try on the 97+ fender flares for the bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 I had one at a prior employment. it's kinda like tig welding. though I didn't do any "finished" projects. mostly adding ribs to ari intakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pug Posted October 11, 2009 Author Share Posted October 11, 2009 I wasnt realy worried how they looked. Just didnt want them to fall apart. I will put herculiner or something with a texture on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 takes some practice to get the hang of it. Work on some scraps first. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pug Posted October 11, 2009 Author Share Posted October 11, 2009 Do you have to cut the plastic. Then melt it together or doesit cut to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 mine was basically a supped up hot air gun. doesn't cut, just melts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRF136N Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Hmm, sounds interesting. I plan on trying my hand at '97+ flares on the rear of my shortbed, prob going to get the parts flares tomorrow...but I think I am going to use JB weld for the inital adhesion of the two and I'm going to apply a nice thick coat on the backside, then bondo glaze the outside...sand the whole thing and flat black the flares. I have had incredible luck using JB weld on plastic so far. It'll be purely experimental, but I'll let you know how they turn out. If it is a success, I got all the '97+ side moulding too, but that is going to take a bit longer and much more patience...so I figure I'l try the flares first :D -James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pug Posted October 11, 2009 Author Share Posted October 11, 2009 Is the welder electric or air. It says max 15 psi so how would it get heat if it is not electric. I have never even seen a picture of one. Just read about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 That might refer to the source of the air flow. mine had an electric fan inside. heat should be from electricity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pug Posted October 11, 2009 Author Share Posted October 11, 2009 Sounds like it is going to be a fun project for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpnjim Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 There was a 97plus-erized MJ on Ebay a while back (the one that had 97+ tail lights & tailgate), and the guy had used a plastic welder to stretch the XJ bumper ends & rear flares to fit the MJ bed. It looked great in the pics (would like to have seen it up close tho). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasbulliwagen Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 The ones I used almost 20 years ago, were more like a soldering iron that had a place you could stick your plastic rod into and melt the two surfaces together. You needed to identify the original plastic and use the correct rod when doing the job as well. My recent foray into this was on the electric cooling fan I mounted in my 2.5. I used a high temp 2 part epoxy I bought from Lowes, scuffed the surfaces with a little grinder, and it seems to be holding real well so far. I didnt do anything to pretty up the joints though, just painted it satin black with plastic paint. Though to think about it, some fiberglass mat going over all the joints would help with strength along with the 2 part epoxy. Good luck, and send us some pics of how you do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbhill Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 a good 3m plastic adhesive would prob work better... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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