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How Can I Tell if Plastic Washers are ABS? (Read 73 times)
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How Can I Tell if Plastic Washers are ABS?
06/28/09 at 20:49:39
I'd like to pick up some ABS plastic washers to do a repair on my Gold Wing's rear fender mounting tabs.
How can I tell if any of the plastic washers I see at the hardware store are made of ABS plastic, vice some other type of plastic?
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Re: How Can I Tell if Plastic Washers are ABS?
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06/28/09 at 22:04:17
Bite'em,... like the old cowboys did with gold coins...
If you can't tell right away,... bite your Gold Wing's rear fender...
Kidding,...
I don't really know,... but ABS tends to be less pliable and more brittle. Takes paint better.
Digging a fingernail in it might give a clue,... soft is PVC or teflon, firm is ABS,...or ask the dude that works there, (he'll make a guess) 50/50 shot at best...
Why does it need to be ABS?...
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Re: How Can I Tell if Plastic Washers are ABS?
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06/28/09 at 22:10:16
Put some abs glue in a small container & dab a spot.
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06/28/09 at 22:44:24
Ahh!,... glue...
Have you considered using JBWeld to glue a brass washer?...
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Re: How Can I Tell if Plastic Washers are ABS?
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06/29/09 at 04:52:54
ABS can be welded with a soldering iron without turning brittle. I use children's Lego bricks as ABS welding material as they come in various colours.
(Edit: ..so if you can weld 2 washers together with a soldering iron, they are ABS.)
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That's McGuyver clever!.....
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Serowbot wrote
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.....Why does it need to be ABS?...
I plan on using the washer to replace a grommet hole that is missing on my Gold Wing....and my Gold Wing uses ABS plastic for its bodywork. If I use an ABS washer, I can use ABS cement for a stout and easy fix.
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Re: How Can I Tell if Plastic Washers are ABS?
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06/29/09 at 20:16:48
justin_o_guy2 wrote
on 06/28/09 at 22:10:16:
Put some abs glue in a small container & dab a spot.
I think that's probably a pretty good idea!
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Re: How Can I Tell if Plastic Washers are ABS?
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06/29/09 at 20:18:08
Serowbot wrote
on 06/28/09 at 22:44:24:
Ahh!,... glue...
Have you considered using JBWeld to glue a brass washer?...
Sounds like a good fall-back plan!
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