repairing a plastic boat.

[sarabande]

quite a lot of plastic in the way of tanks and mudguards on farm equipment, and they suffers something dreadful from cack-handed drivers Result is that I bought a Leister HAG, with a really variable temp control.

A range of coloured PE rods of various types (that's important) from ebay, and even a cack-handed driver can with a bit of practice put a butt, seam, or plate weld onto a structure. Not pretty, but it works.


Even a 2 temp heat gun will work well but you may have to use it a fair distance away from the work piece otherwise you soften the whole lot.

I would not think of using gas bcs of the fumes and heat at the ignition point.


Oh, and if you are repairing a disinfectant sprayer, please make sure that the disinfectant is not flammable, oil-based one....

 

[Greenheart]

I wonder if the fabric of these handy little boats resists paint as effectively as it resists glue? They look really tough and, with the built-in wheel, must be very practical...

...but couldn't they be sold in plain white? Maybe a white colouring could be mixed with the plastics during manufacture. The dull grey or mad green would stop me buying one.

 

[CSpaceUnity]

I have done PE welding with both a hot air gun and an old soldering iron. It's actually very easy. Use a piece of the original material for filler if at all possible. I actually found using a soldering iron easier than a hot air iron. Give it a shot!