JBWeld '72 taillight repair.

[Mr Gorsky]

This is amazing stuff.

Anyone who's priced a new '72 taillight lens will appreciate the hundreds of dollars saved here. I cut off a small bit of putty (it's two part stuff), and kneaded it to mix. I then applied it to the lens and fashioned it into the approximate shape being sure to leave it a little oversize so I could sand/file it to size.

A few hours later it had hardened enough to work with and I filed it to fit. The profiling on the edge was the bit that took a while, but the whole thing took about 45 mins. A little sanding with some 1200 grit and I was done. Applied some grey primer to the repair and now she's ready for top coat.

I was unsure whether this repair would take as there isn't a lot of area for the JBWeld to bond to, but it is super strong. I highly recommend this stuff to anyone looking to do a light or grille repair, etc.

Cheers,

Mr G .

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[mmissile]

Cool. I've found most any epoxy type product will work for those sort of repairs. Patience and a little skill can save a ton of money.

 

[Homstead]

Wow good stuff! Thanks for sharing!

 

[YY1]

I was contemplating that with my 73 grille that has a broken off mounting ear.

Good to see you had positive results.

 

[Seventy]

That plastic jb weld does work good, I fixed the cover on my wake deck with it, just to fix it because a new one was $1400 and would take 3 months to get in. SO I figured it was worth a shot, I ended up never replacing it because it is perfect. I ruffed the 2 sides up glued them together, then drilled the 2 ends of the crack and filled the 2 holes with epoxy.... I was going to glue in a piece of aluminum underneath but when I seen how strong it was I didn't bother, it was like that for 2 years before I sold the boat, that thing gets BEAT UP and never broke again (originally broken when it was off the boat, my son ran over it with the gator...)

 

[Mr Gorsky]

Next up, anyone got a few good pics of a Road Runner lens?

I'm wondering if they were semi gloss or matt black? Leaning towards painting mine a dark argent, but I'd like to see how they look in black.

Thanks.