givetoget Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 what is the best way to glue or repair a sled hood. Its a crack about an 1 1/2 long by the latch, and if it continues the corner will break off. Thanks for any and all help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macgyver55 Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 If you are more concerned about breakage than looks, the easiest and strongest way to repair it is to make a small aluminum patch that fits on the inside and bridges the crack fully. Then drill and rivet as needed. If it is going to be a permanent repair some structural adhesive in between will help keep it solid. The sooner you stop the crack the better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broken_line Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 you could aslo drill holes and use zip ties and JB weld. i have a buddy where his entire snowmobile body was put back together with zip ties and plastic weld. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdawg Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 You could fiberglass the underside of the hood. It would definately stop any further cracking. Probably the easiest solution (I think??)without adversly affecting the appearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffreyd Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 well one thing i would do anyway would be to locate the ends of the crack and drill a very small hole at the end. this way the crack hopefully will stop there and not continue on. we do this in metal when we have a running crack it will allow the fiberglass to flex a tad. you could get some fiberglass cloth and resin and do a patch on the back side of the hood to keep it tight. good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croixflats Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Go to an auto body paint store. I cant remember the part # but 3m makes a two part epoxy that will glue that right up strong as all get out. I used it on a couple of different sleds with cracked hoods and they are still holding up fine after 10 years.I mentioned the epoxy last for porta sleds I will look back and try to find the part # for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croixflats Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Found it. As I said its a 3M product. Called rigid parts repair kit part # 5883 there is another one for flexible parts the part # is 5895. The stuff is spendy at around $50 but well worth it.I wish I still had the stuff,loaned it out and never got it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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