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Hi,

Does anyone know what material my 1990 Sprite Alpine Front panel is made of ? Or what's the best way of telling?

I need to repair this crack,

I read somewhere that if Acetone melts the plastic it's ABS ?

Any other way I can tell or does anyone know for definate what material it is as I want to repair it with the correct materials. I was originally going to use fibreglass but I have doubts it won't bond properly.

Cheers,

Matt.

Also, I should of added I think this was the main cause of my water ingress in the front corner of my van.

I'm fairly sure it's smooth on the inside surface, I will have a closer look though first.

Thanks for the info. I've been looking on ebay for small pieces of ABS plastic for a repair panel.

Matt.

Quote: Originally posted by jeff juke on 20/3/2012

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Look on the right hand side of the wizards link,CLICK on the fix it club..then look for..Jims front end repair.He will tell you how to fix a crack.....Wizards site

Post last edited on 20/03/2012 20:59:41

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Sounds like a good repair, Thanks for the advice. When you say ABS cement, did you make this yourself from Acetone and ABS sheet or can you buy the cement ?

dril a hole either side of the crack first to stop it spreading....I saw Ed China do this once on Wheeler Dealers while making a repair to a plastic bumper. I remember at the time thinking..What a good idea that is.

Cheers,

Matt.

I got hold of some Acetone earlier in the week and I've been to my van today to test it on the front panel, at first I thought it was no good as I was a bit shy with the Acetone and by the time I had touched the plastic the Acetone had evaporated so did nothing. I then tried a bit more and the plastic reacted with it, It went sticky right away so I guess it must be ABS then.

Looks like it's game on for my repair. I'm going to order a sheet of 2mm ABS to do it.

Matt.