Quickly repair a cracked RC car body - DIY with shoe Goo and fiber tape
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Discover how you can easily fix or repair a cracked Lexan RC car body in just 3 minutes of your time. It really is quite simple to do, watch and see. All you need is a cracked lexan RC body, fiber tape (it's used in dry walling and can be found at most any hardware store or online), E6000 or Shoe Goo adhesive (many other flexible adhesives will also work, FLEXIBLE is key, so experiment with what you've got and see if it works) and rubber gloves to keep your hands clean. Someone will likely point out that this method isn't quick because of the drying time required for the flexible adhesives. The adhesives do require time to fully cure, however the fix itself only takes a few minutes. Since most of our RC's sit on the shelf for periods of time between uses, this point seems moot. Obviously if you break your lexan body and require an instant fix to get back in the race or on the trail immediately, this fix isn't for that situation. In that case gorilla tape or duct tape would be great options for a temporary solution. If you have any questions or an alternative way to fix a cracked lexan RC car body please share it down in the comments so we can all learn more together.
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dont know why there are not more videos of this repair, epic info TJ.
@TJsRC
5 жыл бұрын
Bucks RC World Thanks man I appreciate that. 😁👍
I love browsing your video. Many thanks!
@TJsRC
5 жыл бұрын
Matt Seals Thank you for the nice comment. I appreciate that you are enjoying the videos. 👊👍
That was so helpful. I have an orange BMW E30 body from an HPI RS4 kit that has a crack. It’s still in good shape besides that crack. I’ll give this a try
@TJsRC
5 ай бұрын
Good luck my friend. I hope it turns out good for you. 👍
This is awesome, we had one fall off the top shelf and smash it up a bit. I have both these materials, legend.
@TJsRC
4 жыл бұрын
Shaun Catania Nice! Glad it was helpful. 👍👍
I would not have thought of that to use, thanks for the heads up👍👍
@TJsRC
5 жыл бұрын
James Swift Your welcome. When I learned about this method I was on the verge of throwing an RC body away. Im glad to be able to share it and hopefully save someone else from that. 👍
Great tips! I use straight shoe goo and it holds great without the fiber tape!
@TJsRC
5 жыл бұрын
TJ the rc Guy Good to hear it's working. I tend to prefer the added strength of the fiber but I can be hard on the lexan bodies so in my case I'll probably always use the fiber tape. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. 👍👍
Thank you man i just cracked my ftx outback tracker dont even know how 😢
@TJsRC
5 ай бұрын
Glad you found it helpful. 👍
Great job man!! With the tape it’ll definitely be stronger. Love E6000 use it all the time 😉👌🏻
@TJsRC
5 жыл бұрын
Kingston RC Yeah it's pretty good stuff. I've used shoe goo before. I feel like this e6000 is a bit thinner. 👍👍
Pretty cool tip
@TJsRC
5 жыл бұрын
Sean’s RC Adventures Thanks bro I appreciate that. 👊👍
Good info brother
@TJsRC
5 жыл бұрын
11CHARLIE RC Thanks man. 👍👍
@operation11charlieinc
5 жыл бұрын
@@TJsRC 2👍🤙
Thank you for that tip I'm going to use this on my stampede. Subscribing for more 👍
@TJsRC
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful my friend. 👍
I do this to my race bodies before they hit the track
@TJsRC
5 жыл бұрын
Brian Mason That's not a bad idea when you know for sure they will be taking some abuse. 👍
What kind of adhesive you use thankyou
@TJsRC
3 жыл бұрын
E6000 or Shoe Goo adhesive are the two I primarily use.
which one would u recommend shoe goo or e6000?
@TJsRC
4 жыл бұрын
Abdulrahman Al Zuabi whichever one you have on hand. I've used both with good results. What kind of damage are you attempting to repair?
Does this work if you broke the front of the buggy body off
@TJsRC
2 жыл бұрын
It will depend on the severity of the damage but it’s definitely a cheap experiment since the supplies needed to try it are readily available online, in local hardware stores and most home improvement stores. If you need it to be sturdier you could layer a couple strips of recycled plastic in with the fiber tape.
I use Gorilla tape, it's strong as F*** and no messy glue needed.
@TJsRC
5 жыл бұрын
Heavy duty tape is another great way to do it for sure. 👍🏻👍🏻
Those hands don't look like they've seen a real day of work ever. As far as drywall tape and goo it's a waist of time just get fiberglass reinforced tape it's an instant fix and you can put multiple layers on for even stronger repairs.
@TJsRC
2 жыл бұрын
The tape and goo has held up good for us but it's only one method. There's a variety of ways to fix cracked or broken RC plastics. I've never used the fiber reinforced tape like you suggest but I imagine it does a fine job. As for the hands, I don't see the relevance but I've been out of the manual labor game for quite a while due to a Nerve disease, before that I worked for a longtime in a factory that produces cast iron truck and tractor parts.
@stoneyswolf
2 жыл бұрын
Nerve disease. What like your brain is burned out on one side or you can't get a boner anymore? You get all twitchy and flop around on the floor? I need help figuring this out I see people all the time that are "disabled" and can't work but have no problem building a deck off the back of there house. Weird how disability works that way.