Kinky Zipper.......

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Oh Woe is ME!!!!!!

The Zipper fairing on my new pre-owned GRR has a kink in it where I must have jammed it against
something.

Does anybody have any ideas on how to "iron" it out?? I am thinking that careful application of
heat from a heat gun might cause it to "remember" what it looked like before the kink. My worry is
that maybe it will "remember" when it was flat sheet.

A heat gun (Hair dryer Maybe better) should help with kinks. I would leave it in placeon the bike
for the operation.

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How have Zipper users contended with the inevitable cracks around the mounting holes? Is there
some sticky glue that will hold on the plastic? I am thinking of "gooping" some hard plastic
"fender washers" on each side to distribute the load.

Your local Office supply should have sticky backed sheets of clear plastic Laminate. Cut sections
of this a little larger than the spider web cracks. Apply a sheet of laminate to each side
creating a sandwich around the mounting holes. Drill out the laminate covered mounting hole. The
Zzipper on my RANS Stratus lasted nearly two years repaired this way. It was still working well
when I sold the bike.

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You can try a hair dryer, but the heat deflection temp of polycarb is over 250°F, you would probably
need an industrial heat gun to pop out a krinkle. "Jerry Rhodes" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Oh Woe is ME!!!!!!

The Zipper fairing on my new pre-owned GRR has a kink in it where I must have jammed it against
something.

Does anybody have any ideas on how to "iron" it out?? I am thinking that careful application of
heat from a heat gun might cause it to "remember" what it looked like before the kink. My worry is
that maybe it will "remember" when it was flat sheet.

How have Zipper users contended with the inevitable cracks around the mounting holes? Is there
some sticky glue that will hold on the plastic? I am thinking of "gooping" some hard plastic
"fender washers" on each side to distribute the load.

Aside from that, this thing is great. I am commuting to work everyday. I was using my wife's EZ-1
Lite but the GRR is much FASTER!!! 20% to be exact.

Jerry

Quoted message said:

How have Zipper users contended with the inevitable cracks around the mounting holes? Is there
some sticky glue that will hold on the plastic? I am thinking of "gooping" some hard plastic
"fender washers" on each side to distribute the load.

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Jerry

If it's the bottom mounting holes where obscuring them won't obscure your road vision, you can use
ordinary strapping tape. The Word from Karl himself.

C.C.

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How have Zipper users contended with the inevitable cracks around the mounting holes? Is there
some sticky glue that will hold on the plastic? I am thinking of "gooping" some hard plastic
"fender washers" on each side to distribute the load.

Standard technique for cracks in brittle plastics is to drill a hole at the end - stops 'em
propagating.

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If it's the bottom mounting holes where obscuring them won't obscure your road vision, you can use
ordinary strapping tape. The Word from Karl himself.

If you are not worried about clear tape on the bottom holes, why not use a reflective tape?

Here' what I found after talking with Karl at Zzipper regarding cracks at the bottom mounting
hole location:

My fairing has had a bad crack across one of the lower mounting holes due to my not maintaing it
correctly as it's a 1992 model. I called Karl and he had the following options based on my budget:

1. New fairing at $210 with a $25 credit for recycling the old fairing
2. He'd send me a repair kit for $10.
3. He'd send at no cost instructions on how I could cut the bottom and thus shorten the
fairing myself.
4. He'd cut off the bottoms and trim up the fairing for me for $20.

Since I sometimes can't walk and chew gum at the same time I'm taking option
#4.

So, remember to call Karl for quick, economical solutions if you have any problems with
your fairing!

regards,

Bill

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How have Zipper users contended with the inevitable cracks around the mounting holes? Is there
some sticky glue that will hold on the plastic? I am thinking of "gooping" some hard plastic
"fender washers" on each side to distribute the load.

Standard technique for cracks in brittle plastics is to drill a hole at

the

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How have Zipper users contended with the inevitable cracks around the mounting holes? Is there
some sticky glue that will hold on the plastic? I am thinking of "gooping" some hard plastic
"fender washers" on each side to distribute the load.

Standard technique for cracks in brittle plastics is to drill a hole at the end - stops 'em
propagating.

Call Karl Abbe at Zzip Designs, at 888-946-7276 and ask him. Karl is always approachable and I am
sure would provide you the help you need.

Mike S. St. Louis, Mo.

Actually polycarbonate is hardly brittle having a notched izod value of about 18 (flaky memory and
not having a material guide handy). High impact polystyrene (that's an oxymoron) has an NI value of
about 1.That's brittle and drilling a hole won't do squat to keep a crack from propagating. Drilling
a hole at the end of a crack in DUCTILE materials SOP, this includes chrome moly BTW. "jt"
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How have Zipper users contended with the inevitable cracks around the mounting holes? Is there
some sticky glue that will hold on the plastic? I am thinking of "gooping" some hard plastic
"fender washers" on each side to distribute the load.

Standard technique for cracks in brittle plastics is to drill a hole at

the

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end - stops 'em propagating.

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Oh Woe is ME!!!!!!

How have Zipper users contended with the inevitable cracks around the mounting holes? Is there
some sticky glue that will hold on the plastic? I am thinking of "gooping" some hard plastic
"fender washers" on each side to distribute the load.

I had Rock Lobster frames build a long mount, so I could mount a Zzipper fairing overhead to a roll
bar on my TerraTrike. I had it on my previous Thebis, and Tour Easy.

No cracks around the mounting holes at all, so it was evitable! I have no experience repairing
fairing cracks but it would make sense to me to find a rubber grommet from a hardware store, auto
wrecker (Honda floor pans ae one source) to avoid scrapes.

I would try tape, as mentioned, AFTER calling Karl! Sorry I couldn't help more.

Chris Jordan Santa Cruz, CA.