Hand grinder/engraver?

[Colapop]

I've got a couple of small breaks on my RF900 fairings that I'm going to patch. I have sourced a product (plastex) which looks to be the product to do the job. I've just got a small pack in to start off with as a tester. What I'm looking for is a small handheld grinder similar to an engraver (or is it just an engraver that I'm after??) Like a cordless screwdriver with a stone tip for cleaning out the crack so that it can be mended. Anyone know where to get one?

After inestigating in depth I found that these things are f*cking expensive!!

Anyone got one that I can loan for a little bit, please?

[vifferman]

Actually, they're not all expensive - just the name brands like Dremel. Places like Bunnings have other brands that are much cheaper - around $40 for a complete kit.

[Skunk]

Where did you get the plastex from?

You could buy a cheap set of the stones for about $10 from Mitre10/Bunnings/Repco etc and use an electric drill - like mine.

[Colapop]

I got the Plastex from Canada through a friend. I've got the demonstration CD and it looks good. I'll let you know wheteher it's any good or once I've done the first patch.

[The Pastor]

Those cheap kits are complete rubbish, The stones are OK but you'd have to use in a drill for any kinda power.

Im repairing my bike fairings atm, if you are doing a complete job (i.e., full paint of the fairing) you might want to try what I did.

Drill a hole at the end of the crack to stop it spreading
Get an angle grinder / file on the crack to make it big.
Drill some small holes along it for the bog/fiberglass resin to key into
fill with bog or resin (depending if you want strength)
Sand
Prime
Paint.

The good thing about the angle grinder, save from being stupidly quick, I found was it weakly melted the plastic together along the crack - enough to hold it while the resin sets.

[F5 Dave]

Fibreglass resin will stick quite well to fibreglass if you rough it back properly & can make a permanent repair.

However it only sticks to plastic weakly. Or maybe that should be weekly.

[Subike]

I bought a cheap dremil from Miter 10 on sunday
mains powered and over 100 assorted bits, stones, mini sanders, tooth grinders
Has a pencil extention and a hanger, so you dont have to hold onto the weight of the motor to do fine work.
$99.00
Good with the little polishing pads for cleaning those places that are so hard to get into with anything other than a dentists drill!