'77 R100S: Plastic Restoration

[zombiepotatosalad]

While I sort the issues with wiring and getting the engine running well, my thoughts turn to the appearance, something I can fix easily. How do I restore the black plastic on the inside of the fairing? It's got a texture on it. There's also some sort of foam/rubber strips where the interior paneling meets the fairing. Can I peel that up and replace it? If so, what do I replace it with?

 

[kinterridge]

Here's what I've done on several fairings and hard case bags. If its a crack, I drill a small hole at the termination point of the crack. I then grind the crack with a "V" shape. I go to a local upholstery shop and buy a scrap of vinyl, that has a close a pattern that matches the pattern on the plastic of the fairing. I use marine grade 2 part epoxy to fill the crack and just when it starts to skin over I press the pattered material in/on it and lift back off and verify the patter stayed, (always test on something else to get the timing of press just right).

I've had good success with Fusion paint prepped with ammonia on the plastic. NOTE: Do not get ammonia on any clear plastic surface as it will cloud some poly/plastics.