HOW TO REPAIR A REALLY DAMAGED BUCO SADDLEBAG LID. FEEL FREE TO ASK ABOUT THE DETAIL OF ANY PART OF THIS PROCEDURE.
I STARTED WITH THIS LID
REMOVED THE CRAPPY HINGE AND CLEANED AND WASHED THE LID WITH WESTLEYS WHITE WALL CLEANER AND LET DRY
USED A WEIGHT TO HOLD THE LID AT AN ANGLE, SATURATED A PIECE OF WOVEN FIBERGLASS AND REPAIRED A MAJOR CRACK 1ST
THEN TAPED OVER PART OF THE OPENING WITH ELECTRICAL TAPE
FROM THE BACK I AGAIN APPLIED A PIECE OF SATURATED WOVEN FIBERGLASS TO THE BACK OF THE ELECTRICAL TAPE
AFTER THE FIBERGLASS CURED I REMOVED THE TAPE
THEN I FILL THE VOID WITH POLYESTER BODY FILLER. WHICH BONDS REAL WELL WITH FRESH FIBERGLASS.
USING A RASP FILE I ROUGH OUT THE OUTSIDE FORM