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Plastic Welding is clearly the preferred method of repairing splits and cracks to original plastic fairings . This process involves fusing the broken pieces of plastic together using a hot-air welding tool. No other process we have seen compares in strength to hot air welding and when we have to proceed with the final finishing of plastic fairings, including applying hundreds of dollars worth of decals, we have to be confident with the integrity of the repairs. Below are two fairings welded and ready to be prepared for painting.
Even if your fairing is in more than one piece there is a good chance we can put it back together. We can also graft pieces from another fairing to make a complete one if a section is missing or is too badly damaged to repair, in fact we have often made one complete fairing from three damaged ones. It is interesting that on quite a few bikes up to three different types of plastics are used to manufacture the various fairings. With a fairing panel that has been welded or is intact with no breaks but with scratching or road-rash, we proceed with repairs as required to end up with a perfect surface ready for the application of top coats. The process we use has been perfected over many years, taking into consideration the specific materials used in the manufacture of motorcycle fairings. Some fairings are made from fibreglass or variations of fibreglass. The most common fibreglass variant used by manufacturers is GRP - Glassfibre Reinforced Plastic. This material was used extensively by European manufacturers including BMW, Ducati and Moto Guzzi during the 80s and 90s. We have a process where we can repair fairings made from this material so it is as strong as the original.We can also repair regular fibreglass, carbon fibre and kevlar fairings, kevlar reinforcing can also be added in high stress areas for extra strength. Two examples of GRP fairings being repaired are shown below.
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Plastic Fairings surround the internals 
