are old holes in the armor going to be a problem for EIB approval ?

[Rezablad3[TK]]

Hi Guys,

 

I'm tweaking my armor here and there, i decided to redo the assembly of the armor because the old owner assembled it as is and i would like to do it the right way.

 

In that case, it left me with a few holes in the armor. For example, the thigh ammo was attached to high, so i had to lower it a left 4 holes on thigh armor.

 

and the sniper knee plate was attached via rivets and i wanted to attach it with glue, i could trim the knee plate, but it would still leave a visible hole on the shin armor.

 

i know that you can make your own ABS paste using some scrap ABS and some acetone, but are there any other tips on filling these holes? and my main concern is, is it going to be a problem for EIB if i left these holes the way they are? or do i have to fill them to be approved.

 

getting new parts of the armor probably would seem the best way, but it seems that i dont have that choice right now, so i hope someone could chime in, and help out on what i should do...

 

Many thanks guys....

[Minuteman]

From my experience I can tell you that the ABS paste method does work pretty nice.

Take the scrap ABS parts, solve them in aceton, fill the hole, let the aceton evaporate and the ABS dry.

Then sand the area smooth and in the end you can use Novus Plastic Polish 1-3 to polish the area shiny again.

There will remain a little color difference, but from a distance it won´t be visvible.

 

Concerning the EIB approval I´m not qualified to answer that question.

Maybe Mathias will answer that question.

[Locitus[Admin]]

Of course you can't have any holes in your armour and still qualify as "good".

[Rezablad3[TK]]

Then i will get those holes filled....Thanks Mathias, thanks Steffen...

[Locitus[Admin]]

Good luck and have fun!

[Rezablad3[TK]]

Will do Mathias..... ill try to post some pics of the process..

[FunkyTrigger[TK]]

Here is another tip for filling holes in plastic.

Use milliput.

 

It's a modeling clay epoxy resin.

About £3.00 per tube.

You can fill the hole from behind, and push into the hole.

About 20-30 mins later as it is hardening, wet your finger and run it smooth so that it is totally flush with your Armour.

Once it is dried.

Use a white enamel paint to match your Armour.

You will get a smoother and better finish than ABS paste.

 

 

[Rezablad3[TK]]

That sounds interesting, where would i find this? is it sold in hardware stores or hobby stores?

it does sound a lot easier than mixing your own ABS paste, but i think its going to be hard to find paint to match the armor.....

[Locitus[Admin]]

milliput is usually sold in hobby stores. Btw, the same "wet finger" technique works with abs-paste.

[Rezablad3[TK]]

ahh i see.... although the abs paste technique would be more cost efficient than the milliput, but ill look into both technique.. Thanks troopers..