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OK, I completed this mod on my Katana
I used the gutter mesh from Home Depot. $6
and the Goop from Advance Auto $4
1.Use tinsnips to cut the pieces down to size. Then place the piece over the hole, take a magic marker and trace about an inch around the hole, onto the piece, then trim it down from there. Makes it easier to handle the piece while folding it to mold.
2. Wear gloves, my little fingers are raw from the mesh.
3. I used a shop light to help the drying process. One of those big yellow spot light shoplights.. big wattage... lots of heat.
4. When I put the piece over the hole, I would use some pliers and carefully tap the wire around the hole to mold it.
5. Snip some "darts" into the mesh so it molds easier. Especially around changes of angles. (Sorry hard to explain, but you'll know what I mean when you start doing it)
6. After you get the molding part down.. it doesn't take long, maybe 2 hours for the whole bike, not including drying time.
Here is the Katana before...
I used the gutter mesh from Home Depot. $6
and the Goop from Advance Auto $4
1.Use tinsnips to cut the pieces down to size. Then place the piece over the hole, take a magic marker and trace about an inch around the hole, onto the piece, then trim it down from there. Makes it easier to handle the piece while folding it to mold.
2. Wear gloves, my little fingers are raw from the mesh.
3. I used a shop light to help the drying process. One of those big yellow spot light shoplights.. big wattage... lots of heat.
4. When I put the piece over the hole, I would use some pliers and carefully tap the wire around the hole to mold it.
5. Snip some "darts" into the mesh so it molds easier. Especially around changes of angles. (Sorry hard to explain, but you'll know what I mean when you start doing it)
6. After you get the molding part down.. it doesn't take long, maybe 2 hours for the whole bike, not including drying time.
Here is the Katana before...
just thinking, maybe not..
I think to be safe I'll get steel mesh instead.
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