Busted plastic - baseball bat damage

[JHZR2]

Not intentional. Kids operating the (manual) lift gate on our odyssey. Ugh.

And of course that piece is full length, from there to the sliding door.

I suspect if I somehow start disassembly, I’ll find the shards. Hoping/guessing that they’ll glue back together with something, and maybe a bit of backer.

Any thoughts or recommendations? I have no idea what kind of plastic this is. Really annoyed that it’s in such an obvious spot.

Thanks!

 

[Rand]

Giant bandaid sticker that says ouch on it?

 

[Nukeman7]

I'd use a small piece of aluminum flashing or soda can as the backing material and glue the broken piece back in place. I suggest using JB Weld or hot glue since that impact resistant (allegedly) plastic won't bond well with most adhesives. If it is an older Odyssey, I'd look for a replacement trim piece at a Pick and Pull type salvage yard.

 

[gfh77665]

I would find a piece of plastic as close to the same color as possible (laundry detergent jug?) and cut out a strip and JB Weld or even Superglue it in place.

 

[Hirev]

Duct tape and find some model paint or paint pen close to the same color call it good.

 

[Astro14]

If you find the missing bits - I've found this to work really well:

https://www.plastex.net/COMPLETE_KITS.php

 

[ecotourist]

Plastic repair seems to be a real thing. There are several YouTubes on doing plastic repair. Assuming you can find the broken parts, watch several and try a method that looks reasonable. I have never needed to do a plastic repair myself so I can't recommend any one method.

 

[JHZR2]

If you find the missing bits - I've found this to work really well:

https://www.plastex.net/COMPLETE_KITS.php

Hopefully all the bits are behind the panel, ideally none fell out.. but that looks like a good product.

Plastic repair seems to be a real thing. There are several YouTubes on doing plastic repair. Assuming you can find the broken parts, watch several and try a method that looks reasonable. I have never needed to do a plastic repair myself so I can't recommend any one method.

I’ve done it before for low surface energy plastics, complete with flame licking and all. I don’t know what kind of plastic this is, and it’s thinner, and I’d like it to look reasonable.

 

[spasm3]

Rather than take that all apart, I'd find plastic similar and cut out a piece that looks like it is an intentional panel, or even go black and cut a piece and glue it in place. Do it on both sides of the lift gate and it could pass as factory.

 

[Pablo]

Man your thread title will bring in a crowd.

I say gorilla tape and done.

 

[6.7 CTD]

It’s a van, put a Bluey sticker over it

 

[John105]

That hvac grille doesn’t come out, does it? I’d love to find the pieces but not sure I’d remove the panel.

I’d be annoyed and likely put the kids up for adoption…not.

I could see myself using tape, then putting the same tape on the other side to make it symmetrical and maybe draw attention from the right side…

 

[John105]

Rather than take that all apart, I'd find plastic similar and cut out a piece that looks like it is an intentional panel, or even go black and cut a piece and glue it in place. Do it on both sides of the lift gate and it could pass as factory.

I think this makes sense. It won’t be perfect but at the same time looks better than having a hole…

 

[brages]

Grab one at a self serve junkyard, probably cheaper and easier than most of the suggestions

 

[Pablo]

Grab one at a self serve junkyard, probably cheaper and easier than most of the suggestions

Head Guy at pick and pull: “I know what I got”

 

[4WD]

Favorite MLB team sticker

 

[dishdude]

Tan tape. Minivans have rough lives, it's just one of many future war wounds.

 

[JHZR2]

Head Guy at pick and pull: “I know what I got”

Exactly. Often quite the hassle…

 

[HemiBenny]

Head Guy at pick and pull: “I know what I got”

Me to that guy: “Yeah, I know what you’ve got as well, that’s why I’ll give you this much.”
It’s an interior panel for a Honda Odyssey. Most Minivan owners don’t care about busted interior panels.
I don’t mean that in a bad way, it’s just between kids, hauling everything imaginable, it’s gonna happen. Owners know it and just live with it. (Most of them)
If they want to move a part like that or keep it would be up to them.

 

[Greenbeforeblue]

Leave it.

That's nothing compared to what is yet to happen at the hands of kids. Once they're on their own; THEN get yourself something nice.