Hyundai 2008 Elantra Neos Body Repair Manual page 171

PLASTIC PARTS
2. Welding damaged area
a) To repair cracked area, melt the area using a heat gun and attachment.
b) To repair a hole, remove oil from the damaged area and apply aluminum tape to the rear side of the damaged area.
Section A-A'
3. Melt polypropylene welding rod using a heat gun and fill in the cracked area.
Melt here.
NOTE
• Heat and melt the area indicated.
• Melt the welding rod carefully so that it does not over-melt. If the welding rod over-melts like jelly, the welding
strength will deteriorate.
• Use the heat gun 10~20 mm(0.4~0.8 in) away from the repair area to be welded.
Welding rod should not move until the welded area is cooled.
Heat gun
Apply on surface
Surface of polypropylene
Apply aluminum tape on the rear side of the damaged area.
Polypropylene
welding rod
Polypropylene welding rod
Surface of
polypropylene
Tape
Melt the surface using a heat gun.
Remove oil.
A-A'
Section
B-B'
C-C'
Section A-A'
Polypropylene welding rod
Plane view
Section view after melt
Polypropylene
welding rod
Melt here
PP-5
VQPP004
VQPP005
VQPP006
VQPP007