spyder918 Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Anyone with an Altman's bucket, mod their faceplates in anyway to keep it open? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
762s Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 i have thought about this since we talked and well ... why not try to add a dot of epoxy in roughly the same area as an original. raise your visor and mark where the bump should be. remove visor and sand that area to give the epoxy something to adhere too .. add abit of epoxy to that area. you may, need to sand it down abit or add more to get the proper lock. that seems to be all that locks the visor in place ... you dont need alot. heres a reference pic of the rs and altman ... pinkish faint bump on the rs is where the original locks, on the altman it will be in a different location good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyder918 Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 very cool...great idea Ken..thank you! any suggestion on what type of epoxy..I’m thinking more of a harder compound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
762s Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 i thought about this more after posting. youll want to be careful with your altmann and loosen the nut so, not to break or crack your helmet when opening the visor. then i was thinking before adding epoxy ... maybe, add a dot of hot glue and see how it works before making something permanent. you can do alot more testing with size and location of the bump with hot glue and its easier to remove. i use some locktite 5 minute plastic epoxy from lowes/home depot, very small tube and comes with 2 premix nozzles, with alot of my helmet projects ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyder918 Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 awesome..thanks again for the tips!..hope tthis works out! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Chridan Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 i have thought about this since we talked and well ... why not try to add a dot of epoxy in roughly the same area as an original. raise your visor and mark where the bump should be. remove visor and sand that area to give the epoxy something to adhere too .. add abit of epoxy to that area. you may, need to sand it down abit or add more to get the proper lock. that seems to be all that locks the visor in place ... you dont need alot. heres a reference pic of the rs and altman ... pinkish faint bump on the rs is where the original locks, on the altman it will be in a different location good luck! If that works?...enough adhesion for the 2 components glue to fix the 'bump' on the plastic?!? I think of the constant closing and opening from the visor.....you know?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
762s Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 If that works?...enough adhesion for the 2 components glue to fix the 'bump' on the plastic?!? I think of the constant closing and opening from the visor.....you know?!? yes, i thought the same. just giving some thoughts and ideas to try ... i had also thought to put a small screw in the area and then fill over top the screw head(cutting the screw on the inside so, not to poke your skull) ... this would give more area for the epoxy to adhere too. i also wonder if ca glue would better option than epoxy .. ca glue is tough to get off plastics as it bonds/heats to the plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Hmmm, I dunno. CA can have a pretty low shearing strength and it doesn't physically fuse the plastic, especially if there's a layer of paint on top. I wonder if strategically positioned magnets would hold it up? Sorta the opposite of your magnet idea to keep the lid down, Ken. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Chridan Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 i had also thought to put a small screw in the area and then fill over top the screw head(cutting the screw on the inside so, not to poke your skull) ... this would give more area for the epoxy to adhere too. Jup...this sounds maybe better...glue a screw in the bump and then trough the plastic of the helmet and then an nut as securing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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