A Beyblade can give us sentimental value especially if it has won us several battles or was given by a special person. Thus, we want to keep playing with it as long as it could possibly can. However, they are beyond indestructible, having been exposed to the stresses and abuses of bey battles. Its components, which include the energy wheel, fusion wheel, face bolt, spin top and performance tip, can get chipped, cracked, or worse, smashed into smithereens. A broken component can negatively affect the performance of a bey during battles.
With the help of some super glue, we can repair our broken plastic Beyblades component so we can use them again in battles. Those chips and glue marks will only serve as battle scars that will even more endear these fighting spinning tops to us.
Here are some simple tips on how to repair a Beyblade.
1. Disassemble the Beyblade. Be careful not to lose any broken parts.
2. Take the broken plastic components and try to fit the two parts back together like you would a jigsaw puzzle. If the crack matches and there is no large missing part, you can still fix the damage. If a large chunk of the component is missing, you might need to buy a replacement part.
3. Get a tube of fast acting and quick drying glue. Put some on the component's broken parts and put them together. Hold the two fragments firmly together until the glue dries. Avoid getting glue on your fingers and hand as the adhesive is very strong and could be difficult to remove.
4. When the glue has completely set, remove excess glue by grinding it off with an emery board. Make sure to sand away only the excess adhesive and not the plastic part.
5. Put the Beyblade together again and try to spin it with the launcher. Observe if the bey is spinning properly. If it does, you may use it again in battles. If the broken component breaks again at the same place, you might want to replace it with a brand new part. Remember that a repaired bey might have lost its integrity and may be unwise to use in a tournament.
6. For fixing a broken metal component, you may want to ask the help of an adult or someone who is familiar in using a soldering iron. Take the broken metal fragments and place them in a holder such that the cracked surfaces are jointly touching.
7. Gently solder the two parts together and wait for it to cool down. Then, turn the metal component over and solder the other side. Wait for the soldered parts to cool completely before reassembling the Beyblade.
Launch the Beyblade to test it. Try to see how it performs with an opponent. If it breaks at the same place again, the damage must be beyond repair and you might need to replace the component with a new one.
