World of Wonder Repairs

Okay, if you've got Wow stuff that needs a few repairs, or you want to do preventive maintenance, read on!

Unless otherwise stated, I recommend CA glue (Crazy glue, Zap-a-Gap C+A, etc.…) for glue type repairs. Don't go "Glue-happy" and start bonding everything and the cat. Be extremely careful not to glue fingers or moving parts to each other! This sucks when it happens!

> Broken Battery Cap:

A very common problem with a very simple solution. You can use electrical tape for a quick fix, or you can drill a small hole in the case where the two main halves meet, and continue the hole through the tab on the battery cap.

Be careful not to hit the batteries!

Then use a small self-tapping or wood screw to lock the battery cover in place.

I recommend countersinking this hole and the appropriate screw.

Again, don't hit the batteries!

> Shoulder stock won't lock:

This was a common problem on the StarLyte Pro. All you need is a piece of wood/metal/plastic about 1" long x 3/8" wide x 3/16-1/4" thick.

Open the shoulder stock (Careful, there's a plate-spring in there that likes to throw stuff at you!).

Find the lock-bar (Easy enough, it's being pushed by the spring!) and glue the piece'o'whatever onto it where it rubs against the standoff (That's a plastic thing molded into the case that the screws from the other half thread into...). What this does is push the lock-bar farther away from the rack (The saw-tooth looking thing molded into the main body...).

Under normal use, the lock-bar would bend or warp a bit. Sometimes they get broken. Just glue the pieces of the lock-bar back together before adding the spacer. Once all the glue has dried, reassemble the stock.

> Cracked or broken cases:

Okay, sometimes when you're playing REAL hard, it's possible to snap your case. All you do is line up the parts and CA them.

Then use a few strips of perfboard (available at Radio Shack and most common electronics stores) to reinforce the joint (by gluing them inside). If the broken joint is bent or distorted, then you're going to have to cut it away, use perfboard to hold the case parts on the right position (make sure they will still mate with the other half of the case!), then use epoxy putty to fill the seam.

Build up the putty so that it is slightly raised above the surface of the case. Once the putty has set and cured completely, sand it down to match the case surface.

This putty is also great for filling holes if you decide you don't want 'that switch there' or 'this bolt here' anymore, as well as custom body mods.