Eureka, fix for plastic parts (kinda long w/pics)
03-24-09, 10:20 PM
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Great stuff!!! Got to get some to fix my other broken plastics.
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09-23-09, 05:10 PM
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One thing I found when tapping the thin walled studs was that the Plast-Aid alone was brittle. I then decided to do some more experiments to try to make the product more ductile. I decided to use a can of ABS cement to mix with the Plast-Aid. I haven't tested to see how different ratios of the ABS cement would change the properties of the Plast-Aid (that's for a later date). What I did use was about a 1/3 ABS cement to 2/3 Plast-Aid; this does, however, lengthen the drying time. The good news is that the ABS cement did add some ductility to the Plast-Aid allowing me to tap the hole without the stud cracking--plus it added some black color to it.
Is this stuff still holding up for you?
When you mixed the ABS cement with the plastaid, didn't it make it hard to form? Doesn't it take away from they putty-like consistancy of just the plast-aid and make it too soupy to form? How does that all work?
Thanks.
12-11-10, 07:59 PM
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I think the material is the same stuff we use to make temporary crowns for patients in the office. Methylmethacrylate powder and monomer. If it is it can be bought cheap at a dental lab supply house.
01-12-15, 09:57 PM
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Oh...FYI...don't let direct sunlight get to the liquid portion or you'll end up with a hardened "liquid." Ask me how I know:wall bash:
P.S. I'd still like to know how to get more liquid...I have extra powder and need more liquid...Anyone figure out the "secret" liquid yet??
P.S. I'd still like to know how to get more liquid...I have extra powder and need more liquid...Anyone figure out the "secret" liquid yet??
05-04-17, 09:52 PM
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Oh...FYI...don't let direct sunlight get to the liquid portion or you'll end up with a hardened "liquid." Ask me how I know:wall bash:
P.S. I'd still like to know how to get more liquid...I have extra powder and need more liquid...Anyone figure out the "secret" liquid yet??
P.S. I'd still like to know how to get more liquid...I have extra powder and need more liquid...Anyone figure out the "secret" liquid yet??
05-05-17, 09:29 AM
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I think I saw this thread a while back and never replied to it.
I've been using this for a while, this stuff works SO well. Tons of uses. Stinks like hell, though, until it cures. Don't do it in the house or your wife will get pissed off.
This is THE way to fix the little broken screw holes and crap that make the interior panels such a pain in the ***.
Dale
I've been using this for a while, this stuff works SO well. Tons of uses. Stinks like hell, though, until it cures. Don't do it in the house or your wife will get pissed off.
This is THE way to fix the little broken screw holes and crap that make the interior panels such a pain in the ***.
Dale
05-05-17, 12:37 PM
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Thanks for bumping this thread, I missed this previously.
I have always just used JB weld and other putty epoxies in the past and the only problem I had is that it does depend on a mechanical attachment to the plastic so I had to rough surfaces and drill holes, wire them together, etc.
The great thing on this product is that it is an easy to work with putty and it does still partially dissolve the base plastic parts to promote adhesion.
I have always just used JB weld and other putty epoxies in the past and the only problem I had is that it does depend on a mechanical attachment to the plastic so I had to rough surfaces and drill holes, wire them together, etc.
The great thing on this product is that it is an easy to work with putty and it does still partially dissolve the base plastic parts to promote adhesion.
05-16-18, 07:21 AM
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I haven't, I don't know how well it work work since those panels are quite flexible. This stuff is pretty hard and solid like ABS plastic.
It may do OK for re-attaching metal anchors when the plastic clip on the panel is broken or distorted, though.
Dale
It may do OK for re-attaching metal anchors when the plastic clip on the panel is broken or distorted, though.
Dale
05-16-18, 10:35 AM
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With welding you can make or repair almost anything out of polypropylene. Here is a video:
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