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best epoxy for plastic bonding #2901181 03/20/21 08:34 PM 03/20/21 08:34 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,111 sw michigan T TB3CUDA OP super stock
TB3CUDA OP super stock T Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,111 sw michigan	need to repair a 72 cuda grille,and a piece of a door panel what is the best bonding epoxy for plastic.

Re: best epoxy for plastic bonding [Re: TB3CUDA] #2901203 03/20/21 10:17 PM 03/20/21 10:17 PM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,267 Connecticut 1972CudaV21 master
1972CudaV21 master Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,267 Connecticut	Same here...I’ve read about using original grille shavings & acetone.. China is the enemy.

Re: best epoxy for plastic bonding [Re: TB3CUDA] #2901205 03/20/21 10:22 PM 03/20/21 10:22 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 107 Long Island, New York 57Fury440 member
57Fury440 member Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 107 Long Island, New York	JB Weld makes several epoxies in a tube for bonding plastics. I used one of them on a 72 Barracuda grill and it worked great. Ace hardware has an assortment usually hanging on the rack.

Re: best epoxy for plastic bonding [Re: 57Fury440] #2901223 03/20/21 11:41 PM 03/20/21 11:41 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,563 Eagle, Idaho Neil The Doctor is in.
Neil The Doctor is in. Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,563 Eagle, Idaho	Acetone and ground up shavings works good. Also have used pvc pipe cement with equally good results. Stop drill the cracks.

Re: best epoxy for plastic bonding [Re: TB3CUDA] #2901233 03/21/21 01:45 AM 03/21/21 01:45 AM
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srt ESYC S Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,756 Jefferson State	Methyl Methacrylate JB Weld makes one it's and A+B affair thick bodied. Fillet open the back of cracks as the material fills and welds. when done detail grind, sand and paint. I've test glued and cut the bond and found it actually melds with the base material much like metal welding. As above stop drill flat plastic parts like consoles it the crack stops within the piece.

Re: best epoxy for plastic bonding [Re: srt] #2901258 03/21/21 09:08 AM 03/21/21 09:08 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 12,085 Benton, IL. D DaveRS23 Special needs idiot
DaveRS23 Special needs idiot D Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 12,085 Benton, IL.	If you have the room, using a piece of screen from a screen door really helps to reinforce the area. Just make sure it's the metal and not the plastic screen. A lot of times, a place like Ace that re-screens doors and windows will have scraps laying around that they will give you. Master, again and still

Re: best epoxy for plastic bonding [Re: srt] #2901335 03/21/21 01:21 PM 03/21/21 01:21 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 8,270 fredericksburg,va C cudaman1969 master
cudaman1969 master C Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 8,270 fredericksburg,va	Originally Posted by srt Methyl Methacrylate JB Weld makes one it's and A+B affair thick bodied. Fillet open the back of cracks as the material fills and welds. when done detail grind, sand and paint. I've test glued and cut the bond and found it actually melds with the base material much like metal welding. As above stop drill flat plastic parts like consoles it the crack stops within the piece. Will that work on steering wheel cracks?

Re: best epoxy for plastic bonding [Re: cudaman1969] #2901344 03/21/21 02:27 PM 03/21/21 02:27 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 19,406 north of coder moparx "Butt Crack Bob"
moparx "Butt Crack Bob" Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 19,406 north of coder	i always thought the devcon PV7 epoxy was the stuff to use on steering wheels.

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