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Subject:Re: Permatex Plastic weld to create new instrument cluster tabs ??
From:Malcolm Stebbins
Date:Wed, 2 Nov 2005 12:04:28 -0800

--- TC <trclark@SHAW.CA> wrote:
> has any one tried it would be worth the effort will the permatex take drilling & tapping
> after building it up enuff for the screw sink for the odo

I used JBWeld, but I assume it's similar stuff. What I did was grease the screw and then form the
JBWeld over/around the screw with some extra 'weld' over the plastic edges, and as the JBWeld set
up, I un-screwed the screw and it left a nice impression of the screw.  when the 'weld' hardened,
I used a knif and file to get the edges smooth to mate with the 'frame'.  I am now very careful to
NOT over tighten the screw, but it has held for 2 years now.

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