You could always 'color' your black map pocket cured epoxy repair area
with a permanent black marker...........

Mike B.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Max Wellhouse" <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 9:30 AM
Subject: Re: map pocket repair

> The $2.87 syringe of Devcon Plastic welder works for this as well if
> you don't want to drop the big bucks on the West systems stuff.  I
> keep the West epoxy because I do a lot of composite repairs.  Adding
> powdered tempra paint(HObby Lobby etc) will turn non-black adhesive
> black as well and actually add a little thickening.  Corn starch
> works too, as does baby powder(calcium carbonate) or graphite powder
> from Gougeon.  Depends on what properties you're looking
> for.  Chopped up fiberglass strands would be stonger for sure.
>
> DM&FS
>
>
>
> At 11:48 PM 10/12/2008, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
>>In a message dated 10/12/08 9:50:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>>becida@COMCAST.NET writes:
>>
>>
>> > My map pocket has most of the plastic pieces where the screws hold
>> > the pocket to the drivers door broken. Has anyone else repaired this
>> > before? Searching didn't help me.
>> >
>> > Right now I'm thinking of JB Weld type stuff formed into the needed
>> > repair areas and dried. Then drill them so I can put the screws back
>> > into
>> > it.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>yup..  JB weld does it..  i run the screws into beeswax then put the
>>screws
>>into the JB weld.   that way the screws dont stick to the JB weld and can
>>be
>>removed.
>>
>>chris
>>
>>
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