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Subject:Re: Repair glue for heater box
From:SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Date:Tue, 12 Apr 2016 13:04:14 -1000

if i wanted to bond a new metal tab or whatever to a plastic box, I'd
use Marine Tex...
about the best two-part epoxy I've ever found.

  Hardware stores and marine supply places.
this one..
http://www.apsltd.com/marine-tex-2oz-white.html?fee=5&fep=25931&utm_source=Google+Shopping&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Product&gclid=CMjtqaOaiswCFU6BfgodoxMOmQ

comes in white or grey .

plastics are 'funny' of course ...but for regular hard black plastic
..this stuff bonds quite well.

Scott

On 4/12/2016 12:53 PM, Alistair Bel wrote:
> I bent some metal L brackets to fix a box that I worked on. There really wasn't enough gluing surface to repair the original tab.
>
> Alistair
>
>> On Apr 12, 2016, at 3:40 PM, email99@bellsouth.net <email99@BELLSOUTH.NET> wrote:
>>
>> What is the best glue to repair the front heater box plastic?
>>
>> I am going to need to replace my front heater core soon and I know two
>> of the bolt tabs that attach the heater assembly to the front body panel
>> are broken.I will try to glue and reinforce the tabs with the proper
>> plastic cement, whatever that is.If this is not possible I will try to
>> fabricate tabs from metal and attach them to the heater box with small
>> bolts, washers, and glue. I need a glue that binds well to the heater
>> box plastic and possibly to metal.
>>
>> Now, to find that heater core…
>>
>>
>> Ed