

| Subject: | Re: Broken plastic parts |
| From: | Edward Barger |
| Date: | Sun, 13 Sep 2020 17:21:03 -0700 |
Here in Goleta Santa Barbara there are several vanagon in the local auto recycling place Have not looked close but went there over a year ago to see about sourcing a part .. no shoes only my standard flip flops so could not go in and then did not go back …. other things more pressing If one is desperate I can put on shoes and check out the vanagon they have for the part ed Edward V Barger edvbarger@yahoo.com 310 922 6251 “Age is an issue of mind over matter … If you don’t mind it doesn’t matter " Mark Twain > On Sep 13, 2020, at 5:03 PM, Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote: > > if you find a good one to replace then get it... > Yeah, that's been my rule of thumb these last 20 years; replacement parts will be harder and harder to resource. Grab 'em while you can. Your repair looks like a solid one though; a little bit of J-B Weld (either epoxy or my new favorite, the squish-together 2 part epoxy putty) can really go a long way. For Vanagons or even around the house. > > I love that putty stuff; super strong; can shape and finesse and sand and paint; repairs become almost invisible. > > Rich > > On Sunday, September 13, 2020, 9:42:07 AM PDT, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: > > if you find a good one to replace then get it... > otherwise here's how I repair broken screw holders > - put on the screws as far as you can > - put JB Plastic Weld around the screw holders, let it dry and file the > tips flat > https://www.amazon.com/J-B-Weld-8237-PlasticWeld-Plastic/dp/B003S2E4UE > - in the pic, the center part was repaired with JB Kwik Weld > > see picture here > https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=2088343 > > dan > > >
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