

| Subject: | Re: Broken plastic parts |
| Date: | Mon, 14 Sep 2020 22:52:20 +0000 |
While you are there.... HoHo Dave B. -----Original Message----- From: Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Sun, Sep 13, 2020 8:03 pm Subject: Broken plastic parts 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
Have something to add on this topic today? Revive this thread in the forum »