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    Plastic repairs

    I'm not usually a fan of those "life hack" videos. Usually click bait. This one caught my eye, though. Could be handy for fixing the hard plastic components so common in the trim of, say, a D1 or 2. I haven't tried it yet, but my instrument binnacle has broken standoffs.
    (It's longwinded but you can skim)

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    That's pretty much what Q Bond is, except the fibre component is a chopped powder and could contain colloidal silica as well.

    It helps to lightly sand any surface being glued to remove any shine in improve the 'keying'.

    Good for repairing the gears in old LR speedos and odometers............ file the cracks out, use the mix, then use the small files to remake any damaged teeth. This came up just fine afterward:

    IMG_2381.jpg

    Reseeting the odo while the car is moving causes this in older RRC's for some reason, the the R/H drive gets trashed.

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    Superglue and bicarb does the same thing.
    MY08 D3 - The Antichrist - "Permagrimace". Turn the key and play the "will it get me home again" lottery.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BradC View Post
    Superglue and bicarb does the same thing.
    Sold for a premium as rapid fix.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tins View Post
    Sold for a premium as rapid fix.
    That's the one. I learned a long time ago not to skimp on superglue so I usually buy either Loctite or Gorilla. The filler isn't that important, it just has to catalyse the glue.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BradC View Post
    That's the one. I learned a long time ago not to skimp on superglue so I usually buy either Loctite or Gorilla. The filler isn't that important, it just has to catalyse the glue.
    I think what interested me was how you could form the cotton before applying the glue, something clumsy me fails at with bicarb.
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    Maybe this is my chance to test it... Just gotta find or make something suitable.

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