Re: Glueing the unglueable

[Alan Lambert <lechefgerard@domain.elided>]

For what it's worth, I glued a Spider vent window latch on a few years
ago with crazy glue (polycianurate?) and it's still on.

NO guarantee, however.


--- Anne O <marinefuel@domain.elided> wrote:
> ----------
> From: "Anne O" <marinefuel@domain.elided>
> To: alfa@domain.elided
> Subject: Glueing the unglueable
> Date: Fri, Mar 1, 2002, 8:38 PM
> 
> 
> This may not be news to all of you, but I pass it on since it
> just saved me $200.00.
> 
> The headlight switch on the Si broke at the stalk, a replacement
> switch was $195.00 and a weeks wait, so Alfa went into service
> in the snow.
> 
> Until then our NYC weather had been in the 40'sF to 58F, this
> Honda certainly picks its time to break.
> 
> We went to the parts store and bought a tube of glue touted as
> special for all automotive plastics - it did nothing. I had
> never had much success in gluing "composition unidentified"
> plastic components,so I was not suprised, but I had to do
> something to keep Alfa out of the snow and slime.
> 
> An Elmers product, polyurethane glue,claimed to glue anything
> together.Following the instructions precisely the switch was
> glued up and clamped with rubber bands (since this glue expands
> as it cures,clamping is mandatory). Perfect bond,the switch
> seems to be as good as new!
> 
> Perhaps this can be a cure to master cyl resevoirs,coolant
> bottles and other sundry plastic parts that fail us with no
> replacement available? Urethanes are highly resistant to
> heat,cold and most chemicals save extreme acids and
> alkalis.Elmers does not recommend this glue for use "below the
> waterline" but this is probably more of a liability disclaimer
> than an actual reflection of its preformance in constant contact
> with water.
> 
> Next experiment, when the temps go up, will this really keep
> Spider vent window latches secured to the glass? I would not
> mind the amber color if the latches stay on.
> 
> Mad scientist/Alfa lovers experiment and post results!
> 
> Anne O
> 
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