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Old 01-01-2005, 12:58 PM
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just wondering if there is something i could apply to the back of plastic interior pieces to strengthen small cracks?
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Old 01-01-2005, 01:09 PM
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jb weld!



no really. The passenger door handle broke on my fd. I took a hacksaw and etched up the mating surfices (the top of the handle broke from the mount in the door) and jbwelded it. It is 100 times more secure now.
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Old 01-01-2005, 07:22 PM
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what the heck is jb welding??
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Old 01-01-2005, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by jebenkurac' date='Jan 1 2005, 06:22 PM
what the heck is jb welding??



It's similar to a two part epoxy
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instead of a hacksaw blade, try a piece of sand paper if you have one
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so this should be standard hardware store stuff?
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Old 01-02-2005, 06:06 PM
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automotive and hardware store stuff, its a hard putty, like clay

you could use any 2 part epoxy and get the same results for what you need it for and it would not be so thick
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yeah Epoxy glues work good.. for some plastic things i use fiberglass to reinforce em from behind.. but ive never done that on the rx7.. . yet..



they also have the clay like stuff that rob mentioned, that comes in a cylinder type package and you just cut a piece off and knead it with your fingers to activate it.. and apply it.. then it drys up.. they also have one like this that dries up like metal..
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