fixing plastic parts (this case the relay board cover), fixing cracked plastic Options

[eastbay851]

anybody who has a piece of broken plastic with which to deal on your car (or, i learned from continually getting off my motorcycles before they were stopped.) the best way to deal with plastic is to use baking soda and super thin super-glue. fill crack or chips with baking soda and apply glue. the preferred applicator here is a piece of tube filament. i get mine from a local hobby shop who makes their own super-glue but fly tie supply places have it. you can build up (in thin coats of baking soda) to 1/4" thick or more. i have made full loops with this method for the cowling of a motorcycle, dropped the bike again and the loop survived while the rest of the piece suffered severe trauma. one of the advantages to using this method... makes no difference what type of plastic it is. super glue does not discriminate.

[pcar916]

Most of the time I like hearing about ANY way to fix plastic. I've been smearing glycerin on mine for years. But about spirited posting...

I have a few rules I like to follow.
1. I assume that whoever lurks here wants to both learn and share the things that have worked and failed. Sometimes that includes speculation. In that case it should be clearly marked speculation.

2. If I've had a bad day or too much coffee I only READ posts until I feel better, unless I respond with the facts and only the facts. I don't dissect why someone answered the way they did unless it's positive and playful. In that case I enjoy responding in kind.

3. I ignore angry folks completely. They spread poo everywhere and are reluctant to clean it up.

4. If I think someone has posted something incorrectly I ask them about it respectfully. They may know something I don't or were simply wrong. I'm ok with both. We get to the answers in a friendly way with that method. Then I don't mind sharing a scotch (or coffee) with that person when I meet them at an event!

Anyone here that has followed my posts has noticed that I can be wrong now and then (darnit). I'm good with when friend corrects me but does it with respect. Anyone else can check out the mistletoe on my coattails.

Good luck!