Early rain trays, Any fix for cracks? How about it knowledge base? |
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Early rain trays, Any fix for cracks? How about it knowledge base? |
Pat Garvey |
Jun 14 2007, 06:40 PM
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Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
I've been looking for a proper rain tray for my '72 for 3 years now. My original is cracked beyond repair (which I attempted with epoxy - lasted maybe 2 weeks).
I was told some time ago that they used some sort of specialized moulded plastic for these things, and that no glue, bondo, etc. would adhere (could be bogus, but don't know). Has ANYONE had any success in rebonding small cracks (1/2-1") in these things? Pat |
Eric_Shea |
Jun 15 2007, 07:49 AM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,279 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
QUOTE Tell me about JB Weld (PM would probably be better, since we're beating this thing to death). I have one available with a small, tight 1/2 inch crack, and not in a stress area (wierd). Naaaaaaaaa I think it's a good garage subject. It would work something like what Scotty is recommending but you don't need all the fancy gear. Get a pack at Home Depot. These are all two part epoxy type resins. Here's what I would do: 1. Tape off the bottom and open side to basically form a cup out of the crack. 2. Mix the JB Weld together. 3. Using a toothpick I would carefully fill the cracked area with JB Weld. If you do it carefully you may be able to get by with an enamel touchup pen. The JB Weld will be grey. That brings me to this: I'd be willing to bet there's a black two-part epoxy style compound out there that one of our members knows about (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) |
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