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Pat Garvey |
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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 |
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914nerd |
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Who you callin' a "Member"? ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 416 Joined: 18-July 06 From: Los Alamos, NM Member No.: 6,461 ![]() |
A couple of things:
Fist off, if it melts, try repairing it that way, but it probably won't More than likely it is a cross-linked polymer (plastic) that, once it links, has set irreversibly I have a large and rather tragically damaged polyurethane part that is a cross-linked material and the real key to repairing it seems to be to use a material similar enough that it will flex the same amount (not more or less by much) and adhere moderately well What I am trying for this is to use a polyurethane (cross-linking) bed-liner material which seems to have a comparable flexibility to the broken piece I have a few rain trays lying around and can try repairing one of them this way if people are interested Also, Pat, I believe I have an early one in very good shape (I think I say one hairline crack on an edge) If you're interested, I can take another look at it and send you some pics (PM me your e-mail address) Just another couple of thoughts Charles |
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