I just took my interior out last night, and I've got a lot of plastic pieces that are cracked or broken. I want to know how to plastic weld or glue them so that they at least stay together and don't break off. Some of the bad areas are the rocker panel trim(just inside the door) and the piece of plastic at the top of the door just below the window. Any suggestions?

 

POR-15 makes a putty that is great for fixing broken plastic, and replacing broken off pieces. Works kind of like clay. Don't know if that would work for you or not. If you just want to glue the pieces back together, I guess you should try superglue or supermend first.

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'86 Camaro Sport Coupe

 

Rather than superglue, I would recomend a 2 part plastic epoxy. Take a small piece of abs from something else and use it as a splint on the back side and epoxy weld the plastic together with the splint in place.

The epoxy will literally melt the two pieces together.

Hope that helps

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Carl
CarAudio Resources

 

This web site might help
www.urethanesupply.com

[This message has been edited by Nightcruzer (edited June 11, 2001).]

 

Very good link Nightcruzer...


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Carl
CarAudio Resources

 

The BEST I have ever used is called Quick Grab. It works on wood, metal, plastic, ceramic, leather and more. It's much thicker than superglue and a lot neater than epoxy. If you can't find it locally let me know and I'll send you a tube.

 

i have used some JB Weld in the past on my interior pieces, so far its worked great. i have even used it on my radiator. that worked for 2 years until it finally gave due to pressure issues.

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You guys are great-I love this site. I'll definitely use that link, but if I use the epoxy method, will it do any damage by melting the pieces, or is it only a limited melt? How does it work?

 

I guess melt is a strong word, fuse together would probably be more accurate.

It is not anything that is harmful or noticable if you be sure to do everything from the back side of the piece. If you do get any on the front, you will end up having to sand it down and repaint the piece anyway. I would lean towards the stuff form that link as it looks like an ideal fix.