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Post by mushmouse on Feb 24, 2018 23:17:07 GMT 10
Hi - does anyone know of a product / solution or hack to fill in and repair a hairline crack in the base of a plastic pan? It was a special buy so don't really want to turf it. Thanks.
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Post by Rowdy on Feb 25, 2018 16:22:38 GMT 10
Can the crack be opened up slightly by flexing the pan.
Rowdy
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Post by Ric on Feb 25, 2018 22:04:52 GMT 10
If its a black plastic pan or similar plastic that flexes a bit it will probably be polypropylene or polyethylene and nothing will stick to these plastics. What you can try is using a soldering iron and melt it together or melt some similar plastic into the crack.
If its a hard plastic like the garrett pans you can probably use Araldite
Cheers Ric
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Post by Rowdy on Feb 26, 2018 16:03:59 GMT 10
If the crack can be opened up even very slightly I would try Ultra Weld. It's a two part epoxy that you knead the two parts together and if it can be forced into the crack I believe it would work. I repaired a cracked detector coil and it was still good when I sold the detector. I got it from bearing and tool shop. This stuff when set can be drilled and even a thread can be tapped into it.
Rowdy
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Post by mushmouse on Feb 26, 2018 22:26:17 GMT 10
Great - thanks for the feedback guys! No Rowdy, its very fine still. Its about 4cms long and can not be opened up even slightly but the crack is evident on the underside as well. Its HO-BI Plastimould that was manufactured in Melbourne and purchased from a NSW equipment supplier. I did think about using a solder to meld it together a bit on both sides, but thought I'd tap the gurus first  . Its a pretty tough pan so might be okay and buy it some more time... If it turns into goo on a tester - I'll give the products a go. cheers |
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Post by marked on May 17, 2018 22:57:46 GMT 10
I might be a little late to the party, but if the crack can't be opened by flexing the pan, then it might be worthwhile just gluing some support to the underside. This might be enough to keep it from growing.
If using a soldering iron, I would suggest gently attacking it from the underside only. Might be an obvious statement, but ...
Cheers.
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