Re: repair clear plastic

Not all plastics can be glued by epoxy. In fact, I use plastic containers when mixing epoxy so I can peel off the left-over dried epoxy. I also use plastic book covers or left over grocery bags to mask out areas that I do not want to have epoxy.

Best to test first.

Re: repair clear plastic

I have repaired a few broken tail lights for my friends using chloroform. But as bararila said not all plastic are the same. Some cant be glued up by chloroform I use mighty bond.

When using CA glue apply just enough amount on the contact surfaces. I use toothpick to spread the glue thin but moving fast. After bonding Ca glue produces fuming, I remove these using 3-in-1 oil or wax. Hth.

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There is an acrylic solvent i use from Dental supplies that is used to melt and weld acrylic plastics and powders. If the tail light material does not weld then your chances are much better w/ CA or super glue. If you can find one in gel form it would minimize spills and unwanted mess. Loctite and Mighty Bond are some of the brands i know w/c has these in gel formula. Good luck.

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There is an acrylic solvent i use from Dental supplies that is used to melt and weld acrylic plastics and powders.

😮 gumagawa ka rin ng pustiso ? :biggrin:

we call that self cure powder & liquid mixture,
a powder polymer when mix with liquid monomer ( in appropriate ratio )
will cure into a very hard plastics by itself, automatically.

there are various colors, of which the commonly used are the pink ( gum ) and clear.
meron din violet, orange, green etc, etc .

there is also a heat cure ( hardened when heated ) form of that acrylic resins.

ginagamit ko syang alternative sa epoxy,
before, pag nasisira yung handle ng bintana ( pawes window ) ng kotse namin,
ginagamit ko syang pandikit ng handle temporarily,
kaso tumatagal sya ng ilang taon bago idikit ko ulit ng self cure acrylic resins.:play_ball:

best is you bond it first with a very thin application of CA,
then make a groove and put the acrylic resins, levelled,
this goes well for clear plastics...

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😮 gumagawa ka rin ng pustiso ? :biggrin:

we call that self cure powder & liquid mixture,
a powder polymer when mix with liquid monomer ( in appropriate ratio )
will cure into a very hard plastics by itself, automatically.

best is you bond it first with a very thin application of CA,
then make a groove and put the acrylic resins, levelled,
this goes well for clear plastics...

Hehehe.... my wife is an Orthodontist and I used to tinker w/ her acrylics in my past Big bike restorations. Really easy to work with and very forgiving to mistakes:knit:

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Hehehe.... my wife is an Orthodontist and I used to tinker w/ her acrylics in my past Big bike restorations. Really easy to work with and very forgiving to mistakes:knit:

ang mga lalaki talaga mahilig magbutingting...:crash:
good to have a very loving and understanding swmbo...:butterfly:
good day to the swmbo !

OT...one of this day pasyalan ko ang shop mo...
to hunt for good wood.

yayayain ko sila brad rosy, joey81 atbp....

wala pang time, busy lang talaga....

Re: repair clear plastic

paano naman to remove white marks due super glue on clear plastics and black painted plastics?

Re: repair clear plastic

I would like to suggest acetone as it is a CA glue remover unfortunately, it will eat up the plastic as well.

Don't ask how I knew it 😀

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ang mga lalaki talaga mahilig magbutingting...:crash:
good to have a very loving and understanding swmbo...:butterfly:
good day to the swmbo !

OT...one of this day pasyalan ko ang shop mo...
to hunt for good wood.

yayayain ko sila brad rosy, joey81 atbp....

wala pang time, busy lang talaga....

Sorry for the late reply. Anytime Jon, just que me 3 days before and i'd be glad to show you a different side of wood hunting. Regards.

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just que me 3 days before and i'd be glad to show you a different side of wood hunting. Regards.

that's good, thanks sir willyfernando,

looks like i need a ride good for hauling wood... :plane:

Re: repair clear plastic

pics pics pics naman dyan hehehe

Re: repair clear plastic

yup acetone clears plastic from adhesives residues

Re: repair clear plastic

to remove super glue from plastics po - ung residue or accident - you could sand it out lightly then buff it to a shine 🙂 you could also try to use kerosene pero baka magfade masyado or maluto ung plastic.. 🙂