What is the best glue to use on plastic?
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I tripped over the new vacuum cleaner & broke the plastic piece that holds up the handle!! Bummer.
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I think you should use a product called JB Weld. You can find it at all hardware stores. It's a 2 part product that you mix together. Be sure not to over apply or it will make a mess and the repair won't have a clean look.
A Very Handy Man, LLC
on Oct 05, 2011
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I use a bonding glue for my jewelry and belts that works on anything. I use a tube labeled Amazing E-6000 industrial strength bonding and sealant glue and the other brand I bought from Michael's is called Amazing Goop Craft bonding and sealant glue. Both work well for bonding metal, plastic you name it on pretty much any type of material. May be worth a try and they are clear.
Virtually Staging Properties, Inc
on Oct 05, 2011
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LeeAnn ...Ive used a two part epoxy with great luck...back before I discovered that I used to use "model" cement ( the kind to build plastic car models)
KMS Woodworks
on Oct 05, 2011
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Thank you all! I am on the way to get it now. I do love the E-6000, but was afraid it would not take the stress.
Culpepper Carpets and Interiors, Inc.
on Oct 05, 2011
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I agree with the to part epoxy that KMS mentioned, I use Loctite.
Yamini LEED AP at Urbanmotifs
on Oct 05, 2011
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Loctite it is! I sent Martine your info, all but your email, please email me when you can(:
Culpepper Carpets and Interiors, Inc.
on Oct 05, 2011
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LeeAnn- you are from GA- you should be asking 'what color duct tape should I use?' I actually repaired something in my house yesterday with tape. No- you cannot see it on hometalk!
SawHorse Design Build
on Oct 07, 2011
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Sawhorse...I saw a email last month where a guy in Alaska rebuilt the whole tail section of his airplane with duct tape and flew it out....It had been damaged and destroyed by a bear getting in at a cooler.
KMS Woodworks
on Oct 08, 2011
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They actually make "Diva"duct tape! It is leopard or hot pink camo,etc!
Culpepper Carpets and Interiors, Inc.
on Oct 08, 2011
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crazy glue
Chrysanthevonne G
on Oct 08, 2011
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I have seen the designer grade duct tape. What a great market to go after.
SawHorse Design Build
on Oct 08, 2011
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I'm with KMS. Since I use epoxy for boat building, I've repaired alot of stuff. Only issue I see is its inability to flex, but that might not be a show stopper in this case. It has very good adhesion qualities
Harold M
on Oct 09, 2011
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Harold & KMS what brand doyoy trust. I will be back in tlwn tomorrow & plan to do the repair?
Culpepper Carpets and Interiors, Inc.
on Oct 09, 2011
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I have a couple versions of devcon...the 2 ton and the 5 min. These are the general "repair" types rather than the type used in boat building...
KMS Woodworks
on Oct 09, 2011
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KMS is right. there are many different epoxies. what ever you use, follow directions and use disposable tools (brushes etc) and throw them away when done. do not try to clean with Acetone. Stuff is bad for you
Harold M
on Oct 10, 2011
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I Like Gorilla glue, then wrap it with some Alabama Duct Tape, or you could probably fingd some UGA tape also [got it online]! But have you tried just replacing the part...should be able to find that info from your vac manufacturer!
Patsy W
on Oct 10, 2011
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Thank you all, I am going to use the epoxy. Patsy, when I fell over it it snapped the plastic piece off (that holds the entire vertical part with the handle on it) . Now it can only lie on the ground & there is no warranty because I damaged it. I had only used it one time. How lame is that!!!! Duh that is what clumsy does for ya.
Culpepper Carpets and Interiors, Inc.
on Oct 10, 2011
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HMMM, maybe you should get a robot floor vac...LOL!
Patsy W
on Oct 10, 2011
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Plastics are some common in stuff today...because they are light weight and cheap. I remember a vac that my grandmother had...it was an all metal Hoover that weighed about 50 pounds...it was nearly as old as grams...but man that thing was a beast to push around
KMS Woodworks
on Oct 11, 2011
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I did it!!! The vacuum is repaired! I used the Loctite epoxy for plastic. KMS, I shopped at Walmart and they did not have Devon. I have not had the time to shop & Walmart was handy. I will let it cure all night & hopefully it will hold! Thank you all so very, very much!!
Culpepper Carpets and Interiors, Inc.
on Oct 11, 2011
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KMS! Help!! I respect your knowledge, I used Loctite for plastic & it had to be mixed (double barrel tube with plunger). I held the part that broke off in place for at least 3 minutes & let it sit overnight & it simply fell of this morning when I moved it.
Culpepper Carpets and Interiors, Inc.
on Oct 12, 2011
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did you mix the two parts together on a scrap of cardboard or some other disposable surface....then apply the well mixed glue? Another option would be to use CA ( Cyanoacrylate) with the addition of an accelerator. The CA (medium viscosity "hot stuff") is applied then while your holding the two pieces together you "spritz" the repair using your third hand ..LOL the accelerator will cause the CA to set very quickly...( about 5 sec). Be careful to not get this on your skin...a version of CA is used to glue skin together as an emergency "suture"
KMS Woodworks
on Oct 12, 2011
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Yes, I mixed it correctly & will do as you said, following exact instructions using the third arm (I got a chuckle) but I am out the door to the Galleria to teach a Kitchen Design Class to the 5O+ Council....My peers!LOL
Culpepper Carpets and Interiors, Inc.
on Oct 12, 2011
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Hate to say this, but you might be better off ordering the part you need. Plastic can be tough to fix
Harold M
on Oct 13, 2011
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I have a gorgeous crystal chandelier. One of the metal arms broke off. It is a brass color metal. Whatever the main metal is used for chandeliers, that's mine. I tried E6000 and when that did not work, JB Weld. Still did not hold with the crystals on it. This was several years ago. What would work for metal.
Flowerscapes Garden Design & Landscaping
on Nov 07, 2011
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I am vexed, I can not order a part, it is the plastic piece of the body. I will try what KMS suggested if I can find it & then... he will be my hero of the day!
Culpepper Carpets and Interiors, Inc.
on Nov 07, 2011
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Lee Ann, if the glue does not work, let me look at it. We are working off Main St. this week or you can run it by my house if you wish.
Peace Painting Co., Inc.
on Nov 08, 2011
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Another option is to "weld" it...ive used a nail heated with a propane torch to do this.
KMS Woodworks
on Nov 08, 2011
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Thank you guys, Peace wow, thanks. How about Thursday around 2:15? Please email me!!!! You da best!
Culpepper Carpets and Interiors, Inc.
on Nov 09, 2011
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You may be surprised that the store will let you return or exchange it. Even if it is not warrenteed for trip and falls.
Flowerscapes Garden Design & Landscaping
on Nov 09, 2011
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What about the metal arm to my chandelier?
Flowerscapes Garden Design & Landscaping
on Nov 09, 2011
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Flower scapes...have you checked with the manufacturer about an OEM replacement? Most of the metal in those type of things are built form "pot metal" which is a very cheap wimpy version of cast iron.
KMS Woodworks
on Nov 09, 2011
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Thank you flowerscapes, that had not occured to me.
Culpepper Carpets and Interiors, Inc.
on Nov 09, 2011
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As Lee Ann dropped of the vac for me to work on, I was able to parlay a free color consultation for my State Farm agent Calvin Dubose, whose business we are painting. Favors are expensive (; CP
Peace Painting Co., Inc.
on Nov 10, 2011
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Charles, you sneaky whistle, I never saw you snap the photo! I was hard at work. Great paint job by the way.
Culpepper Carpets and Interiors, Inc.
on Nov 10, 2011
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Thanks KMS. What is an OEM? I got it for $25 at a garage sale. I had to replace a couple of crystals so brought one to a lighting shop. Based upon my description of it and the crystal I brought in to match, they said it was worth around $2000! As I was hanging the replacement crystal, the arm broke off. It is the basic light weight metal, with the value in the quality of the crystals. I showed the arm to that store several years ago. They did not know what to do. I bet there has to be something that would work other than duct tape. We had an electrician hang it in the dining room and most people don't notice the missing arm.
Flowerscapes Garden Design & Landscaping
on Nov 10, 2011
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OEM stands for "original equipment manufacturer" its bsically the exact part the company used when the thing was first built. Considering this is an older unit of ??? origin this may pose more troubles I'v done some repairs to "linear" items using an epoxy filled "tube" that slips over the break.
KMS Woodworks
on Nov 11, 2011
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The problem seems to be the weight of the crystals. So what do you think, pray tell?
Flowerscapes Garden Design & Landscaping
on Nov 11, 2011
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Flowerscapes...can you post a close up pic?
KMS Woodworks
on Nov 12, 2011
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