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Subject:Broken plastic parts
From:Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Date:Mon, 14 Sep 2020 00:03:20 +0000

if you find a good one to replace then get it...
Yeah, that's been my rule of thumb these last 20 years; replacement parts will be harder and harder to resource.  Grab 'em while you can.  Your repair looks like a solid one though; a little bit of J-B Weld (either epoxy or my new favorite, the squish-together 2 part epoxy putty) can really go a long way.  For Vanagons or even around the house.

I love that putty stuff; super strong; can shape and finesse and sand and paint; repairs become almost invisible.

Rich

    On Sunday, September 13, 2020, 9:42:07 AM PDT, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:  
 
 if you find a good one to replace then get it...
otherwise here's how I repair broken screw holders
- put on the screws as far as you can
- put JB Plastic Weld around the screw holders, let it dry and file the
tips flat
https://www.amazon.com/J-B-Weld-8237-PlasticWeld-Plastic/dp/B003S2E4UE
- in the pic, the center part was repaired with JB Kwik Weld

see picture here
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=2088343

dan

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