Blue Ocean

I need to create some tabs to replace some broken ones on a center console.
Has anyone done this?
I was thinking J-B Kwik or J-B Weld may be the best since you can form it.
Any input?

jimq

they probably will be to brittle. They really arent made for that kind of application. Maybe you could make a tab from metal or cut one from some other plastic piece then glue it to the console.

long_beach_968

Jb weld fixes all

tj90

I always fab an L-bracket out of aluminum or sheet metal and fasten it a new hold that I make on the side adjacent to the old tab....

Blue Ocean

And you fasten it with???

Ron

I use brass that you can buy at the hardware store and fashion a bracket that will work. I've done this to replace broken brackets on consoles, dashboards, window pillar trim and door panels. With brass you can get as creative as need be by brazing together whatever you need to to make it fit. I attach the bracket to a convenient spot with small brass machine thread screws. The most challenging part is not making the bracket but fashioning the part that you attach the bracket to which then attaches to a solid point on the part you are working on.

tj90

Use glue or better yet, a small screw and nut.

Garth S

To attach metal brackets to plastics, pop rivets work well too ...

amondc

There is some stuff that body shops use called Form-a-tab made by 3M you make check with one that is local to you and see if they have it. It is made for what you are trying to do.

Chris

Blue Ocean

Couldn't find any info on Form a Tab, but someone else recommended Duramix which is a 3M product. May be the same thing you are referring to. Looks like what I need.
Thanks.
http://multimedia.mmm.com/mws/mediaw...666ojGCOrrrrQ-

amondc

yeah thats the stuff

c993k

Go to Hobby Shop they have everything you need.
Pre-fab L-brackets, strong glues, or small nuts and bolts.
All used in the fabrication of large gas powered airplanes.
Chris

Blue Ocean

I coun't readily find any 3M Duramix so I went to O'Reilly Auto parts and found some J-B Stick.
This stuff is great.
It comes is steel-reinforced epoxy putty that comes in a "tootsie roll" form with the curing agent encapsulated. You cut off a piece, knead it together and form the way you want it. It strats hardining in about 2-5 min. Once it cures in a couple hours, you can sand it, or use a dremel type tool to cut or file it.
Worked great.
Thanks for all the input!