Plastic Weld or J-B Kwik
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Plastic Weld or J-B Kwik
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?
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?
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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.
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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.
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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-
Thanks.
http://multimedia.mmm.com/mws/mediaw...666ojGCOrrrrQ-
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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!
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!
