993 Door Pocket Attachment Reinforcement
#46
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Originally Posted by BesideTheBox
The door pocket reinforcement kits are gone!
These will be sent out later this week so you should get them next week some time.
These will be sent out later this week so you should get them next week some time.
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I did this four years ago on the C2 and just finished up the same repair on the C2S.
I bought a 4" ABS slip cap from the local plumbing store for about $6 and started cutting away. One slip cap will do for both sides and is about 1/4" thick.
I used JB-Weld again, as it is a perfect epoxy to shape, sand and paint.
Drilling the holes can be a bit tricky but with the 90° attachment on my dremel tool I was able to get in there perpendicular to the surface, but because of the limit on the size of the drill bit, had to grind it out a bit to allow for the screw to go trough freely. Longer screws are required.
Sand the surface once more, mask with tape and paper, then a couple of coats of the Semi-Gloss rattle can and done!
Cheers
I bought a 4" ABS slip cap from the local plumbing store for about $6 and started cutting away. One slip cap will do for both sides and is about 1/4" thick.
I used JB-Weld again, as it is a perfect epoxy to shape, sand and paint.
Drilling the holes can be a bit tricky but with the 90° attachment on my dremel tool I was able to get in there perpendicular to the surface, but because of the limit on the size of the drill bit, had to grind it out a bit to allow for the screw to go trough freely. Longer screws are required.
Sand the surface once more, mask with tape and paper, then a couple of coats of the Semi-Gloss rattle can and done!
Cheers
Thank you.
#55
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That is a beautiful job, Jo-hans. I am about to attempt this but am inexperienced with JB weld. Can you detail the manner in which you used the JBW? I am imagining that the JBW is grey, and you used it like peanut butter and jelly in a PBJ sandwich .... Did you sandwich the JBW between the two black pieces of ABS plastic .... Squeeze until the JBW oozes out .... Let cure .... And then sand until smooth?
Thank you.
Thank you.
You pretty well described the procedure I used. Before applying the JBW make sure to remove all brittle plastic from the repair area and rough up the surface with some sand paper. I used a 1" metal spatula to apply the JBW, enough so that when the reinforcement piece goes in, enough of it will ooze out to fill the gaps. You may want to remove any access. Put a small clamp on it. Watch for the first few hours that the JBW does not run all over the place. After a few hours you can shape/clean it up in the corners with a KDS blade as it will be soft enough but not so sticky anymore. You can scrape it as well with a flat screwdriver or chisel. After a day it will be hardened and you can apply more in the broken areas to build it up, enough of it so you can sand back to a flat surface.
I used a small air sander with #120 grit paper to finish to a nice flat surface all around.
Drilling the hole for the screw is a bit tricky but triple measure, triple check, before drilling. (Maybe measure the broken area for the hole position before starting the repair)
Mask around the area to be painted. I painted the complete storage box.
Hope that helps.
Here the finished repair:
Good luck
Last edited by jo-hans; 02-29-2016 at 04:18 PM.
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Thanks! Jo-Hans! Repair with JB Weld currently in process with Beside the Box's plastic ABS plates --- I first sanded everything down with an 80 grit electric sander and scored the pieces with a sharp blade to promote adhesion. Observation - JBW kind of runs all over the place the first few hours.
I'll need to build this JBW up over multiple applications. This will take a few days.
I'll need to build this JBW up over multiple applications. This will take a few days.
Last edited by Jlaa; 02-29-2016 at 08:19 PM.
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Jlaa - Since both pieces are ABS plastic, I believe the best glue to hold the reinforcement in place is black ABS cement.
abs cement
black ABS cement
abs cement
black ABS cement
Last edited by BesideTheBox; 04-26-2016 at 10:08 AM. Reason: added image
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Jlaa - Since both pieces are ABS plastic, I believe the best glue to hold the reinforcement in place is ABS cement. abs cement
I will let the group know how I get on...
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Second application of JB Weld. Trying to build up the void. I lined an old credit card with painters tape and clamped it together with the door plastic with the jbweld in between. When the jbweld cured, i easily removed the credit card (jbweld doesnt bond to painters tape).... Now I can start sanding to see what I have ...
Last edited by Jlaa; 03-04-2016 at 11:26 AM. Reason: Typos