More plastic fixes
10-04-2016, 07:19 PM
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More plastic fixes
Had to fix another broken plastic connector, this time it was the tail light housing. Since the plastic tower crumbles and split, the screw wouldn't work any more so I took a screw that was threaded end to end, (I don't know what they are called), and used JB Weld to hold it in place and reattached it with a bolt. worked perfectly. I hope this fix helps others that have this problem,
The cheap plastic they used on the C4 is about to drive me CRAZY. My car is in excellent shape in every other way, but it seems like every time I turn around there is another piece that just seems to crumble to dust.
The cheap plastic they used on the C4 is about to drive me CRAZY. My car is in excellent shape in every other way, but it seems like every time I turn around there is another piece that just seems to crumble to dust.
10-05-2016, 10:25 AM
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You got to love JB Weld.
10-06-2016, 11:14 AM
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Here's another thing to think about, I've used it once or twice:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugru
It takes a while to cure and ends up rubbery, sticks well to many surfaces. Real easy to shape as needed, like clay.
Good for times you need an thin edge patches, sits in place until cured.
Bad point is price and that packets have an expiration date and opening a packet means the whole thing will likely cure. I haven't really tried many methods for storing a partial packet, requires no oxygen, IIRC.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugru
It takes a while to cure and ends up rubbery, sticks well to many surfaces. Real easy to shape as needed, like clay.
Good for times you need an thin edge patches, sits in place until cured.
Bad point is price and that packets have an expiration date and opening a packet means the whole thing will likely cure. I haven't really tried many methods for storing a partial packet, requires no oxygen, IIRC.
10-06-2016, 11:48 AM
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Not to mention that plastics were nowhere near as good back then as they are today. The only way this old stuff has been preserved is from a babied, garage-kept C4.