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[–] 49 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Disappointed. “Plastic” is unacceptably broad to make a recommendation.

ABS and HDPE are very different materials

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  • [–] -5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    "It's hard."

    Okay, well, don't do it, I guess. Thanks for the mediocre site.

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  • [–] 12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Its totally doable. There are specific adhesives and procedures for bonding low surface energy plastics.

    Like if you want anything to stick to polyethylene you clean it with acetone, then sand it, then kiss it with a propane torch flame. This makes the surface much more bondable for a few hours.

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  • [–] 19 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Brilliant resource. I was just contemplating my options for metal to wood and wondering how effective CA would be and the answer instead is epoxy.

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago

    that dollar store 5 minute epoxy is good stuff. I've used it on so many things. I buy a couple packages every time I'm in the dollar store (which is not often, tbf)

    excellent value. it holds up in storage for over a year after opening (with the cap back on, obviously). I just used one I found in the back of my garage that was 75% empty to fix my table saw fence lever yesterday

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago

    I want to see if latex paint will bond to stucco. So I think I'll do a search for, oh I don't know, latex bondage.

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago

    Nice little Saturday night

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago

    Grade school paste tasted like cherries and model airplane glue was crazy huffin'.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago

    I just grab the E6000 and call it a day.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago

    Bookmarked. Thanks!

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    I tried "dick" to "ass" and that fucking site was absolutely clueless. It's really hard to believe we're in the twenty first century.

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    Between standard super glue, e6000 and wood glue, that gets everything I need.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    I love this website but it's not flawless. You still gotta prep the sites properly.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    The kids of epoxy that are used for fiber reinforced plastic can make crazy bonds. The main problem is the setup time. An be hours to days depending on what temperature and formula is being used.

    I used a fiberglass fabric to make a water tight patch to a cracked plumbing fixture fully justified a $100 quart of epoxy.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    this is the most exciting thing i've seen all week

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    Id like to reattach a motorcycle tank protector. what do i choose? rubber to metal cant be right, since the tank is coated / painted. Sorry, english is not my first language

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    Wow, an actual /cgi-bin/ site still going!

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