Plastic Welding of Dash

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  1. John W

    John W Member

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    I had the cracks (7) in my dash "plastic welded". Never had anything like this done before. Seems very strong. So far I am pleased. Still requires a little sanding and paint. FYI

    John
     
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  2. Acornridgeman

    Acornridgeman MCCI Wisconsin State Rep Moderator Supporting Member

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    Great way to save a broken part ............... :thumbs2:

    The weld if done right will be stronger than the original material.

    :)
     
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    mav1970 Bob Hatcher

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    Never saw that before - what kind of tool do they use to apply the fix? Something like melting material into the crack with a heat gun? :)
     
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    Depending on the type of plastic, I've seen it done by dissolving scrap pieces of the same plastic in acetone, then applying the slurry at the bottom, with a popsicle stick or puddy knife.
     
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    Nice. I have a plastic welder, but couldn't do anything that nice.
     
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    What tool ?

    I've used a hand held soldering gun to mend plastic parts and it worked great .
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    QUOTE=mav1970;979945]Never saw that before - what kind of tool do they use to apply the fix? Something like melting material into the crack with a heat gun? :)[/QUOTE]
     
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  7. mav1970

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    That was why I was asking about the tool. Now I see no high dollar investment that would prevent us from taking a crack at doing this kind of repair ourselves :thumbs2:
     
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    i learned how to do this in school but that looks perfect
     
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  9. kboldin

    kboldin Alain De Cadenet Has My Job!

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    Nice job, looks really good!
     
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