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Old 02-08-2006, 10:33 PM
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Need my washer bottle mount fixed on my Escort Cossie please

Old 02-08-2006, 10:43 PM
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Mate its not heard just use a soldiering iron with a flat end
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That it? How can I add more plastic to strengthen it?
Old 02-08-2006, 10:46 PM
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You can buy plastic welding rods from anyone that stocks sealey products if you want to build it up.

.....and as said above carefully use a soldering iron.
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get some plastic of the same type and melt it onto the join.
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Hold the 2 pieces together like how there are meant to be, then with a hot iron, lighlty scrap from one side the other going across the join, if done properly you shouldn't need more plastic
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whats the odds that paul is gonna grab is butane soldering iron and melt the fooker
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The RSOC will have some new old stock ones for sale at nat day get there early and get one!!!

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Old 03-08-2006, 05:15 AM
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Just slap a load of epoxy resin on it
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i have a plastic welder full industrial set up thing for welding pipes together, if you wernt so far then i would of done it for ya pal.

i welded all my quad plastics up when i decided to put my knee's through them.........owwww
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why dont you just glue it, then smooth it over with soldering iron if you're that way inclined?
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Its actually got to hold a bit of weight which is why I think they where so common to break so its gonna have to be a good join really.

Doubt I'll make Nat Day because the missus is due to drop and time up till then anyone fancy picking me one up lol
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Originally Posted by Pennywise
I can
You can do it when you do my wheels then
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LOL!!


I'll let you know about your wheels, Im proper busy at the mo
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it WILL snap again if you plastic weld it. mine did 3 times


what is did was cut a small piece of stanless steel to fit over the length of the webbed area, then drilled and pop rivveted it in place, it allows it to be slightly flexible but wont come off again.....

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Great idea Dave! I'll 'ave a go

Radders let me know please i'm desperate to get them done, they have been sitting in my dining room for over 6months and the missus ain't pleased So pretty please with sugar on top let me know
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