Date:         Tue, 30 May 2000 10:24:59 -0500
Reply-To:     Bill Johnson <bjohns@DTX.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bill Johnson <bjohns@DTX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Fixing polyethylene
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@ibm.net>

The adhesive does not peal and is not tacky, but does seem to have a
little stretch.  I did no special preparation except to clean the area.  I
used the old mylar balloon for the patch, but there are other sources of
mylar.

Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@ibm.net>
To: "Bill Johnson" <bjohns@dtx.net>
Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 9:23 AM
Subject: Re: Fixing polyethylene


At 09:22 5/30/2000, Bill Johnson wrote:
>Super Weather Strip Adhesive #82.  I applied a thin coat to the crack,
>then cut a patch out of a mylar party balloon.  I then sealed the patch
>with another coat of adhesive.  It lasted for two years, when I finally

Very interesting!  Does the stuff stay tacky?  Can you peel it off the
poly
leaving a shiny surface?  I'm curious how resistant it would be to
stripping off.  Did you prepare the surface in any way?

d
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