Date:         Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:49:35 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Grill fix glue?
Comments: To: courtney hook <courtneyhook@SHAW.CA>
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At 04:10 PM 3/26/2009, courtney hook wrote:
>Gorilla Glue. I glued my plastic gunstock together with it, after
>the gunstock manufacturer recommended it. The stock is a
>nylon/styrene type of plastic, so I suspect it would do well on the grille.

That's amazing stuff.  Expensive, unfortunately, and short shelf
life.  It's a polyurethane, and it expands and foams slightly when it
cures, and cures tough.  Very difficult to remove cured excess, I
believe.  Should adhere well to the grill material.  I'd expect it to
be at least as good as Goop, likely better.  Either one should make a
tough, flexible repair, though I still question whether there's
enough surface area to give sufficient tensile strength to resist
stones and such.  Given how brittle the grills have gotten over time,
that may be a moot point.


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David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'89 Po' White Star "Scamp"